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    This document is an excerpt from an article by Al Gore discussing environmental issues. It makes the following key points: 1) Al Gore believes the environment is about more than just tangible aspects like air and water - it is also about a sense of community and responsibility to safeguard the earth for future generations. 2) As a boy on his family's farm, Gore learned the importance of respecting the land, though it wasn't called "environmentalism" back then. 3) Today's environmental threats like climate change, deforestation, and pollution are of greater scope and number than in the past. Gore calls for inspiring greater respect for shared resources through old values of community and responsibility.

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    This document is an excerpt from an article by Al Gore discussing environmental issues. It makes the following key points: 1) Al Gore believes the environment is about more than just tangible aspects like air and water - it is also about a sense of community and responsibility to safeguard the earth for future generations. 2) As a boy on his family's farm, Gore learned the importance of respecting the land, though it wasn't called "environmentalism" back then. 3) Today's environmental threats like climate change, deforestation, and pollution are of greater scope and number than in the past. Gore calls for inspiring greater respect for shared resources through old values of community and responsibility.

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    This document is an excerpt from an article by Al Gore discussing environmental issues. It makes the following key points: 1) Al Gore believes the environment is about more than just tangible aspects like air and water - it is also about a sense of community and responsibility to safeguard the earth for future generations. 2) As a boy on his family's farm, Gore learned the importance of respecting the land, though it wasn't called "environmentalism" back then. 3) Today's environmental threats like climate change, deforestation, and pollution are of greater scope and number than in the past. Gore calls for inspiring greater respect for shared resources through old values of community and responsibility.

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    The key takeaways are respecting the land, community responsibility for the environment, and the role of children in promoting environmental awareness.

    The main environmental problems mentioned are climate change, deforestation, holes in the ozone layer, and air pollution.

    Some solutions proposed are finding new ways to address problems by inspiring greater respect for resources, practising care and commitment for the environment, and raising awareness.

    English written test

    11st grade
    SAVING THE EARTH

    Name: _________________________________________________

    Mark: ____________

    Date: __________________________________________________

    Teacher: __________

    Respect the Land


    When we consider a subject as sweeping as the environment, we
    often focus on its most tangible aspects the air we breathe, the
    water we drink, the food we put on the table. Those things are
    critically important. But to me the environment is also about
    something less tangible, though no less important. It is about our
    sense of community the obligation we have to each other, and to
    future generations, to safeguard Gods earth. It is about our sense
    of responsibility, and the realization that natural beauty and
    resources that took millions of years to develop could be damaged
    and depleted in a matter of decades.
    L. 10
    Those are values I learned firsthand as a young boy on my familys
    farm in Tennessee. We didnt call it environmentalism back then; it
    was simply common sense.
    L.13
    Today the threats to our environment are even clearer to see and much greater in scope and number. We live
    in a world where climate change, deforestation, holes in the ozone layer and air pollution are growing sources of
    concern. Our challenge is to find new ways to address those problems by reaching back to our oldest values of
    community and responsibility by inspiring a greater respect for the land and the resources we share even as
    economies and societies advance and develop around the world.
    L. 18
    Fortunately, as I have raised a family of my own, I have learned that we have
    millions of powerful allies in this cause: our children. It is often children who
    remind their parents to recycle their cans or to bundle their newspapers. It is
    often children who remind their parents of the simple miracles of nature the
    crops that come from our farms, the parks and lakes and campsites where
    families and communities gather.
    L. 24
    If we are to protect and preserve our environment on a global scale, we all must
    do our part, as nations, as families and as individuals. The need for awareness
    has never been greater, and the opportunity for us to make a difference is just
    as great. If we practise and teach the right kind of care and commitment for our
    environment, it will continue not only to bring us its natural gifts, but also to bring us together.
    L. 30
    Source: Al Gore, TIME, November 1997 (abridged)

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    English written test


    11st grade
    SAVING THE EARTH
    I READING COMPREHENSION

    1. (16 val.) Match the words on the left with their equivalent meaning on the right
    1. sweeping (line 1)

    a. a new or difficult task

    2. tangible (line 2)

    b. awareness

    3. to safeguard (line 7)

    c. reason for worrying

    4. realization (line 8)

    d. to deal with

    5. to deplete (line 10)

    e. having an important effect

    6. source of concern (line 15-16)

    f. to reduce something by a large amount so


    that there is not enough left

    7. challenge (line 16)

    g. that can be clearly seen or felt

    8. to address (line 16)

    h. to preserve

    2. (12 val.) Say what the following words (underlined in the text) refer to.
    its (l.2) ____________________________________________
    that (l. 9) __________________________________________
    back then (l. 12) ___________________________________
    I (l. 19) ____________________________________________
    their (l. 21)

    ______________________________________

    it (l. 30) ___________________________________________

    3. (20 val.) Complete according to the text.


    a) The topic environment is commonly associated with__________________________________
    ___________________________________________________________________________
    b) However, Al Gore thinks differently. Most important for him is not only ______________________
    _______________________________________________________________________________

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    SAVING THE EARTH
    c) Nowadays the greatest threats to our planet are: _________________________________________
    ____________________________________________________________________________
    d) Today children _________________________________________________________________
    _____________________________________________________________________________
    e) The environment will be clean and beautiful again if_____________________________________
    ____________________________________________________________________________

    4. (10 val.) Answer the question using your own words. Justify.
    What does Al Gore mean by sense of community?
    ___________________________________________________________________________________
    ___________________________________________________________________________________
    ___________________________________________________________________________________
    ___________________________________________________________________________________
    ___________________________________________________________________________________
    ___________________________________________________________________________________
    ___________________________________________________________________________________
    ___________________________________________________________________________________
    ___________________________________________________________________________________

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    English written test


    11st grade
    SAVING THE EARTH
    II VOCABULARY
    1. (12 val.) Fill in the gaps with words from the box below.
     rise

     melt

     heat

     biodiversity

     higher

     Earth

     water

     greenhouse

     sustainable

     extinct

     takes up

     glaciers

    Rising Sea Level:


    Scientists tell us that the 1
    's temperature will probably
    continue to 2 as long as we
    continue increasing the
    amount of 3 . gases in the
    atmosphere.

