Score 1 point for every YES.

Are you 'green'?

Before reading

1 Work in pairs. Make brief notes on two environmental problems the world is facing at the moment (e.g. The world is getting warmer.).

2 In some countries there is a political party called the 'Green Party' or The Greens'. What is its purpose? Discuss with your partner.

Reading

1 Read the text. Match each of the paragraphs with one of the items in the pictures (e.g.paragraph 1 refers to/). You should be able to work out most of the more difficult words from the context.

Are these people criminals?

For a start, Julia Moore's not just killing flies with that spray. By using it, she is helping to create a hole in the ozone layer - the 'gas screen' which helps protect us from the dangerous rays of the sun. The spray is full of chemicals called chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) that eat up the ozone gas. There are now huge holes in the ozone layer, which is why CFCs should be banned. The cooking pots are boiling over and wasting power. This means that more and more oil and coal has to be burned and this causes pollution and 'acid rain'. 'Acid rain' has already killed more than half of Germany's trees. The vegetables you can see have probably been treated with pesticides – chemicals which kill the small animals and insects mat live on them. They have also been fed with fertilizers which can exhaust the soil and kill wild animals. The pesticides and fertilizers end up in our water which is then polluted by them. In many shops you can now buy organic fruit and vegetables which are not treated with chemicals.

The eggs Emma is eating come from battery farms which cause great cruelty to millions of hens kept in confined spaces. Free range eggs are more expensive but are healthier and are not as cruel to hens. The hardwood which the kitchen furniture is made of comes from the tropical rain forests, which are disappearing as they are cut down to provide hardwood for the western world. Fewer trees means more carbon dioxide in the air and this traps the sun's heat and leads to the 'greenhouse effect' - a hotter climate which melts ice, causes floods and drought and changes our climate. The fridge is full of meat.

Tropical rain forests are often cut down to provide space to breed cattle to provide our hamburgers. Julia doesn't always save her plastic shopping bags. Yet it is impossible to recycle them and plastic can harm animals. The Moores throw a lot of rubbish out but glass and aluminium cans can be recycled and used again. Julia's cupboard near the sink is full of washing powders and cleaners, many of which are packed with things which pollute water. Out in the garden Derek Moore is spraying his plants with insecticides, which not only kill animals and birds but can also harm human eyes and skin and are also related to birth defects and cancer.

PRESENT PERFECT VS PAST SIMPLE 1) Joji ________ in Tokyo for five years, but he left in 1993. (live) 2) I ______ to work every day for the last six weeks! (walk) 3) I_______ the movie Titanic three times. I'm going to see it again tonight (see) 4) Somebody ________ my bicycle! Now I'll have to walk home. (steel) 5) When Young Hee was a child, she ________ in Seoul (live) 6) Chika ________ from university last July. (graduate) 7) The Titanic ________ in 1912 (sink) 8) Ouch! ________ my finger! (cut) 9) Gerry ________ off his bike three times this month. (fall) 10) I ________ my key yesterday, so I couldn't get into the house. Eventually, I found it in my jacket pocket. (loose)   Malaria? In Canada?   Have you ever had malaria? If you have, the chances are that you (get) the disease in a hot country. Malaria is most common in tropical countries, especially those with wet and humid climates, where the mosquitos which carry the disease can flourish. However, recently, malaria (become) more common in Canada. According to a recent report, over 1000 people (contract) the disease in Canada in 1997, and the number (rise) every year since 1994. This is an alarming trend. Why is the incidence of malaria rising here? The answer is travel. More and more Canadians travel abroad every year, and some of them catch malaria. However, when a Toronto woman (become) sick last year, her doctor (discover) that she (never travel) abroad in her life. She must have been bitten by a mosquito which (get) the disease from another sick Canadian.   1) You / ever / live / Paris /? (Note -- this is a question!)   2) I / live / Paris / when / I / be / child     3) You / go / Louvre / when / you / live / Paris /?   4) Yes / I / go / many times     5) I / never / visit / Louvre   6) I / never / visit / Louvre

Simple Past or Past Progressive 1) The receptionist (welcome) the guests and (ask) them to fill in the form 2) The car (break) down and we (have) to walk home. 3) The boys (swim) while the girls (sunbath). 4) My father (come) in, (look) and (tell) me to tidy up my room. 5) While one group (prepare) dinner the others (collect) wood for the campfire. 6) While the parents (have) breakfast the children (run) about. 7) Martha (turn) off the light and (go) to bed. simple future or future perfect 1) Tomorrow I think I (start) my new project. 2) I (finish) it by the end of this month. 3) The teacher (probably/assign) a test to his students next Monday. 4) He (correct) it by the end of next week. 5) My friend (certainly/get) a good mark. 6) By 9 o'clock, we (finish) our homework. 7) They (leave) the classroom by the end of the hour. 8)I think I (start) my trip tomorrow simple present or present progressive 1) Look! Sara (go) to the movies. 2) On her right hand, Sara (carry) her handbag. 3) The handbag (be) very beautiful. 4) Sara usually (put) on black shoes but now she (wear) white trainers. 5) And look, she (take) an umbrella because it (rain) Simple Past or Past Perfect 1) The wind (blow) away the leaves that we (collect). 2) She (throw) away the letter that she (write). 3) They (show) me the pictures, they (take) during their holidays. 4) In the evening, the children (tell) their daddy what they (see) at the zoo. 5) The boy (be) very sorry for what he (do). Will, going to, simple present or present progressive). 1) I love London. I (probably / go) there next year. 2) Our train (leave) at 4:47. 3) What (wear / you) at the party tonight? 4) I haven't made up my mind yet. But I think I (find) something nice in my mum's wardrobe. 5) This is my last day here. I (go) back to England tomorrow. 6) Hurry up! The conference (begin) in 20 minutes. 7) My horoscope says that I (meet) an old friend this week. 8) Look at these big black clouds! It (rain). 9) Here is the weather forecast. Tomorrow (be) dry and sunny. 10) What does a blonde say when she sees a banana skin lying just a few metres in front of her? - Oh dear! I (slip)!

Score 1 point for every YES.

More than 10 points: You obviously care about the environment and try to preserve it.

5-10 points: You are beginning to show more interest in the environment.

Less than 5 points: You don't seem very interested in being 'green'.

Score 1 point for every YES.

More than 10 points: You obviously care about the environment and try to preserve it.

5-10 points: You are beginning to show more interest in the environment.

Less than 5 points: You don't seem very interested in being 'green'.

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