ALFREDO IRIARTE SCHOOL

ENGLISH GUIDE LEVEL EIGHTH

NAME __NATALY CARDENAS_
DATE__20/04/2021__

HUMAN ACTIONS AND THE

ENVIRONMENT

WORD BANK
Air pollution
/ Illegal
mining/ water
pollution
Deforestation

Environmental Concerns
1. Label the photos with words from the Word Bank.

A B C D

C I come from Xingtai in China. B Magdalena region of

Here in the
1 Unfortunately there are so many 2Colombia we have major environmental
factories here and they cause really problems thanks to Illegal for gold and
bad air pollution mining
. It’s horrible; when Icarbon. This practice devastates the biodiversity go outside I wear a mask. I want to
doof our rivers and forests. It’s time we put a
something to change this!stop to this practice.

D I am Brazilian and I am really worried A

We come from Argentina where you can find the
3about the rate of Deforestatio of our 4 Matanza-Riachuelo River. It is also called the ‘Killer’
Amazon rainforest. Large cattle farmers and river. This is because it is one
mining are the principal causes. My friends of the ten rivers with the most Water pollution in
and I are trying to think of ideas to solve the the world. We have to stop local factories from
problem. dumping waste into the river.
 2. Complete the comments in exercise 1 with the words from the Word Bank and match
them to the correct photo.

3. What would you do to help the environment in your area? Make full sentences with would like to
or wouldn’t like to about each idea.
1. No, I wouldn't like to sort rubbish at a recycling centre. (sort rubbish at a recycling centre)
2. No, I wouldn´t like to participate in a demonstration (participate in a demonstration)
3. Yes, I would like to organize apetition (organize a petition)
4. Yes, I would like to volunteer at a community garden (volunteer at a community garden)
5. Yes, I would like to help plant trees in a park in your comunity (help plant trees in a park in your comunity)

Working for a Cause

1. Complete the sentences with prepositions from the box. 2. Read and
complete
1. We are worried about the levels of contamination. paragraphs
2. He is interested about saving the Andean spectacled 1–3 with the
bear. correct form
of the verbs
3. They are concerned about erosion. in brackets.
4. She is good about taking photos. Then match
with photos
 A–C.
about (x2) at in
A
1. Pablo is really interested in 1 conserving (conserve) the
natural habitat of the Andean condors. He loves
2 to be (be) in nature and is really good at
3 organizing (organize) tree planting days with his
friends.

B
2. Sara enjoys 4 meditating (meditate) in the forest,
but she is concerned about illegal mining in the area.
She would like to 5 start(start) an educational campaign
about the negative impacts of mining.

3. Andrés and Tina like 6 (swim) in their

C
local river, but they are worried about the water
pollution from local factories. They are interested in
7 creating(create) an online magazine about

sustainability.
swimming
3. Match 1–6 with A–F to make complete
sentences.
A. we refer to this as deforestation.
1. When communities of organisms share
mutual needs and benefits, B
B. it is considered symbiotic.
2. When there are a variety of different
organisms living in the same area, C
C. the biodiversity is healthy.
3. When people cut down lots of trees,
A
D. it is sustainable.
4. When an animal lives in its natural
habitat, F
E. they are in an ecosystem.
5. When an ecosystem is capable of
supporting itself, D
F. it lives in its natural environment.
6. When everything is connected and
interdependent, E
 Regional Environmental Problems

C
olombia is the second most biodiverse country in
Andes mountains, while there
the world, after Brazil. This is because of the have been major rises in
variety of different ecosystems like tropical forests, deforestation in Putumayo and
mountain habitats, grasslands, páramos, and deserts. Norte de Santander in the past
Amphibians, birds and plants are just some of the few years.
species that make up a large part of Colombia’s
biodiversity. In fact, Colombia is known for having Deforestation has many negative
more bird species than any other country, with more effects on the environment,
than 1900 species. including habitat loss, a decrease
in biodiversity, the extinction
Now for the sad news; Colombia is facing a major of animal and plant species, soil erosion, air
ecological problem because of illegal logging, the pollution. There are many others, too. Today,
agricultural industry, the mining industry, cocaine almost one-third of Colombia’s original forest has
production and the development of hydro- been destroyed by deforestation, so as you can
electricity energy resources. Deforestation costs imagine, this is a serious problem and urgent action
the country 2,000 km of forest each year and this is required. It is a problem
figure is rising. The areas with the highest that affects us all, so please, educate yourselves and take
deforestation rates include Caquetá in the Amazon action now. Who knows, tomorrow might be too late!
region and Antioquia in the

1. Read the article and complete the table. Write full sentences.
1. Area (where?) 3. Causes (why?)
because of illegal logging, the agricultural industry,
is in the mining industry, cocaine production and the
Colombia development of hydro-electricity energy resources.
2. Problem (what?) 4. Impact of the problem (how?)
Colombia is facing a habitat loss, a decrease in biodiversity,
major ecological problem the extinction of animal and plant
species, soil erosion, air pollution.

2. You are worried about the deforestation in Colombia. Write a letter to the
Colombian government to express your concern.

Dear Mr President,
I enjoy walk in our forests, but I am
(an activity you do in forests)
Busy for the deforestation here in Colombia.
Want ask you to
I am writing to you because I
Plant trees .
stop the logging of our forests and start (an in the to stop the problem)
action
causes
Deforestation is very bad for our environment because it
habitat loss .

Urgent action is needed.

Yours sincerely,
Nataly
(your name)
Cardenas
Check Your Progress

Choose the correct option.

1. Which is not an action to 6. We are interested an environmental

combat environmental website.
problems?
a.in starting c. in start
a.volunteer to plant trees b.to start d. about starting
b.organize and sign a petition
c.dump waste into rivers 7. The natural environment where a
d.take part in a demonstration species lives.
a.habitat c. sustainable
2. What environmental problem isn’t
b.biodiversity d. symbiotic
caused by the agriculture industry?
a.soil pollution c. illegal mining 8. The journalist would like research
b.deforestation d. water pollution into deforestation.
a. doing b. to do c. did d. have done
3. Choose the correct sentence.
a.I am concerned in soil erosion. 9. Roberto is interested signing the
b.I am concerned at soil erosion. petition.
c.I am concerned to soil erosion. a. at b. about c. in d. to
d.I am concerned about soil erosion. 10. She wouldn’t like to in a
4. I am good at trees. polluted river.
a.plant c. planted a.swims c. swimming
b.planting d. plants b.swam d. swim
5. Which industry extracts metals?
a.agriculture c. mining
b.cars d. factories

Very Quite With

well well difficul
ty
I can understand vocabulary
X
Vocabula related to human actions and
ry impact on the environment.
I can use adjective-preposition X
Gramma collocations
r to talk about human actions.
I can understand texts related to X
Reading
environmental problems and human
actions.
I can write about environmental X
Writing
problems and human actions.

I can understand audio material related to X

Listening
environmental problems and human
actions.
I can speak about environmental X
Speaking