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3 Our planet
The environment
Write true sentences about the place where you live.

1 2
The There
. in my street.

3 4
There There
from factories. near where I live.

5 6
There They collect
. .

7 8
There
a problem. .

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Environment verbs
SB Vocabulary bank page 95 Write the environment verbs.

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phrasal verb phrasal verb

> to make a person or place clean and tidy > to make a tree or plant fall down
They’re the river. by cutting it near the bottom
People are too many trees.
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4
verb
> to damage something so badly that it verb
doesn’t exist any longer > to let something that you are
People are the orang-utans’ habitat. carrying fall to the ground
I hate it when people litter
5 in the street.

6
verb
> to put seeds or small plants in the verb
ground so that they will grow
> to keep someone or something safe
We some trees in our garden
last weekend. We can all help to the planet.

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7

verb
verb
> to find a new use for something
> to put old paper, glass and plastic
through a process so it is used again At school we glass jars to
keep things in.
There’s a shop that plastic
bottles to make furniture.
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verb

phrasal verb > to use too much of something or

to use it badly
> to get rid of something that you don’t
They a lot of food because
want to use again
the meals are too big.
Can you your rubbish , please?

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In town
1 Write the words.

1 2 3

4 5 6

7 8 9

2 Complete the notes about the place where you live.

I’d like my village/town/city to have …

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Study help Word formation 2

• We can make nouns from verbs with different suffixes.

These are two common ones:
-tion -sion

pollute pollution decide decision

verb noun verb noun

• If you learn some common word formation patterns, it will help you
to understand and to use new words.

1 Write the nouns for these verbs using one of the suffixes above.
Then check your answers in a dictionary.

Verb Noun Verb Noun

1 act 7 donate
2 collect 8 educate
3 confuse 9 express
4 create 10 persuade
5 discuss 11 protect
6 divide 12 revise

2 Write the nouns for these verbs. Use a dictionary to help you.
1 admit 6 extend

2 apply 7 inform

3 compete 8 organise

4 describe 9 permit

5 destroy 10 solve

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will/won’t
1 Highlight the verb phrases about the future. Then complete the tables
with will/won’t and the verb go.
1 Climate scientists predict that the world will be warmer in the future.
2 Will sea levels rise? Yes, they will.
3 How much will sea levels rise? We won’t know for a long time.
4 I don’t think scientists will agree about that.
5 There will probably be more storms and floods.
6 Some animal species probably won’t survive in a warmer world.
7 Maybe some islands will disappear.
8 I’m sure the problem won’t go away.

Statements Questions Short answers

I I I
You you Yes, you 4
.
He + ‘ll (will) he he
She 1
. 2
she 3
? she
It – won’t it it
We we No, we 5
.
They they they

2 Complete the rules.

1 We make predictions about the future with will or

+ the infinitive without to.
2 The word order in predictions with probably is:
I/You + 1
probably
He/She/It go.
We/They – probably 2

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Zero conditional
1 Look at the rule. Then highlight the condition clauses in sentences 1–4.

We use the zero conditional to say that one thing (the result)
always happens with another (the condition).

If clause = condition Main clause = result

If you give them the wrong food, birds get sick or die.

1 Many birds don’t survive the winter if they can’t find food.
2 If I put food on a bird table every day, lots of birds come to it.
3 If you don’t give the right food, is that bad for the birds?
4 You can find out what’s good for them if you look on the internet.

2 Answer the questions about the zero conditional.

1 Do we use the present simple in the condition clause? Yes / No

2 Do we use the present simple in the result clause? Yes / No
3 Can we put the result clause before the condition clause? Yes / No
4 When do we use a comma between clauses?
If clause + main clause main clause + If clause

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First conditional
1 Highlight the verbs in the condition clauses. Then underline the verbs
in the main clauses.
1 If the world gets much hotter, there will be some big problems.
2 The problems will be worse if we don’t do anything about them.
3 Climate change won’t slow down if we don’t do something about it.
4 Will it help the environment if everybody tries to save energy?
5 If we plant more trees, will they absorb some CO2?
6 If more of us walk or cycle to school, we won’t use so much petrol.

