7. Ecology
≈ 5 minUnits 6–102 exemples3 questions
Pollution, climate change and protecting the environment; cause and effect.
AaRésumé du cours
Vocabulary
Pollution, global warming, greenhouse gases, deforestation, desertification, drought, renewable energy, to recycle, waste, endangered species, carbon footprint.
Grammar: expressing cause and result
Cause: because, because of, due to, as, since. Result: so, therefore, as a result, consequently, so… that.
Function: expressing purpose
to, in order to, so as to, so that.
Writing
An article proposing solutions to an environmental problem in your town.
✎Exemples corrigés
Exemple 1
Join: Factories release smoke. The air is polluted.
Voir la correction
Factories release smoke; as a result, the air is polluted.
Exemple 2
Name two renewable energies used in Morocco.
Voir la correction
Solar energy (Noor Ouarzazate) and wind energy.
?Teste-toi
Clique sur la bonne réponse.
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Deforestation means…
Réponse
a) cutting down forests — Loss of forests. -
The match was cancelled ___ the storm.
Réponse
a) because of — + noun. -
We recycle ___ reduce waste.
Réponse
a) in order to — Purpose.
Résumé rédigé par Nqraw selon le programme officiel marocain.