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3 Vocabulary Match the words below with the pictures a-d and the definitions 1 4.

• smog • acid rain • oil spills • toxic waste

a b c d

1. a layer of oil on the 2. a mixture of smoke and 3. rain containing acids 4. materials containing
surface of the water fog caused by car fumes which are harmful chemicals which are
which comes from ships and factory gases especially to trees and no longer used and
forests are pumped into
4 Grammar rivers, lakes and seas

Passive Voice (Present Perfect Simple – Future ‘will’ – modal verbs)

ACTIVE VOICE PASSIVE VOICE
Many rivers have been polluted by
Present Perfect Simple Factories have polluted many rivers.
factories.
Future ‘will’ They will clean up the beach. The beach will be cleaned up.
Modal verbs (can, People can save the environment. The environment can be saved.
could, may, might, They shouldn’t cut down trees. Trees shouldn’t be cut down.
must, should, have to) © MM Publications

Rewrite the sentences using the Passive Voice. Start with the words given.

1. They will plant more trees in my neighbourhood. 3. The government has fined lots of factories for
More trees polluting rivers.
. Lots of factories
2. People shouldn’t throw rubbish in the sea. .
Rubbish 4. People must use cars less in the city centre to
. reduce the smog.
Cars
.
5 Speak

Talk in pairs. Discuss the problems below and say what
should/can/must be done. Use the ideas in the box. • higher fines / give
• cars / use / less
• glass / paper / recycle
• money / give / organisations
• factories / move away / from cities
• environment / protect / by
There is too Factories and Oil spills harm People produce governments
much smog farms pollute sea birds. too much
in cities. rivers. rubbish. • cars / not allow / in city centres
• oil / remove / from feathers / with
There is too much smog in cities. What do you think should be done? washing-up liquid
I think cars should be used less.

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