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D Find a word/ phrase that means:
1. no longer alive
2. growing or living in, on, or near water
3. throwing away something you do not want,
A. ___________________ B. ____________________
especially in a place which is not allowed
4. a substance that can make people or animals ill
or kill them if they eat or drink it
5. made unclean or unsafe to use
6. to think of an idea, or a plan
C. ___________________ D. ____________________
Watch out!
‘Bless you!’ is an idiom. You say it to somebody
after they have sneezed.
‘I can’t believe my eyes!’ is an informal expression.
Do you know what it means?
E. ___________________ F. ____________________

E Answer the questions.

1. Where are Nick and Mi?
2. What does the water in the lake look like?
3. Why is Mi surprised when they get closer to the G. ___________________ H. ____________________
lake?
Complete the sentences with the types of
4. What is the factory dumping into the lake? pollution.
5. Why is Nick sneezing so much? 1. When _______ happens, the water temperature
in streams, rivers, lakes, or oceans changes.
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F Tick ( ) true (T), false (F), or no information (NI). 2. _______ occurs when the atmosphere contains
gases, dust, or fumes in harmful amounts.
T F NI
3. When radiation goes into the land, air or water, it
1. The water in the lake has been is called _______.
polluted by a ship.
4. Too much use of electric lights in cities may
2. Water pollution in the lake has cause _______.
made the fi sh die.
5. _______ is the contamination of lakes, rivers,
3. Aquatic plants may also die oceans, or groundwater, usually by human
because of the polluted water. activities.
4. Nick wouldn’t sneeze so much if 6. _______ happens when human activities destroy
the air was clean. the Earth’s surface.
7. _______ occurs because there are too many loud
5. Nick and Mi will give a talk about
water and air pollution. sounds in the environment.
8. The sight of too many telephone poles,
advertising billboards, overhead power lines, or
There are diff erent types of pollution. Write
each type under a picture. shop signs may cause _______.
Work in groups. Which types of pollution in
water pollution land/soil pollution air pollution does your neighbourhood face? Rank them
noise pollution thermal pollution light pollution in order of seriousness. Give reasons for your
group’s order.
radioactive pollution visual pollution
Vote for the group with the best reasons.

7 Unit 7/ Pollution