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Unit 12

5 Discuss these questions.
Are there other groups of people who are suffering
directly from climate change? What can be done to
help groups like this?
What ‘traditional knowledge’ is associated with your
culture? How do people view this knowledge today?

Vocabulary
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1 Circle the correct prepositions in italics in these
sentences.
3 17 Listen to the brief introduction to the talk The daily weather markers on / for which they have
about the Inuit people. What information does relied for thousands of years are becoming less
the speaker give about the natural resources you predictable.
discussed in Exercise 2? The Inuit elders and hunters who depend of / on the
land are also disturbed.
4 18 Now listen to a professor of anthropology These feelings are not simply based on / to Inuit
talking about problems facing the Inuit people. For superstition.
questions 1–8, complete the sentences with a short Scientists are now paying attention to what the Inuit
word or phrase. are reporting, and are incorporating it into / on their

research
Professor Moore believes that the majority of They have adapted for / to the cold climate.
(1) are likely to be familiar She doesn’t try to blame anyone for / on the change in
with the concept of global warming. her environment.

The Inuit are alarmed by the damage which is occurring 2 Exam candidates sometimes use the wrong
to their (2) , which is prepositions after verbs. Correct the mistakes in
characterised by such phenomena as melting ice these sentences.
sheets.
Many people firmly believe to the traditional wisdom of
A ring around the moon was one of the their ancestors.
which the Inuit people It is difficult to concentrate in your work if there is loud
used to rely on. music playing.
I recently participated on a charity event at my college.
Elderly Inuit people give of
wildlife suffering as a result of climate change. The company is insisting in the use of low-energy light
bulbs in their offices.
The belief of the Inuit people that the Arctic is melting The government will double the amount it spends in
is now supported by (5) . the environment.

Warning signs include the erosion of Every flight you take contributes with global warming.
(6) and the disappearance Many TV documentaries are now focusing in
of lakes. environmental issues.
The new energy-saving laws apply for all factories and
George Hobson believes the Inuit people have survived offices.
because they have a (7) of
their environment. QBHF -BOHVBHF SFGFSFODF Dependent prepositions

The elderly Inuit woman believes that her people may
be unable to (8) to what is
happening to the environment.

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