    The 4 goes higher up the beach when a tide comes in. At most shores
    throughout the world, two high tides and two low tides occur every day.
    But now the level of the sea is rising, so high tides are 5 than they
    were before. Over the last 100 years, the level of the sea has risen about
    6-8 inches worldwide. When the sea level rises, the tide goes farther up
    the beach . Scientists think the sea has risen partly because of melting 6
    and sea ice. When some glaciers 7 , they release water into the sea

    and make it higher than it was before. Scientists also think that warmer temperatures in the sea make it rise even
    more. 8 . makes water expand. When the ocean expands, it 9 more space. If careful action is not taken 10
    might become 11 . So, what is at stake is our 12 . life on the planet.

    2. (10 val.) Use the words in the box to complete the sentences.

     habitats

     global warming

     extinction

     deforestation

     oil spills
    

    pollution

     drought

     acid rain

     ozone layer

     rainforests

    a) ___________________ are the lungs of the Earth.


    b) ___________________ contains harmful chemicals that damage trees, crops and buildings
    c)

    The _________________ protects all life from the suns harmful radiation.

    d) Climate change is a tremendous threat to wildlife _______________ and to their survival.

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    SAVING THE EARTH
    e)

    March 24, 2009 is the 20th anniversary of one of historys worst man-made environmental disasters: the
    oil tanker Exxon Valdez struck a reef in Alaska and caused one of the most devastating
    _____________________ ever.

    f)

    If ______________________________ continues on this scale, the icecaps will melt and the sea level
    will rise.

    g)

    People who live in industrialized areas face a higher risk of developing serious diseases due to the high
    level of ___________________.

    h) ___________________ in the Amazon rainforest region has led to the __________________ of 26

    animal and plant species, a UN report said.


    Millions of people in Africa face starvation as a result of the long periods of _____________.

    i)

    3. (20 val.) Fill in with the correct preposition. You can only use each preposition once.
    against

    on

    about

    with

    of

    to

    from

    for

    in

    a) The future of our planets relies .. our actions.


    b) We must all fight the destruction of our environment.
    c) Many people dont care .. the environment.
    d) Al Gore belongs Earth First!, an environmental NGO.
    e) We must invest more renewable energies.
    f)

    I believe .. environment-friendly technology.

    g) We are looking .. more alternative policies.


    h) In his speech Al Gore referred .. politicians and their responsibilities.
    i)

    Most politicians agree . . environmentalists but dont take real action.

    j)

    We all aim .a better environment.

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    English written test


    11st grade
    SAVING THE EARTH
    III GRAMMAR

    1. (30 val.) Rewrite the following sentences using the given connector.
    a)

    Although it was raining heavily, he didnt open his umbrella.


    In spite of ______________________________________________________________________

    b)

    Eco-volunteering is very rewarding; however some teenagers dont consider it a good experience.
    Although _______________________________________________________________________

    c)

    Al Gore prepared a web conference. He wanted to present an ozone friendly campaign.


    (in order to) ____________________________________________________________________

    d) New eco-buildings use solar energy and rechargeable battery devices as well.

    (not onlybut also) _______________________________________________________________


    e) Schools teach about environmental awareness, but teenagers still use pollutant materials.

    (nevertheless) ____________________________________________________________________
    f)

    Governments encourage the use of non-pollutant energies. They want companies to preserve the
    environment.
    ( so that) __________________________________________________________________________

    2.

    (20 val.) Fill in the gaps with the right verb form. Check the verb tense correctly.
    a)

    After Al Gore left the White House he _______________(choose) part of his work to help environmental
    causes.

    b) Many activists __________________ (already write) a lot about environmental damage when they

    decided to plan this campaign.


    c)

    Greenpeace activists _____________________ (plan) the campaign in the headquarters, when they got
    the news about the oil spill in Mexico.

    d) Human carelessness _______________ (damage) the weather system over the years, making natural

    disasters more frequent.


    e) Yesterday the EU Parliament ________________ (keep) its promise about climate change prevention to

    force member states into general adjustments.

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    English written test


    11st grade
    SAVING THE EARTH
    V ESSAY WRITING - ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES (write about 150-200 words)
    Climate change is having a real impact on the lives of the individuals and communities around the world. We
    must do something about it
    Kofi Annan
     Do you worry about the environment and the future of planet Earth?
     What are some of the world environmental problems? Refer to major threats on the planet.
     In your opinion, what are the possible solutions to solve some of the environmental problems we have to face
    nowadays? Do you think teenagers nowadays are more aware of the state of the planet? What are they willing to
    do to protect it?
    _______________________________________________________________________________________
    _______________________________________________________________________________________
    _______________________________________________________________________________________
    _______________________________________________________________________________________
    _______________________________________________________________________________________
    _______________________________________________________________________________________
    _______________________________________________________________________________________
    _______________________________________________________________________________________
    _______________________________________________________________________________________
    _______________________________________________________________________________________
    _______________________________________________________________________________________
    _______________________________________________________________________________________
    _______________________________________________________________________________________
    _______________________________________________________________________________________
    _______________________________________________________________________________________
    _______________________________________________________________________________________
    _______________________________________________________________________________________
    _______________________________________________________________________________________
    _______________________________________________________________________________________

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