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HUMAN IMPACT
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Vocabulary Environment collocations
1 Read the newspaper article, then complete the collocations with the nouns in the box.

catastrophe disposal erosion habitats tourism waste wind farms
ACT NOW SAYS PUBLIC OPINION

Astonishingly, just 30% of local citizens think the council is doing enough
to prevent an ecological (1) , according to a recent survey by
a prominent campaign group. Following major storms over the past few
weeks, coastal (2) is said to be increasing at an unprecedented
rate. The impact of this is not just alarming to homeowners on that stretch
of land, but also to local wildlife groups, who point to the cliffs as breeding
ground for puffins, amongst other species.
A series of newspaper articles exposing the shocking levels of plastic
pollution on our beaches has resulted in more being done to promote
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sustainable (3) in the region, especially ahead of peak seasons,
such as summer. With opinion polls already at an all-time low, it is perhaps
no surprise that meetings are now said to be hurriedly taking place with
the MP for the region. In an apparent bid to appease critics who point to
his lack of action on the renewable energy pledge he made two years ago,
discussions are reported to be centred on the option of building several
offshore (4) on our eastern coastline.
However, development of such a project is sure to concern
sea life charities, who are bound to point to the impact such a
project would have on already fragile marine (5) .
Since the national scandal three years ago, which found https://english0905.com/private/
a number of factories to have been dumping hazardous
(6) into the sea, killing fish populations, charities
have been granted more oversight of the area. While this has
led to more responsible waste (7) in the area,
fish populations are still said to be below previous levels.

2 Which four nouns from Exercise 1 do each of the following sets of or words
collocate with?
1 climate / environmental / humanitarian
3 gradual / soil / wind
4 household / industrial / organic
natural / shrinking / woodland
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3 Complete the table with the collocations 1–7 in the article.
Adjective + noun Noun + noun

4 Choose four of the collocations in Exercises 3 and write sentences about the impact
of humans on coastal regions.

5 S P E A K Work in pairs. Compare your sentences with your partner. Do you agree with
each other’s statements?
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