UNIT 6: GLOBAL WARMING

I. Match the word with its definition.
A

B

1. Atmosphere

a. a measure of the amount of carbon dioxide that is
produced by the daily activities of a person or company

2. Dump

b. the production or sending out of light, heat, gas, etc.

3. Carbon footprint

c. to pay no attention to something

4. Emission

d. no longer in existence

5. Extinct

e. to get rid of something you do not want

6. Ignore

f.


3. ignore

infectious

severe

balance

4. sparingly

severe

atmosphere

fertiliser

5. greenhouse

suspect

severe

infectious

6. footprint

extinct

sparingly

5. Most ………………….. that are commonly used in agriculture contain the three basic plant
nutrients: nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium.
6. If ………………….. continues at current rates, scientists estimate nearly 80 to 90% of
tropical rainforest ecosystems will be destroyed by the year 2020.
IV. Match the word and its definition.
A

B

1. Lawmaker

A. a long period of time when there is little or no rain

2. Harvest

B. a lack of food during a long period of time in a region

3. Famine

C. a person in government who makes the laws of a country

4. Drought

D. the process of removing dirt, pollution, or things that are
considered bad or immoral from a place

5. Clean-up

E. the time of year when the crops are gathered in on a farm,
etc.; the act of cutting and gathering crops

capture

related

diversity

4. absorb

catastrophic

disrupt

awareness

5. climate

clean-up

famine

related

VI. Complete the sentences using the given words.
catastrophic

diversity

absorb

heat-related


C. for having offended him.

preparations,
4. Linda admitted

D. having upset her best friend.

5. Having offended him,

E. they put their plan into action.

6. Having finished typing and

F. she is now preparing for it.

editing the report,
7. She really regretted

G. we now suffer from catastrophic man-made
environmental disasters.

8. Having been called for an

H. e pressed "Ctr + P" to print it.

interview,
9. Having treated the environment
unkindly,


A. Gerund

B. Perfect gerund

C. Past participle D. Perfect participle

5. My boss is considering investing more money in building new five-star hotels and resorts.
A. Gerund

B. Perfect gerund

C. Past participle D. Perfect participle

6. Having missed important lectures on alternative energy, she couldn't finish her oral test on
this subject.
A. Gerund

B. Perfect gerund

C. Past participle D. Perfect participle

7. Every member of the team praised him for having helped the team win the championship.
A. Gerund

B. Perfect gerund

C. Past participle D. Perfect participle

8. Having experienced a sharp decline in profits, the company has to dismiss a large number of
employees.

drowning.
5. Since the local authorities had failed to manage water resources efficiently, they had to deal
with water shortages.
A. The local authorities had to deal with water management and water shortages at the
same time.
B. Having had to deal with water shortages, the local authorities failed to manage water
resources efficiently.
C. Having failed to manage water resources efficiently, the local authorities had to deal
with water shortages.
6. Tom broke his promise to keep my secret. He apologised for that.
A. Having broken his promise to keep my secret, he apologises for that.
B. Tom apologised to me for having broken his promise to keep my secret.
C. When Tom breaks his promise to keep my secret, he apologises for that.
7. Lan has come up with creative solutions for dealing with air pollution. We praise her for that.
A. Lan is praised for having come up with creative solutions for dealing with air pollution.
B. After Lan came up with creative solutions for dealing with air pollution, we praised her
for that.
C. Having come up with creative solutions for dealing with air pollution, we praised her
for that.
8. Because farmers had been told about the dangers of chemical fertilisers, they turned to biofertilisers.
A. After farmers used bio-fertilisers, they had been told about the dangers of chemical
fertilisers.
B. Before farmers were told about the dangers of chemical fertilisers, they had turned to
bio-fertilisers.
C. Having been told about the dangers of chemical fertilisers, farmers turned to biofertiliser.

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X. Rewrite each sentence so that it has similar meaning to the given sentence(s). Use the

 ……………………………………………………………………………………….
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6. remember/ bag/ my/ gone./ having/ here,/ I/ it’s/ left/ now
 ……………………………………………………………………………………….
7. you/ my/ daughter/ the/ in/ flood./ having/ saved/ for/ Thank
 ……………………………………………………………………………………….
8. friends/ Having/ we/ are/ longer/ character,/ now/ no/ his/ true/ realized
 ……………………………………………………………………………………….

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UNIT 6: GLOBAL WARMING - KEYS
I. Match the word with its definition.
A

B

1. Atmosphere

a. a measure of the amount of carbon dioxide that is
produced by the daily activities of a person or company

2. Dump



II. Find the word which is different from the others in the position of primary stress.
1. atmosphere /ˈætməsfɪə(r)/balance

deforestation /ˈætməsfɪə(r)/fertilizer /ˈfɜːtəlaɪzə(r)/

2. extinct /ɪkˈstɪŋkt/

emission /iˈmɪʃn/

3. ignore

infectious /ɪnˈfekʃəs/ severe /sɪˈvɪə(r)/

balance

4. sparingly /ˈspeərɪŋli/

severe

atmosphere

fertiliser

severe

infectious

extinct


1. Carbon dioxide is one of the primary … greenhouse gases.. that cause global warming.
2. Climate change may lead to the extinction of many species and upset the … ecological..
balance. (upset (v): làm phá vỡ)
3. It's the greenhouse gases that … trap.. heat from the sun and the process makes the earth
become hotter and hotter.
4. Global warming has serious implications for all aspects of human life, including …
infectious.. diseases. (have serious implications: có những tác động nghiêm trọng)

