Unit2_Academic Vocabulaly_Collocation

Unit 2

Academic Vocabulary & Collocation

(Page 40, 46, 47)​

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Exercise 1 page 40

Complete the sentences with the correct form of words.​

5 Questions​

Sample:

The Amazon _______ in South America I received 62118 inches (150 to 300 centimeters)  of rain every year.

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​a.) absorb

b.) construction

c.) rainforest

d.) effect

Sample:

The Amazon _______ in South America I received 62118 inches (150 to 300 centimeters)  of rain every year.

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​a.) absorb

b.) construction

c.) rainforest

d.) effect

Answer: c. rainforest

Multiple Choice

1. Clothes made from plants, like cotton or bamboo, __________water more easily than man-made materials like polyester.

• absorb

• construction

• destruction

• effect

Multiple Choice

2. _______ has been the occupation of my family since my grandfather bought his first cow 75 years ago.

• destruction

• farming

• logging

• rainforest

Multiple Choice

3. _______hurts native people because it destroys the forest that provides them with food, shelter, and medicine.

• destruction

• farming

• logging

• rainforest

Multiple Choice

5. Because of heavy snow, the ________ of the new road stop for more than two months.

• absorb

• construction

• destruction

• effect

Multiple Choice

(Bonus)The flood caused serious _________ to the village.

• absorb

• construction

• destruction

• effect

Exercise 1 page 46

Replace the underlined words in the sentences with academic words.​

4 Questions​

Sample:

The most serious problem that threatens the environment is climate change.

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​a.) issue

b.) predict

c.) trend

d.) annual

Sample:

The most serious problem that threatens the environment is climate change.

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​a.) issue

b.) predict

c.) trend

d.) annual

Answer: a. issue

Multiple Choice

2. Experts think that there will not be enough fresh water in the future

• area

• contributes to

• predict

• issue

Multiple Choice

3. Pollution and climate change are the effects of human activity.

• consequences

• areas

• challenges

• trends

Multiple Choice

6. The yearly rate of species last in the rainforest is nearly 50,000- that's 135 plant, animal, and insect species each day!

• consequences

• annual

• challenge

• trend

Multiple Choice

(Bonus) Heavy drinking can cause permanent damage to the brain.

• area

• contributes to

• predict

• issue

Exercise 3 page 47

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the collocations about the environment.​

4 Questions​

Sample:

Carbon dioxide and methans are examples of _______.

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a. Power plant

b. Greenhouse gases

c. Climate change

d. Tropical rainforest

Sample:

Carbon dioxide and methans are examples of _______.

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a. Power plant

b. Greenhouse gases

c. Climate change

d. Tropical rainforest

Answer: b. greenhouse gases​

Multiple Choice

1. In my town, about 70% of the electricity comes from a ________ that uses coal for energy.

• power plant

• greenhouse gases

• climate change

• tropical rainforest

Multiple Choice

5. All over the world, ________ are working to educate people about the dangers of devastation and habitat destruction.

    

• power plant

• carbon dioxide

• environmental groups

• natural resource

Multiple Choice

(Bonus) The Amazon river basin contains the world's largest _________.

  

• power plant

• greenhouse gas

• environmental groups

• tropical rainforest