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Unit 3 Environmental Protection
Learning About Language
Build up your vocabulary
Learning objectives
By the end of this section, you will be able to:
1. learn some words and examine how they are used in context;
2. know two main sources of carbon dioxide emission;
3. understand word meanings and their differences and use them to
create sentences.
Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the words in the box.
broadcast comprehensive ecology starve seize
1. The Amazon basin, known as the “lungs of the world”, not only provides some ________ balance for the planet, but also food and resources for the local natives.
2. Thousands of baby penguins ___________ to death because the changing climate forced their parents to leave them and travel long distances in search of food.
3. Many experts link China’s economic success to the _____________ reform that China has undergone since 1978.
4. The speaker said the media should make more __________ that spread awareness of the climate crisis and possible solutions.
5. To deal with climate change, we must _________ the initiative to do whatever is necessary to protect our environment.
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Complete the passage with the correct forms of the words in the box.
fuel policy release restrict sustain trend
fuel: a substance such as coal, oil, or petrol that is burned to provide heat or power
policy: a set of ideas or plans that is used as a basis for making decisions, especially in politics, economics, or business
release: to let a substance flow out
restrict: to limit or control the size, amount, or range of something
sustain: to cause or allow something to continue for a period of time
trend: a general tendency in the way a situation is changing or developing
Complete the passage with the correct forms of the words in the box.
fuel