1.Ecological Problems Ecology is a science which studies the relationship between all forms of life on our planet and the environment
2.Large cities with thousands of polluting plants and factories can be found nowadays all over the world. Cars with their engines have become the main source of polluting in industrial countries.
3.Vast forests are cut down everywhere for the needs of industries. As a result many kinds of animals, birds, fish and plants are disappearing nowadays
4.There is an international organization called Greenpeace which is doing much to preserve the environment
5.They pollute the air we breathe, the water we drink, the fields where our crops are grown. The pollution of the air and the world’s oceans and the thinning the ozone layer are the other problems arising from men’s careless attitude to ecology.
6.Active measures should be taken to save the life on our planet
3 Match each word or phrase with its definition.
1 This says where something is when it's facing something else. c opposite
2 This can mean “exactly' or directly'. _e right
3 This describes something that is the most important or the biggest. —f main
4 This can mean to persuade someone to do something. g get
5 When you don't arrive late for something, you're this. d on time
6 This describes something that's not correct. b wrong_
7 This says where something is when it's on top of something else. a above