A.
VOCABULARY EXERCISE
(1)
Adults make the most ……………………. decisions about global warming, not young people. For
example, governments have to decide (2) ) ……………………. fossil fuels and renewable energy.
Furthermore, adults decide how ‘green’ their lifestyle at home should be: Do they buy a big or small
car? Do they live in a big or small house? And so on. Having said that, young people are often
better (3) ) ……………………. remembering to (4) ) ……………………. plastic bottles and other (5) )
…………………….. What is more, children walk and (6) ) ……………………. more often (7) )
……………………. adults and this (8) ) ……………………. less pollution. However, they probably
walk and cycle more because they are too young (9) ) ……………………. drive, not because they
care about the environment! So all in all, I do not think young people are doing more than older
people.
B. SENTENCE REWRITING
1. Adult / make / most / important / decision / global warming/ , / not / young / people.
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2. For example / governments / have to / decide / fossil fuel / renewable enery.
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3. Furthermore / adult / decide / how / ‘green’ / lifestyle / home / should be.
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4. They / buy / big / or / small / car ?
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5. They / live / big / small / house?
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6. Having said that / young / people / be / often / better / remember / recycle / plastic bottle / other /
container
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7. What is more / children / walk / cycle / more / often / than / adults / and / this / cause / less /
pollution.
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8. However / they / probably / walk / cycle / more / because / they / be / too / young / to / drive/ not /
because / they / care / about / environment !
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9. So all in all, I / not / think / young / people / do / more / than / older / people.
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