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environment (n) /ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt/ environmental (adj) /ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmentl/ the natural world, which is home to plants, animals and humans We all have responsibility to protect the environment. GRAMMAR Usage: - First Conditional to talk about future situations we think are real or will happen and their results. Form: If clause Main clause If + Present Simple will + bare infinitive - What will happen if we continue to pollute the environment? - We will damage wildlife if we continue to pollute the environment. Note: When the If clause starts the sentence, put a comma (,) at the end of the If clause. If we continue to pollute the environment, we will damage wildlife. PRONUNCIATION Pronouncing /t/ and /tʃ/ /t/ /tʃ/ • tourism /ˈtʊrɪzəm/ • pollute /pəˈluːt/ • bottle /ˈbɒtl/ UK • environment /ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt/ • future /ˈfjuːtʃər/ • feature /ˈfiːtʃər/ creature /ˈkriːtʃər/ suggestion /səˈdʒestʃən/ PRACTICE Pronunciation Circle the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others. 1. A. heart B. catch C. watch D. question 2. A. affect B. effect C. nature D. climate 3. A. natural B. pollutant C. lecture D. feature 4. A. visitor B. forest C. dirty D. Dutch
5. A. environment B. temperature C. picture D. match Vocabulary a. Put the words in brackets in the correct forms. 1. Burning coal to produce electricity ____________ the air. (POLLUTION) 2. People are worried about the effects of ____________ on the island. (TOURIST) 3. Polluted air can cause ____________ problems in people and animals. (HEALTHY) 4. People believe that organic farming is better for the ____________. (ENVIRONMENTAL) b. Fill in the gaps with the words in the boxes. health wildlife cause disease land damage 5. Water pollution can ____________ marine life. 6. Many human activities can harm ____________. 7. Fruit and vegetables cannot grow on polluted ____________. 8. Air pollution can affect the ____________ of people and animals. 9. A rare ____________ is now killing many farm animals in the countryside. 10. Water waste from homes, plants and farms can ____________ water pollution. Grammar a. Read the conversation. Circle the correct options. Mia: What are you going-to do next weekend, Ben? Ben: If (1) I have / will have time, I plant / will plant some trees in my neighborhood. Mia: What do you do that for? Ben: To reduce air pollution. Mia: What (2) happen / will happen if there are / will be more trees? Ben: Well, if we (3) grow / will grow more trees, they help / will help reduce air pollution. And if the air we breathe (4) becomes / will become clean, it be / will be good for our health. Mia: Great! If I (5) complete / will complete my homework on time, I join / will join you. Ben: Great! We can do something helpful for our community that way b. Complete the sentences using the correct forms of the verbs in the box. visit not/be happen keep do die not/reduce harm not/grow continue 6. If beaches ____________ clean, fewer people ____________ them. 7. What ____________ if we ____________ nothing to reduce pollution?