Icfes prep. Taller 2

¿Qué palabra concuerda con la siguiente descripción?

When somebody breaks in and steals from your home.

• Unemployment.

• Burglary.

• Prejudice.

• Victim.

¿Qué palabra concuerda con la siguiente descripción?

When people get fired or can't find a job.

• Unemployment.

• Prejudice.

• Burglary.

• Victim.

Where can you see this sign?

• on a prison gate.

• in a court.

• on private grounds.

• at schools.

Where can you see this sign?

• on a first aid kit.

• on a cabinet.

• in a fire station.

• in a bathroom.

Complete la siguiente conversación.

I can't believe it! Mark lost his passport.

• So do I. 

• Honestly.

• That's terrible.

Complete la siguiente conversación.

I don't think most people are aware of green issues.

• I'm sorry.

• You have a point.

• Nor do I.

Lea el texto y seleccione la respuesta correcta para la siguiente pregunta.

POLLUTED WORLD

The enviroment has been polluted in many different ways.

The main types of pollution are: water, land and air pollution, but there are several other types.

Water pollution is the contamination of water bodies such as rivers, lakesand oceans, caused by human activities. It can be harmful to organisms and plants that live in water. Water pollution occurs when wastes are discharged from wastewater treatment plants. Other known sources of water pollution include wastes from factories, leaking underground tanks and oil spills. These may contain chemical substances that are toxic. Polluted water can cause cholera and typhoid fever. Water pollution has led to the deaths of more than 14,000 people daily.

Land pollution is the destruction of the earth's land surfaces. It is often caused by human activities such as the celess disposal of wastes, the over-mining of minerals and the wrong use of land for planting. In the long run they will lead to all kinds of diseases such as cancer, heart disease and air breathing problems. Land pollution also brings about natural disasters such as flash floods and landslides.

Air pollution is also the result of human activities where chemicals and other dangerous materials are released into the air. This happens through the release of carbon monoxide gas from the exhaust pipes of motor vehicles. Other gases such as sulphur oxides are released from thw burning of coal and oil. High air pollution levels can cause damage to the enviroment. In the long term, air pollution can cause serious breathing probelams, lung cancer and heart disease.

How many types of pollution are there?

• Three.

• Less than three.

• More than three.

• It is not mentioned in the text.

Lea el texto y seleccione la respuesta correcta.

POLLUTED WORLD

The enviroment has been polluted in many different ways.

The main types of pollution are: water, land and air pollution, but there are several other types.

Water pollution is the contamination of water bodies such as rivers, lakesand oceans, caused by human activities. It can be harmful to organisms and plants that live in water. Water pollution occurs when wastes are discharged from wastewater treatment plants. Other known sources of water pollution include wastes from factories, leaking underground tanks and oil spills. These may contain chemical substances that are toxic. Polluted water can cause cholera and typhoid fever. Water pollution has led to the deaths of more than 14,000 people daily.

Land pollution is the destruction of the earth's land surfaces. It is often caused by human activities such as the celess disposal of wastes, the over-mining of minerals and the wrong use of land for planting. In the long run they will lead to all kinds of diseases such as cancer, heart disease and air breathing problems. Land pollution also brings about natural disasters such as flash floods and landslides.

Air pollution is also the result of human activities where chemicals and other dangerous materials are released into the air. This happens through the release of carbon monoxide gas from the exhaust pipes of motor vehicles. Other gases such as sulphur oxides are released from thw burning of coal and oil. High air pollution levels can cause damage to the enviroment. In the long term, air pollution can cause serious breathing probelams, lung cancer and heart disease.

Breathing problems may be caused by...

• water and land pollution.

• land and air pollution.

• air and water pollution.

• only air pollution.

Lea el texto y seleccione la respuesta correcta.

POLLUTED WORLD

The enviroment has been polluted in many different ways.

The main types of pollution are: water, land and air pollution, but there are several other types.

Water pollution is the contamination of water bodies such as rivers, lakesand oceans, caused by human activities. It can be harmful to organisms and plants that live in water. Water pollution occurs when wastes are discharged from wastewater treatment plants. Other known sources of water pollution include wastes from factories, leaking underground tanks and oil spills. These may contain chemical substances that are toxic. Polluted water can cause cholera and typhoid fever. Water pollution has led to the deaths of more than 14,000 people daily.

Land pollution is the destruction of the earth's land surfaces. It is often caused by human activities such as the celess disposal of wastes, the over-mining of minerals and the wrong use of land for planting. In the long run they will lead to all kinds of diseases such as cancer, heart disease and air breathing problems. Land pollution also brings about natural disasters such as flash floods and landslides.

Air pollution is also the result of human activities where chemicals and other dangerous materials are released into the air. This happens through the release of carbon monoxide gas from the exhaust pipes of motor vehicles. Other gases such as sulphur oxides are released from thw burning of coal and oil. High air pollution levels can cause damage to the enviroment. In the long term, air pollution can cause serious breathing probelams, lung cancer and heart disease.

What is the writer trying to do in the text?

• To raise awareness to encourage a change.

• Persuasive everybody to donate for the cause.

• To criticize the causes of climate change.

• To report causes and consequences of pollution.

Lea el texto y seleccione la respuesta correcta.

POLLUTED WORLD

The enviroment has been polluted in many different ways.

The main types of pollution are: water, land and air pollution, but there are several other types.

Water pollution is the contamination of water bodies such as rivers, lakesand oceans, caused by human activities. It can be harmful to organisms and plants that live in water. Water pollution occurs when wastes are discharged from wastewater treatment plants. Other known sources of water pollution include wastes from factories, leaking underground tanks and oil spills. These may contain chemical substances that are toxic. Polluted water can cause cholera and typhoid fever. Water pollution has led to the deaths of more than 14,000 people daily.

Land pollution is the destruction of the earth's land surfaces. It is often caused by human activities such as the celess disposal of wastes, the over-mining of minerals and the wrong use of land for planting. In the long run they will lead to all kinds of diseases such as cancer, heart disease and air breathing problems. Land pollution also brings about natural disasters such as flash floods and landslides.

Air pollution is also the result of human activities where chemicals and other dangerous materials are released into the air. This happens through the release of carbon monoxide gas from the exhaust pipes of motor vehicles. Other gases such as sulphur oxides are released from thw burning of coal and oil. High air pollution levels can cause damage to the enviroment. In the long term, air pollution can cause serious breathing probelams, lung cancer and heart disease.

What could be an introduction to the article?

• Politicians are destroying the planet.

• The relation between pollution and poverty.

• Human activity is the cause of lots of death.

• Here are some things you can do to save our planet.