Задание

You and your classmate have to make a report on The Environmental issues. Your classmate asks you to explain the meanings of some terms. Match the words with their definitions.

Dioxide

Fertilizer

Recycling

Climate change

Emission

Alternative

Extinction

Deforestation

Pollution

Renewable energy

changes in the world's weather, particularly an increase in temperature, thought to be caused by things such as carbon dioxide in the atmosphere

the cutting down of trees in a large area, or the destruction of forests by people

damage caused to water, air, etc. by harmful substances or waste

the process of collecting and changing old paper, glass, plastic, etc. so that it can be used again

energy that is produced using the sun, wind, etc., or from crops, rather than using fuels such as oil or coal

a chemical substance consisting of two atoms of oxygen combined with one atom of another element

a situation in which something no longer exists

an alternative plan or method is one that you can use if you do not want to use another one

a natural or chemical substance that is spread on the land or given to plants, to make plants grow well

an amount of something, especially a gas that harms the environment, that is sent out into the air