Vocabulary Related To Susutainable Development

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The passage discusses vocabulary terms related to sustainable development and provides exercises to match terms with definitions and fill in blanks.

Some vocabulary terms discussed include: urban areas, water shortage, armed conflicts, micro credits, natural resources, economic growth, financial support, birth rate, and global warming.

Examples of matching vocabulary terms with definitions include: endangered species, developing countries, green areas, micro credits, sustainable development, and social justice.

Vocabulary related to sustainable development

Exercise A: Circle the word that does not collocate with the following
verbs:

1. Waste: time – information – resources – money – energy

2. Save: water – time – forests – planet – wildlife – experience

3. Share: support – ideas – knowledge – information – a flat

4. Face: problems – difficulties – trouble – a dilemma –an enemy

Exercise B: Match the words in A with the words in B, then fill in


the blanks with the appropriate collocations:

A B CONTEXTUALISED
1.urban a. 1. A large number of Moroccan women have
2. water resources benefited from interest-free .............to help them
3.armed b. start their own small business.
4.micro shortage 2. It hasn’t rained here for a long time, so the country
5. natural c. areas is likely to suffer from .........in the years to come.
6. d. 3. If the consumption of .................. is not reduced,
economic warming there will be none left for the next generations.
7. e. rate 4. Some African countries are being ravaged
financial f. support by..................... . People kill each other for almost
8. birth g. credits. nothing.
9. global h. growth
i. conflicts

Exercise C: Match the following words or groups of words with


their definitions:

Words / group of Definitions


words
1. Social justice a. Wildlife that is running the risk of extinction
2. Sustainable b. Nations whose population has a low standard of
development living.
3. Green areas c. Loans given to poor people to assist them to shift
4. Micro credits for themselves.
5. Developing d. Development that meets the needs of the
countries present without compromising the needs of the
6. Endangered future generations.
species e. Spaces and sites planted with trees, grass,
flowers, etc.
f. Condition in which all members of a society enjoy
the same rights, security, privileges, benefits,
etc.
Exercise D: fill in the blanks with the appropriate words in the
previous exercise:

1. Greenpeace is an NGO whose mission is not only to fight for


environmental conservation but also for the preservation
of ......................... .

2. The city council offered our association 4 acres of land to be turned


into ................ they also promised to provide us with all trees we
would need.

Vocabulary related to sustainable development


Exercise A: Circle the word that does not collocate with the following
verbs:

1. Waste: time – information – resources – money – energy

2. Save: water – time – forests – planet – wildlife – experience

3. Share: support – ideas – knowledge – information – a flat

4. Face: problems – difficulties – trouble – a dilemma –an enemy

Exercise B: Match the words in A with the words in B, then fill in


the blanks with the appropriate collocations:

A B CONTEXTUALISED
1.urban a. 1. A large number of Moroccan women have
2. water resources benefited from interest-free .............to help them
3.armed b. start their own small business.
4.micro shortage 2. It hasn’t rained here for a long time, so the country
5. natural c. areas is likely to suffer from .........in the years to come.
6. d. 3. If the consumption of .................. is not reduced,
economic warming there will be none left for the next generations.
7. e. rate 4. Some African countries are being ravaged
financial f. support by..................... . People kill each other for almost
8. birth g. credits. nothing.
9. global h. growth
i. conflicts

Exercise C: Match the following words or groups of words with


their definitions:
Words / group of Definitions
words
1. Social justice g. Wildlife that is running the risk of extinction
2. Sustainable h. Nations whose population has a low standard of
development living.
3. Green areas i. Loans given to poor people to assist them to shift
4. Micro credits for themselves.
5. Developing j. Development that meets the needs of the
countries present without compromising the needs of the
6. Endangered future generations.
species k. Spaces and sites planted with trees, grass,
flowers, etc.
l. Condition in which all members of a society enjoy
the same rights, security, privileges, benefits,
etc.

Exercise D: fill in the blanks with the appropriate words in the


previous exercise:

1. Greenpeace is an NGO whose mission is not only to fight for


environmental conservation but also for the preservation
of ......................... .

2. The city council offered our association 4 acres of land to be turned


into ................ they also promised to provide us with all trees we
would need.

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