TEXT: Ecology

Jill Bates is an environmentalist. She is being interviewed by Ken Pryde, a journalist.

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Ken: So tell me, Jill, what would the Green Party do if it won the elections?

Jill: First, wed stop factories from discharging poisonous chemicals into rivers. Wed also take actions
against farmers who pollute rivers with their fertilizers.

Ken: What else would you do?

Jill: Wed take measures to control carbon dioxide emissions. For example, if people used unleaded
petrol in their cars, the air would be a lot cleaner. Do you realize that the carbon dioxide from our cars is
damaging the ozone layer?

Ken: Is the ozone layer really such a problem?

Jill: Of course it is! Havent you heard of global warming?

Ken: You mean, the idea that the planet is getting hotter and hotter?

Jill: Yes. The Polar Regions consist of millions of tons of ice. Some scientists say that if temperatures
continue to rise, the ice in the Polar Regions will melt.

Ken: So what? We live in London. We wouldnt have to worry, would we?

Jill: Wrong! If the ice melted, the sea level would rise and thered be terrible floods all over the world.

Ken: Are you saying that London would be completely flooded?

Jill: Exactly! Thats why we must act now. Think global and act local!

Ken: Thank you, Jill, and good luck for the elections.

I/ READING COMPREHENSION:

A/ Read the text carefully and answer these questions: (2 pts)

1. Why would the Green Party take actions against farmers? ..............................................
..
2. What is damaging the ozone layer? .
.
3. What does global warming mean? ...
...
4. What will happen when the temperatures increase?
..
B/ Tick (X) the ecological problems Jill mentioned in the text and precise the lines: ((1 pt)
1. The contamination of water sources: ..
2. The problem of air pollution: .
3. The destruction of tropical rainforests: ..
4. The consequences of global warming: ..
5. The solutions she suggested: .
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C/ Discrimination: Write true or false for these sentences and justify from the text: (2 pts)
1. Carbone dioxide emissions would be reduced if cars run on unleaded petrol:
..
2. Chemicals and fertilizers cant pollute the water in rivers: .
..
3. When there is global warming, the temperature of the atmosphere will increase: ..
..
4. The Polar Regions are only exposed to the floods:
...
D/ Match the words or groups of words in box A with their definitions or meanings in box B: (1 pt)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

BOX A
To damage
Flood
To continue to rise
Warming
To melt

a.
b.
c.
d.

BOX B
To turn into liquid
To increase
To destroy
Much water in place where it shouldnt be.

E/ Gap filling: Fill in the gaps with words or expressions from this list: To melt, to damage, flood, increase,
warming(2 pts)
1. Last month there was anof 20 % in the price of bread.
2. During the last rainy season many trees were...by the storms.
3. The President initiated the Plan Jaxaay because of heavy..in Dakar.
4. The snow will.if the sun comes out.
II/ COMMUNICATIVE

GRAMMAR SKILLS:

A/ Put the words between brackets into the right tense or form: (2 pts)
1. What would he do if he..his keys? (To lose)
2. They wished my brother.....up smoking (to give).
3. The Lions of Teranga played their..matches at the 2002 World Cup
(good).
4. I wish the students.the tables during the yesterdays ceremony (not to
break).

B/ Transform these sentences without changing their meanings: (5 pts)

1. He will die unless he stops smoking.
If ...
2. Why didnt you come to school yesterday?
The teacher wishes ...
3. People thought that the prisoners were guilty.
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4. I would be allowed to pass my exam if I learnt seriously, said Anta.
Anta said (that).
5. She doesnt miss any course this morning.
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III/ WRITTEN PRODUCTION: (5 pts)

Use these words in order to write about the causes and solutions of pollution.
Causes: Pesticides, chemicals dumped into rivers and the soil, exhaust fumes from cars and factories, industrial
fertilizers, domestic appliances (refrigerators and air-conditioners), carbon dioxide etc
Solutions: Use more natural energy (sun, wind, sea); conserve the rainforests; use cleaner forms of petrol in
cars; avoid the rubbish in our households; ban the toxic gases etc