2. Lexical and grammatical exercises 2. 1. Supply the geographic term that correctly completes each sentence. 1. Materials people use to meet basic needs are called
2. A ＿_____ _______ can be replaced naturally and can be used over and over again.
3. A _________ is an inorganic substance in the earth's crust, such as gold and iron ore.
4. ________ is the soil layer that consists of decayed plants and animals.
5._________ makes it possible to reuse products that have been used and discarded.
6. A person who works to protect natural resources is a _________.
7. _________are oil-based materials.
8. An energy source that has been formed from the remains of plants and animals that died millions of years ago is known as a _________.
2. 2. Match the words in A with the words in B to form word combinations. 1)A. hunting; decayed; muscle; hazardous; resource; fossil; mineral; natural
B. fuel; depletion; power; ground; gas; deposit; waste; plant
2)A. to gain; to manufacture; to meet; to plow (plough); to raise; to pump; to deplete; to prevent; to generate; to preserve
B. electricity; oil resources; erosion; basic needs; goods; fields; value; natural habitat; crop; water
2.3. Cross out a word in a line which is different. Number each line according to the headings given below. Forest bauxite soil wildlife
Sun wind fossil geothermal
iron ore sun energy copper fossil fuel
overhunting overfishing overlapping overgazing
abundant scarce exhaustible fragile
fertilisers traces sewage pesticides
1. Overuse of something.
2. Renewable natural resources.
3. Pollutants.
4. Resources that can be depleted.
5. Non-renewable natural resources.
6. Kinds ofenergy.
2.4. Fill in the missing forms of the words.
Noun
Verb
Noun
Adjective
Deplete
hazardous
contaminant
scarcity
increase
Attentive
consumption
efficiency
Supply
recreational
2. 5. Match the verbs close in meaning in A and B. A. bring about; demand; encourage; dispose (of); deplete; concern; gain; rely (on); replace; supply; search (for); prevent; convert
B. provide; reduce; worry; depend (on); acquire; substitute (for); look for; stop; change; discard; require; stimulate; cause.