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5. Most … fertilisers.. that are commonly used in agriculture contain the three basic plant
nutrients: nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium. (potassium: kali)
6. If …deforestation.. continues at current rates, scientists estimate nearly 80 to 90% of tropical
rainforest ecosystems will be destroyed by the year 2020.
IV. Match the word and its definition.
A

B

1. Lawmaker

A. a long period of time when there is little or no rain

2. Harvest

B. a lack of food during a long period of time in a region

3. Famine



2. famine /ˈfæmɪn/

related

disrupt /dɪsˈrʌpt/

absorb /əbˈzɔːb/

3. awareness

capture /ˈkæptʃə(r)/ related /rɪˈleɪtɪd/

diversity

4. absorb

catastrophic /ˌkætəˈstrɒfɪk/ disrupt /dɪsˈrʌpt/

awareness

5. climate /ˈklaɪmət/

clean-up

related

/əˈweənəs/

famine

J. they put their plan into action.

11. She apologized him

K. she gave him a heartfelt apology.

12. Having made all necessary

L. for having offended him.

preparations,
13. Linda admitted

M. having upset her best friend.

14. Having offended him,

N. they put their plan into action.

15.Having finished typing and

O. she is now preparing for it.

editing the report,
16.She really regretted

P. we now suffer from catastrophic man-made
environmental disasters.

17.Having been called for an


B. Perfect gerund

C. Past participle D. Perfect participle

4. She always smiles whenever she mentions having met the President of the USA.
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A. Gerund

B. Perfect gerund

C. Past participle D. Perfect participle

5. My boss is considering investing more money in building new five-star hotels and resorts.
A. Gerund

B. Perfect gerund

C. Past participle D. Perfect participle

6. Having missed important lectures on alternative energy, she couldn't finish her oral test on
this subject.
A. Gerund

B. Perfect gerund

C. Past participle D. Perfect participle


C. After she collected enough data, she spent the whole month studying the effects of
deforestation.
4. He risked his own life to rescue a girl from drowning. He was really admired for that.
A. He was really admired for having risked his own life to rescue a girl from drowning.
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B. Because he was really admirable, he risked his own life to rescue a girl from drowning.
C. He had been really admired before he risked his own life to rescue a girl from drowning.
5. Since the local authorities had failed to manage water resources efficiently, they had to deal
with water shortages.
A. The local authorities had to deal with water management and water shortages at the same
time.
B. Having had to deal with water shortages, the local authorities failed to manage water
resources efficiently.
C. Having failed to manage water resources efficiently, the local authorities had to deal
with water shortages.
6. Tom broke his promise to keep my secret. He apologised for that.
A. Having broken his promise to keep my secret, he apologises for that.
B. Tom apologised to me for having broken his promise to keep my secret.
C. When Tom breaks his promise to keep my secret, he apologises for that.
7. Lan has come up with creative solutions for dealing with air pollution. We praise her for that.
A. Lan is praised for having come up with creative solutions for dealing with air pollution.
B. After Lan came up with creative solutions for dealing with air pollution, we praised her for
that.
C. Having come up with creative solutions for dealing with air pollution, we praised her for that.
8. Because farmers had been told about the dangers of chemical fertilisers, they turned to biofertilisers.
A. After farmers used bio-fertilisers, they had been told about the dangers of chemical
fertilisers.
B. Before farmers were told about the dangers of chemical fertilisers, they had turned to biofertilisers.

 Having not slept for two days, she wasn't able to concentrate.
XI. Reorder the words to make complete sentences.
1. decided/ major/ considered/ medicine./ in/ Having/ carefully,/ she
 Having considered carefully, she decided to major in medicine.
2. having/ The/ fire./ were/ started/ punished/ a/ for/ boys
 The boys were punished for having started a fire.
3. around/ the/ omagined/ having/ She/ travelled/ world.
 She imagined having travelled around the world.
4. are/ Having/ about/ protect/ now/ read/ to/ we/ eager/ stories/ environment./ man-made/
disasters,/ the

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 Having read stories about man-made disasters, we are now eager to protect the
environment.
5. forests,/ suffering/ Having/ cut/ effects./ down/ the/ from/ local/ people/ its/ are/ now.
 Having cut down the forests, local people are now suffering from its effects
6. remember/ bag/ my/ gone./ having/ here,/ I/ it’s/ left/ now
 I remember having left my bag here, but now it's gone.
7. you/ my/ daughter/ the/ in/ flood./ having/ saved/ for/ Thank
 Thank you for having saved my daughter in the flood.
8. friends/ Having/ we/ are/ longer/ character,/ now/ no/ his/ true/ realized
 Having realized his true character, we are now no longer friends.

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