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2 TEST
Name No. _______ Class: _________ Date ___________

LISTENING
1. Listen to the text about environmental challenges. Match the titles of the [track 13]
films in column A to the issues they explore. There are two extra issues.

COLUMN A COLUMN B
a. I Am Legend 1. An epidemic
b. The Day After 2. Changes that affect the world’s climate
Tomorrow 3. Inability to deal with human litter
c. Wall-E 4. Poor fresh water management
d. Waterworld 5. A disease that affects many people on a global scale
6. Lack of natural resources

2. Listen to some key facts and figures from the OECD Environmental outlook
to 2050: the consequences of inaction report. Complete the sentences with the [track 14]

numbers you hear.

a. _____ billion is the estimated size of the world population in 2050.
b. More than _____ of the population of OECD countries will be over 65 years old.
c. _____ of the population will live in rural areas.
d. The world’s economy will require _____ more energy than today.
e. Greenhouse gas emissions will increase by _____.
f. There will be a _____ rise in energy-related CO2 emissions.
g. The global average temperature will exceed the _____ degrees Celsius goal.
h. There will be a _____ loss of biodiversity.
i. The demand for global water will go up _____.

3. Listen to the article about Environmental Justice and decide whether the
[track 15]
following statements are true (T), false (F) or not mentioned (NM).
a. The poorest nations are the first to experience the effects of human T F NM
activity in rich countries.
b. Climate change is responsible for the world’s humanitarian crisis. T F NM
c. Small islands are in danger of drowning because of climate change. T F NM
d. Forced migration due to intense weather events is a reality. T F NM
e. Nations that are at war are more likely to tackle environmental issues. T F NM

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 READING
Read the text carefully.

WE CAN SAVE THE EARTH

We hear a lot about how terrible the world is today. Greenhouse gas emissions are
rising, scientists’ extreme weather predictions appear to be coming true, the air in our cities
is becoming dangerous, groundwater is getting scarce, ocean health and fish stocks are
declining, forests and natural habitats are being destroyed, plastic in our ocean is out of
5 control and researchers warn that a “biological annihilation” of wildlife means a human-
driven sixth mass extinction event is under way.
Worse still, earth systems scientists warn that, because of our impact on the planet, we
risk flipping ourselves into a highly risky “hothouse earth” scenario, with uncontrolled
feedback driving faster warming and more droughts and storms.
10 This doesn’t make an easy bedtime story for those who have their whole lives still
ahead of them. And it sets us up for an even more unfair world as we get close to nine
billion people on the planet. This challenge
is arriving on our watch, so what are we
doing about it?
15 For years, big environmental problems
were for governments and international
organizations to solve, and we deferred to
their leadership for action and delivery.
But despite all the efforts, protocols and
20 funds, the overall state of our global
environmental commons has worsened.
In the last few years, a revolution in the
environmental agenda has quietly taken
shape, slowly at first, then spreading into a
25 movement, which now appears
unstoppable. This is a revolution in
collaboration for action – a new drive for environmental cooperation that is helping NGO
and CEO leaders to bind business, communities and civil society organizations together to
a common purpose; a public-private repositioning that is helping environment ministers to
30 marry “earth” targets with “economic” targets; and a realignment that helps companies turn
the risks inherent in environmental failure into new business model opportunities and
partnerships for smart, clean industrial production.
People have realised that governments and international organizations, while vital for
agreeing on global targets cannot be expected to deliver them alone. Environmental goals
35 cannot be met just by environment ministries, no matter how much money they are given.
It is now clear to all in the environment agenda that it takes unprecedented levels of
collaboration and innovation involving many outside of the public sector to trigger the big,
systemic changes required to achieve these ambitious goals (like keeping warming to less
than 2o C).
40 This awakening is happening across forestry, ocean, water, cities and food systems. It
involves the mobilization of states, cities, provinces, civil society groups, business and
investors, and innovators and technologists. It is also happening across global supply
chains, such as agricultural commodities, plastics and electronics, as companies learn to
work with each other, forging new collaborative systems to drive long-term environmental
45 improvements.
It is an exciting time to enter the environmental space. The action revolution is
beginning, but we still have a long way to go. However, by unleashing these new forms of
innovation, which are intent on delivering the global targets and unlocking new,
sustainable forms of economic value on the way, we can save the Earth by 2030.