2 Read and complete the rules.

The first conditional describes the result of a possible future action

or situation.
If clause = condition Main clause = result
If the world gets much hotter, there will be some big problems.
1 The condition clause is about the .
2 We use a verb form in the condition clause.
3 We use / + infinitive in the result clause.
4 When do we use a comma between clauses?
If clause + main clause main clause + If clause

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Language links Predictions

Read the sentences and highlight the verb phrases. Then write the rules for
the formation of predictions.

In English En français Auf Deutsch

There will be more Il y aura davantage Es wird in der Zukunft
pollution problems de problèmes de mehr Probleme mit der
in the future. pollution dans le futur. Umweltverschmutzung geben.
Temperatures will Les températures Die Temperaturen werden
go up. augmenteront. steigen.
Rule: Rule: Rule:

may and might PER Niveau 2 Discovery

Highlight the modal verbs may and might. Then complete the rules.

How much will temperatures and sea levels rise?

We don’t know exactly, but there may be frequent floods in coastal
cities. Some coastal cities might disappear under water. Many places
may not get enough rain, and some countries might not get any rain.

May and might are modal verbs.

1 We use them when it’s certain / possible that something will happen.
2 The form is may/might + infinitive with to / without to .
3 The form is the same / different for all persons.
4 The negative forms are and might not.

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Unit 3 Our planet
The environment Words and phrases
exhaust fumes gaz d’échappement climate change changement
litter détritus climatique
pollution pollution collection collecte
power station centrale électrique environment environnement
recycling recyclage (there were) few (il y avait) peu de
rubbish ordures, déchets (tornadoes) (tornades)
smog smog, nuage de flood (n) inondation, crue
pollution frequent fréquent
traffic jam embouteillage, human (adj) humain
bouchon hurricane ouragan
ice glace
Environment verbs international international
clean up nettoyer (there is) less (il y a) moins de
cut down abattre (rain) (pluie)
destroy détruire natural naturel
drop jeter, faire tomber neighbourhood quartier
plant planter organise organiser
protect protéger reason raison
recycle recycler solution solution
reuse réutiliser temperature température
throw away jeter thunderstorm orage
waste gaspiller tornado tornade
(pl tornadoes)
In town
block of flats immeuble also aussi, également
(d’habitation) Finally, … Enfin / Pour finir, …
bottle bank conteneur de First of all, … Tout d’abord, …
récupération For me, … Pour moi, …
du verre I believe … Je crois …
car park parking If you ask me, … Si tu veux / vous
cycle lane bande cyclable voulez mon avis, …
pavement trottoir In addition, … Par ailleurs, …
petrol station station-service In my opinion, … Selon moi, …
public transport transports en In my view, … A mon avis, …
commun like (prep) comme
skatepark skatepark probably probablement
sports facilities installations sportives Secondly, … Deuxièmement, …
such as comme
To sum up, … Pour résumer, …

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Words and phrases

application candidature, demande
apply poser sa candidature, s’inscrire
as a result en conséquence, suite à cela
cause (n) cause
cause (v) provoquer
coastal côtier
destruction ravages
dramatic spectaculaire
expert expert
fascinating fascinant
global mondial
increase (v) augmenter
issue (n) problème, question
melt fondre
pollute polluer
rise – rose monter
sea level niveau de la mer
unless à moins que

Culture in mind Technology

available disponible, accessible coal charbon
basket panier gas gaz
breathe (in) respirer hydroelectric barrage
get around se déplacer dam hydroélectrique
hire (n) location non-renewable (énergie) non
mayor maire (energy) renouvelable
reduce réduire nuclear energy énergie nucléaire
scheme système, projet oil pétrole
share (v) partager renewable (energy) (énergie)
solve résoudre renouvelable
wheel roue solar energy énergie solaire
waves vagues
wind power énergie éolienne

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