1º Teste 8º 4
1º Teste 8º 4
1º Teste 8º 4
Years ago, there wasn't a problem with rubbish because things like plastic
and disposable nappies hadn't been invented. There wasn't so much
packaging on items you bought either. Now with everything so over
30packaged wrapped and disposable we are suffering the consequences of
far too much waste. The trouble is not everything can be recycled or will
rot away. You used to be able to get a refund on glass bottles when you
took them back to the shop. Now they are either collected from your house
by the council or you can take them to a bottle bank.
35 The fact that paper can be recycled and is easy to dispose, is great, but
remember paper is made from trees, which are important to the
environment. The rainforests have been slowly disappearing for a while
now. We need them not just because it helps with the climate. They are
important as like all plants they give us oxygen. They are also a home to
40many animals that rely on them for their survival.
The best waste is organic, dead leaves; carrot tops, onionskins and so on
all rot down and make fertile soil. This in turn will help the plants and
vegetables giving them much needed food. So if you are able to have a
compost heap in your garden you'll be helping the environment and your
45garden will love you for it.
Acid rain is another serious problem it is damaging to plants and is
caused by pollutants such as sulphur dioxide and nitrogen oxides. These
come from the burning of coal, oil and gas.
Dropping litter is not just a lazy thing to do; it is bad for the environment
50and looks ugly. So think before you drop litter on the floor.
When rivers and seas are polluted by waste we are not only stealing their
beauty but were spoiling it for ourselves too. Our health can also suffer.
Sadly accidents do occur; oil slicks sometimes happen and wreck the
environment. Animals tend to suffer the most from these incidents. We
5should really do something that to prevent so much destruction, rather
than just waiting for it to happen, then trying to clean up the damage.
Source: http://www.childrenswebmagazine.com/Environment.htm (slightly adapted)
10 II. A- Say whether the statements are true (T) or false (F)
and find evidence in the text. Write the answers on your test
paper.
30 1. Garbage _______________
2. Not reusable____________________
3. Decompose______________
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III. A- Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form (Past simple/
Past continuous).
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IV. Fill in the gaps with the appropriate tense and form of the
verbs to make sentences in the first conditional.
10 Your teacher,
Manuela Peixoto