46351 the environment

THE ENVIRONMENT:
Rewrite the sentences without changing their
meaning:
1. Sulphur dioxide and nitrogen oxide cause acid
rain.
Acid rain
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2. Cars produce almost 50% of the world’s
nitrogen oxide.
It is cars
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3. Rainforests are valuable habitats. However,
big areas of rainforests are destroyed every year.
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despite
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4. Its negative effects have been proved. Not
much is done to reduce acid rain.
In spite of
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5. New policies should be implemented by the
Environmental Authority.
The Environmental Authority

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6. We burn lots of fossil fuels, thus, the levels of
pollution increase dramatically.
If
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7. People are exposed to chemicals in the air. It
can steadily damage their health seriously.
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…, which
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8. You don’t recycle as much as you should.
I wish
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9. It would be a good idea to reuse shopping
bags.

13. “Hundreds of trees are going to be planted in
this area to create forests” the P.M. declared.
The
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14. The tropical rainforests are being destroyed.
Then lots of animals lose their habitats.
Because of
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15. “The ice covering the poles is melting faster
than we expected”, Professor Smith remarked.
Professor Smith
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16. The government wanted to launch a
campaign to protect the environment. However,
nothing has been done so far.
Although
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17. The government has launched a campaign.
The ecologists don’t agree with the campaign.
The ecologists
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18. New measures have to be adopted to reduce
the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.
The authorities
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19. We can save energy by switching the light off
when leaving rooms.
If
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20. A technician is insulating our house next
month.
We
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1. Acid rain is caused by sulphur dioxide and
nitrogen oxide.
2. It is cars that produce almost 50% of the
world’s nitrogen oxide.
3. Big areas of rainforests are destroyed every
year despite being valuable habitats.
4. In spite of the proven negative effects of acid
rain, not much has been made to reduce it.

13. The P.M. declared that hundreds of trees
were going to be planted in that area to create
forests.
14. Because of destruction of the tropical
rainforests, lots of animals lose their habitats.
15. Professor Smith remarked that the ice

covering the poles was melting faster than they
had expected. (they expected)

5. The Environmental Authority should
implement new policies.

16. Although the government wanted to launch a
campaign to protect the environment, nothing
has been done so far.

6. If we didn’t burn so many fossil fuels, the
levels of pollution wouldn’t increase so
dramatically.

17. The ecologists don’t agree with the campaign
(that / which) the government has launched a
campaign.

7. People are exposed to chemicals in the air,
which can steadily damage their health seriously.

18. The authorities have adopted new measures
to reduce the amount of carbon dioxide in the
atmosphere.

8. I wish you would recycle more (as much as
possible)

19. If we switched the light off when leaving
rooms, we could/would save energy.

9. We’d better reuse shopping bags.
10. Due to the polar ice caps melting, the
temperatures are rising.
11. Since the level of the sea rises, some areas
of the planet will be flooded.
12. It is believe that the greenhouse effect will
make the climate change significantly.

20. We are having/getting our house insulated
next month.
21. In order to protect the environment, you can
use eco-friendly products.
22. If chemical waste from factories wasn’t
dumped into rivers and seas, they wouldn’t be so
polluted.
23. We save lots of trees when we recycle/ by
recycling/ if we recycle paper.
24. What about joining an environmental
organisation?