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1. Choose the two environmental issues that are not mentioned in the text.
a. natural disasters f. climate change
b. endangered species g. destruction of ecosystems
c. poaching h. waste management
d. water shortage i. global warming
e. pollution j. fossil fuel consumption

2. Find synonyms for the following words in paragraphs 1, 2 and 3.

a. limited _________________________
b. extermination _________________________
c. ongoing _________________________
d. dangerous _________________________
e. inequitable _________________________

3. Say who or what the following words highlighted in the text refer to.
a. their (line 17) _________________________
b. them (line 34) _________________________
c. they (line 35) _________________________
d. It (line 42) _________________________

4. Decide whether the following statements are true or false and find evidence in the text
to support your answer.
a. The planet is following a dangerous path due to the rise in global temperature caused by
human activity.
_______ - ______________________________________________________________________
b. Environmental issues lead to a more equal world.
_______ - ______________________________________________________________________
c. In the past people took action for the environment side by side with national and world
leaders and organisations.
_______ - ______________________________________________________________________
d. The people who oversee tackling environmental issues are being supported in order to find a
balance between environmental and money issues.
_______ - ______________________________________________________________________
e. People have become aware that if public and private sectors don’t work together and
modernise, the objectives won’t be reached.
_______ - ______________________________________________________________________

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 USE OF LANGUAGE
1. Complete the text with words/expressions from the box. There are two extra words.

vulnerable • life-sustaining • natural • wildlife • landscapes • hopes • needs

degradation • resources • impoverishing • nature • stable • development • growth

Humans are inextricably linked to the environmental a. ____________ within which our daily
lives unfold. We depend completely on b. ____________ for essential, c. ____________ services –
clean air and water, a d. ____________ climate, food – yet our activities are having an increasingly
dramatic and detrimental effect on e. ____________ and ecosystems, putting not just wild species
but also our own survival at risk.
The inconvenient truth is that we are meeting our short-term f. ____________ largely at the
expense of the planet, and it is people – particularly those who are most g. ____________ or who
have no say in decisions about how natural h. ____________ are being used (including future
generations) – who will suffer most.
One of the biggest challenges of the 21st century is to ensure that i. ____________ and growth
is achieved without environmental j. ____________, enriching people’s everyday lives without
k. ____________ the natural world. This may entail some difficult decisions, on the part of
governments and individuals, about how we value success and define l. ____________.
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2. Replace the underlined words with the most suitable phrasal verb with go.
a. The fuel suppliers must review the numbers again. _________________
b. Some industries are not prepared to start dealing with the dramatic decrease in the use of
coal. _________________
c. Our city should approve a new waste management policy. _________________

3. Choose the correct option to complete the sentences.

3.1 You always have meat for lunch and dinner. You ______ change your habits.
a. might b. may c. should d. would

3.2 He never arrives late. He ______ have been delayed by the school strike for climate.
a. must b. should c. can d. shall

3.3 One of the environmental obstacles ________ be that we are failing to address the root
problem.
a. should b. have to c. shall d. may

3.4 You ________ be serious! Are you really going to join me and open a second-hand shop?
a. might not b. can’t c. shouldn’t d. couldn't

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4. Complete the second sentence, so that it is similar in meaning to the first, including
the word given. Use between two and five words.
a. In some countries it is illegal to take anything away from a beach or natural ground. (must)
In some countries _____________________________ anything away from a beach or natural
ground.
b. Local environmentalists state that the strategies implemented are not as bad as before. (and)
Local environmentalists state that the strategies are getting ______________________ as the
years go by.
c. The effects of overfishing are so catastrophic that the community can’t accept them. (such…
that)
Overfishing is _____________________________________ the community can’t accept them.
d. I had such an amazing experience working with environmentalists that I’m thinking of
becoming one. (so… that)
My experience working with environmentalists _____________ I’m thinking of becoming one.
e. That young activist is not only very intelligent but she also has lots of creativity. (both… and)
That young activist is __________________________________________________________.
f. She doesn’t go for upcycling. She doesn’t recycle. (neither… nor)
She ______________________________________________________________________ does
she recycle.
g. This is a very hard decision to take. I find it interesting. (more)
The harder a decision is, ___________________________________________________ find it.

WRITING
Your school is celebrating Earth Day and you
have been chosen to deliver the opening speech. It
has to be a persuasive speech in which you ask
people to take action regarding the environmental
problems the planet is facing as well as the role of
humans.

Write no less than 160 Words.

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