Unit 9
LANGUAGE
Vocabulary
1.Complete the sentences with the words from the box.
1. preserve
2. Deforestation
3. Fossil fuels
4. pollute
5. greenhouse effect
6. Global warming
7. Depletion
8. Damage
2. Complete the table with the words from the box.
protect
preservation
contaminate
consumption
deforest
pollute
deplete
3.Complete the sentences with the nouns or verbs in 2. Change the word forms, if necessary. Each word is used once.
1. consumption
2. consume
3. preserve
4. preservation
5. polluted
6. pollution
7.Contamination
8. contaminate
Grammar : Reported speech
1. Read the following sentences from the conversation between Nam and his father in GETTING STARTED. Write the name of the speakers.
1. Nam
2. the editor
3. Nam
4. Nam’s father
5. Nam
6. Nam’s father
2.Change the direct speech statements into reported speech. Make any changes, if necessary.
1. Nam said (that) pollution was one of the problems in his neighborhood.
2. The editor said (that) more people were aware of the preservation of natural resources.
3. The students told their teacher (that) they were discussing the protection of the natural environment.
4. Nam’s father told him to use the web search engine to find the information that he needed.
5. Nam said (that) it was confusing because there were too many web pages about the environment.
6. Scientists said (that) air pollution was one of the causes of the greenhouse effect.
Pronunciation
1. The words in the box are three-syllable nouns. Listen and repeat. Can you add two more, using the words from the VOCABULARY section 3?
article animal editor
influence pollution scientist
solution chemical confusion
protection
energy
atmosphere
2. Listen and put a mark (’) before the stressed syllable in each word.
article influence energy solution
newsletter pollution protection atmosphere
editor confusion scientist chemical
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