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Vocabulary WorksheetCONSERvATION

1 Complete the words with the letters below. There are three you don’t need.

inc vir

ang

ing tru

rad raetec tro

ons

our

1 t o u r ism 2 t _ _ _ e3 d _ _ _ er4 des _ _ _ ction

5 pro _ _ _ tion6 ext _ _ _ tion7 c _ _ _ ervation8 en _ _ _ onment

2 Complete the sentences with the words in exercise 1.

1 Tourism is an important part of some countries’ economy.2 There are many organizations that work for the

of animals.3 Orang-utans are in danger of .4 We should protect animals in .5 The of the world’s rainforests affects

us all.6 We should all do our part to look after the .7 I am totally against the international fur .8 Toby is interested in pursuing a career in animal

.

3 Match the words and complete the sentences.

1 close to2 natural3 responsible4 illegal5 serious6 valuable

A habitatB threatC huntingD furE tourismF extinction

1 It is hard to believe that tigers are close to extinction.2 Some animals have been hunted almost to extinction for

their .3 In the UK, people who are caught doing

have to pay a large fine of thousands of pounds.4 Pollution is a(n) to many ecosystems.5 minimizes the negative

social and environmental impacts of going on holiday.6 The rainforest is the of

more than half of the world’s plant and animal species.

IDENTICAL NOUNS AND vERBS

4 Choose the correct answer.

1 Ultimately, the cost / permit / ban of pollution is the destruction of our own species’ habitat.

2 I’m sure I could use / survive / lose in the wild on my own for a week!

3 Harry has to feed / die / attack his pet snake live insects every day!

4 It is necessary for you to have a record / permit / ban in order to hunt in this area.

5 Despite international legislation and campaigning, the trade / cost / market in ivory is increasing.

6 Scientists continue to increase / work / research the impact of global warming on the planet.

5 Write two sentences each time using the words in brackets as a verb (v) and as a noun (N).

1 farm (V) My family have been farming this land for more than 100 years.(N) I’ll take you on a tour of the farm, if you like.

2 work (V) (N)

3 research (V) (N)

4 permit (V) (N)

5 cost (V) (N)

vERB zONE

6 Correct the sentences.

1 If people continue to cut up the Amazon rainforest, the whole world will suffer the consequences.If people continue to cut down the Amazon rainforest, the whole world will suffer the consequences.

2 We should do everything we can to ensure that pandas are not wiped away.

3 Our neighbour is going to look for our dog Bertie while we’re on holiday.

4 If we allow this to carry off, fish stocks will become severely depleted.

5 We’ve got to act fast to stop tigers from dying down in Siberia.