GE B1 Unit 6

Match the words with the definitions.

Match the words with the definitions.

Choose the correct words to complete the sentences.

1. Millions of tons of plastic            [throws, are thrown] away every single day.

2. People            [throw, are thrown] away too much rubbish.

3. Many stars             [are formed, were formed] billions of years ago.

4. The world’s highest mountains           [find, are found] in Asia.

5. Scientists              [believe, are believed] that there will soon be more plastic than fish in the ocean.

6. The first plastic               [invented, was invented] in 1907.

7. Many people            [waste, are wasted] lots of electricity.

8. Too many trees         [cut, are cut] down every year.

9. I             [stopped, was stopped] by a police officer who wanted to ask me some questions.

10. The Earth              [inhabits, is inhabited] by billions of people.

11. The sun first               [appeared, was appeared] in the sky 4.5 billion years ago.

12. The fight to save the last Western Black Rhino          [lost, was lost] in 2011.

13. Many new products which help the environment          [make, are made] in my country.

14. Leo Hendrik Baekeland              [created, was created] the first plastic in 1907.

15. There are plenty of TV programmes which           [show, are shown] the problems facing the environment.

16. Lots of gadgets that use less electricity                  [introduced, were introduced] in the early 21st century.

17. It’s really important that information about the environment           [teaches, is taught] in all schools.

18. I           [asked, was asked] by my teacher to write an essay about the environment.