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Exercises
Exercises 10A
4 The Blue Planet
1 What a Wonderful World
Exercises 10A
1 The Commonwealth of Nations
2 Living in the English-speaking World
3 Explore
4 The Blue Planet
5 Changes
6 Expressions
7 William Shakespeare
8 We Are the Future
1 What a Wonderful World
2 Threatened Beauty
3 Threatened Beauty
4 Carly – A Naturalist
5 Global Warming
6 Global Warming
7 The Great Divide
8 The United Nations
1 What a Wonderful World
What do you remember from the text? Choose the correct answer.
Why is our planet called the “the Blue Planet”?
Because the sky looks blue from Earth.
Because Earth faces severe environmental problems and “the Blue Planet” is a metaphor for the sadness of this situation.
Because two thirds of Earth consists of water.
Why is the cutting down of rainforests an environmental problem?
The main reason is that the rainforests are our main source of oxygen.
The main reason is that the rainforests ensure sufficient rainfall even during the dry seasons.
The main reason is that the rainforests produce carbon dioxide that is needed to ensure the greenhouse effect.
What is the Antarctic?
A common name for the coldest areas on earth, the South Pole and the North Pole.
An immense area in the northernnmost part of the globe, including the North Pole.
An immense area in the southernmost part of the globe, including the South Pole.
How high is Mount Everest?
7,200 metres above sea level
8,848 metres above sea level
11,000 metres above sea level
You are on safari in Africa and spot “the big five”. What do you see?
Lion, leopard, elephant, rhino and buffalo
Elephant, giraffe, buffalo, lion and hippopotamus
Giraffe, zebra, lion, elephant and cheetah
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