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    This document contains a vocabulary quiz with questions about words related to environmental issues and climate change. [1] It includes a table to fill in with the correct forms of sample nouns, verbs, and adjectives. [2] There are also sentences to complete using words from the vocabulary list provided. [3] Finally, there is a section to choose the appropriate preposition to complete sentences using adjectives, verbs, and nouns related to topics like global warming, environmental research, and pollution.

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    /20 C1 Pathway Vocabulary Quiz – Unit 2

    Katie AmairaniGewers Turrubiates


    I. Complete the following table with the correct forms of the words. (5 marks)

    Nouns Verbs Adjectives


    affordability Afford affordable

    critic criticize Critical

    approach Approach Approachable

    urbanization Urbanize urbanized

    Conformity conform Conform

    II. Complete the following sentences using an appropriate word from the Unit 2
    vocabulary list. Be sure to use the correct form of the word.

    An example (0) has been given. (5 marks)

    0) For many people, having children really puts the problem of global warming into
    perspective. No longer an abstract problem, they understand that it will have very real
    effects on their family.

    1) Pollution takes a toll on our health, but it also causes damage to


    the environment and even the economy.

    2)
    advocates of ‘green’ policies, such as giving a tax credit to
    homeowners who install more energy efficient appliances, argue
    that it is necessary to give people economic incentives to behave in
    an environmentally-friendly way.

    3) The implementation of the government’s plan to shut down all coal-fired


    power plants was slower than expected. However, as of January 2014, all of Ontario’s
    plants have been permanently deactivated.
    /20 C1 Pathway Vocabulary Quiz – Unit 2

    III. Choose a suitable word from the list below and insert it into the space with the
    appropriate preposition and in the correct form, if needed. Not all words will
    be used. An example (0) has been given. (5 marks)
    emergence advocates supporters
    benefit research responding
    approach role respond

    Example: The emergence of Brazil on the world stage, along with China and
    India, means a shift in geopolitical power from the developed countries in the West and
    North, to the rapidly developing economies of the East and South.

    1. supporters of the Green Party argue that the government plays an


    important role in addressing climate change. Unfortunately, the
    Canadian government has been cutting funding for environmental scientists who are
    conducting key to approach the impact of global warming.
    to respond criticism, the government insists that it is not conducting a
    ‘War on Science’ and that it supports Canadian research. However, money speaks louder
    than words: according to a University of Montreal study, from March 2005 until 2010,
    religious NGOs received a 42 per cent increase in funding, while secular NGOs only
    received a 5% increase. Clearly, religious charities benefits from the
    Harper government’s preference for faith over fact.

    IV. Choose a suitable preposition to go along with the adjective, verb, or noun
    provided. An example (0) has been given. (5 marks)

    0. The Hunger Games is a dystopian science fiction novel by Suzanne Collins. Set in a post-
    apocalyptic world where adolescents selected in a lottery compete in a televised battle to the
    death, it is clearly oriented towards younger readers.

    1. Over 50 million people participated in a recent survey of attitudes towards global


    warming.

    2. "Little Evidence for High Cancer Rates in Oilsands Community," read a recent
    newspaper headline. This appears to contradict previous findings by Canadian scientists
    whose research on the effects of the oilsands on aboriginal health showed higher-
    than-normal rates of several rare cancers.

    3. The debate about global warming is over: 97% of climate scientists agree that
    humans are responsible for climate-warming trends over the last century.

    4. The depletion of the ozone layer accelerated in the 20th century due to the release of large
    quantities of man-made chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) and other compounds. When these CFCs
    interact with ultraviolet light, they release radicals that break down ozone molecules.
    /20 C1 Pathway Vocabulary Quiz – Unit 2

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