Nature and the environment

THE ENVIRONMENT
Complete the following sentences with a word or expression . There are some that you do not need.

CFC • unleaded petrol • endangered • tidal energy • ozone layer

natural resources • desertification • fumes • greenhouse effect

pollution • acid rain • extinct • global warming • fossil fuels • rainforest

solar power • wildlife • recycle • bottle bank • ecological

1. ________ falling on forests has killed a lot of trees in the last 20 years.
2. The council is encouraging us to ________ more household rubbish.
3. Factories and vehicles produce a lot of dangerous ________.
4. ________ of the atmosphere has increased over the last 50 years, making the environment very
dirty.
5. The effect of gases in the earth's atmosphere is preventing the earth from losing heat; this is
called the ________.
6. When ________ gases are released into the atmosphere, they rise slowly.
7. The hole in the ________ is getting larger every year.
8. If ________ continues, there is a danger that the polar ice-cap will start to melt.
9. We take all our empty bottles to the ________ so that the glass can be used again.
10. Long periods of drought have brought about the ________ of whole areas of central Africa.
11. Tigers, whales and panda bears are all ________ species.
12. People are worried that soon whales will become ________.
13. We should use fewer ________ such as oil and coal, and look to other energy sources such as ________ and ________.

CLASSIFICATIONS
Put the words below into their appropriate box depending on their classification. There are eight
words for each box.

cactus • fir • rose • salmon • bee • swan • seaweed • squid • owl
peacock • marigold • ladybird • palm • human • lily • shark • parrot
squirrel • crab • seagull • bamboo • lobster • tulip • orchid • trout
butterfly • crow • wasp • bat • snail • cedar • hedgehog • leopard
daffodil • eagle • octopus • deer • dolphin • whale • oak • penguin
oyster • mushroom • beetle • worm • ant • poppy • daisy

Mammals:

Birds:

Insects and invertebrates:

Flowers:

Trees and other plants:

Sea and river creatures:

IDIOMS, COLLOQUIALISMS AND OTHER EXPRESSIONS
In the grid at the bottom  you will find the names of several animals. Use these to
complete sentences 1 - 12. The first letter of each animal has been given to you after each
sentence. (One animal is mentioned twice.)

1. A _____ in the hand is worth two in the bush. (b)
2. How do I know? A little _____ told me! (b)
3. He seems inoffensive, but actually he's a ______ in sheep's clothing (w)
4. He walked to school at a _____'s pace. (s)
5. She was so nervous before the exam she had _____ in her stomach. (b)
6. Don't count your _____ before they're hatched! (c)
7. I can't get her to agree; she's as stubborn as a ____ . (m)
8. The new airport is a complete white ____(e)
9. Don't puzzle me; I hate it when you try to_____ me. (f)
10. Our company is having some serious financial problems. We're a lame _____ at the moment. (d)
11. It's been a long time since he came here. We haven't seen him for ________'s years! (d)
12. It was a difficult problem, but he decided to take the _____ by the horns and tell his father he was leaving the family firm. (b)