I - Vocabulary (World Problems) : 1. Fill in The Blanks With The Correct World Problem Presented in The Picture

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Module 2.6 Summative Test
Name:___________________ Date:__________ Course: TAG APR 3 Ano Doc.11
Mark: ____________________
Formadora: Rita Leme
I Vocabulary (World Problems)

1. Fill in the blanks with the correct world problem presented in the picture.
2. All the verbs and adjectives listed below can be connected with the environment. Match the
adjectives with their antonyms.
Word
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
g)
h)
i)
j)
k)
l)
Damage
Healthy
Sterile
Save
Harmful
Ravage
Controlled
Harsh
Clean
Flourishing
Preserve
Polluted
Antonym
1. Endanger
2. Protect
3. Neglected
4. Unhealthy
5. Extremely difficult
6. Unclean
7. Destroy
8. Benefit
9. Clean
10. Fertile
11. Ceasing
12. Beneficial
Key
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
g)
h)
i)
j)
k)
l)
2.1. Now choose the right word in the context.

a) Non-polluted rivers and lakes supply the whole region with clean/flourishing drinking water.
b) Last summer most of our forest was entirely controlled /destroyed by fire, which is very harmful/
favourable to our environment.
c) Some of the reports published by international magazines reveal the alarming degree to which farming
lands have been damaged/preserved by erosion.
d) Although governments have been passing laws to improve/spoil the quality of life, our planet's land, air
and water are becoming more and more sterile/polluted.
2.2. In your opinion, is pollution a problem? Explain why.

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II International Organizations (Greenpeace)

1. Read the following text.
Greenpeace
They are called eco-commandos, nature's soldiers, and

even green mercenaries. Some people think they are the
modern Davids* who fight with powerful Goliaths*.
Greenpeace's philosophy of direct action and civil
disobedience to promote awareness of environmental
issues has become famous all over the world. The media
love them because nobody can be indifferent to images of
baby seals* being killed by hunters, or images of brave
people who stand up against soldiers and police officers
to stop pollution in rivers or nuclear testing.
Greenpeace started off as a small organisation in 1971 but today it is a multinational with 4.5
million members, more than 1,000 employees and operations in about 30 countries. Their
campaigns take the form of boycotts, shocking films, secret videotapes, litigation* and loud
demonstrations. Nowadays they are protesting against French nuclear testing in the Pacific
Ocean, against the construction of an uranium enrichment* plant in Clairbone (USA) and against
some oil companies in Europe. Thanks to Greenpeace and other similar environmental
organizations, companies and governments cannot do whatever* they want any longer because
they are afraid of the consequences. For instance, French President Chirac has lost much
electoral support in his country and in Germany a well-known oil company has lost 30% of this
year's profit* because of the consumer boycotts promoted by Greenpeace.
However, now that the world has become conscious of environmental issues, many in
Greenpeace feel that it is time to change. They are suggesting more docile* approaches, such as
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working together with businessmen to produce more and better recycled plastic and educating
companies on environment-friendly production methods. All in all, it is not about replacing their
1970's philosophy, but adapting it to a modern society that in the last 25 years has become more
aware of how necessary it is to take care of what nature offers us.
Glossary:
*Pastor David que mais tarde foi o rei dos Judeus. Lutou contra Golias, um soldado Filisteu (Palestina).
* focas
* litigao levada perante um juz
*urnio enriquecido
*o que quer que
*lucro
*dcil
1.1. Answer the following questions.
a) What names do Greenpeace members receive?
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2. Why are journalists highly interested in Greenpeace?
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3. What are the two main points of Greenpeace's philosophy?
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4. What types of actions does Greenpeace use in their campaigns?
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5. What are the two new approaches that Greenpeace may start using in the near future?
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6. Which of the following sentences (a, b, or c) summarizes the text best.
a) Greenpeace is an organization which works together with the media and which promotes actions against
governments and companies in Europe that are not environmentally conscious.
b) Greenpeace is an organization which the media love because they are not indifferent to hunters, soldiers
and police officers, and because they work together with businessmen and multinationals.
c) Greenpeace is an organization which has made use of direct action and civil disobedience to promote
environmental awareness but which has started to think of less aggressive ways to change society.
III Essay
Choose one of the essays and write 100 words about it.
A) A Greenpeace representative comes to your school to talk about the organization and about why it
is important to take care of Nature. Write down the speech.
B) What are the main dangers the world is facing nowadays? What can you do to stop it?
C) You work for Greenpeace. A new factory opened in your town. The owners have offered many jobs
to the villagers but you know that they have already started polluting the river and the land. Write a
letter to the President in your town explaining the situation and asking him for a solution.
D) What type of work are International Organizations doing to help save the world? Give examples.
E) Imagine you work for the United Nations. Report what you can do there.
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I Vocabulary (World Problems)

2.1. Now choose the right word in the context.

2.2. In your opinion, is pollution a problem? Explain why.

II International Organizations (Greenpeace)

They are called eco-commandos, nature's soldiers, and

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