3. unscramble the sentences o organize an introduction .

___ in other words, we live on a wonderful planet but we have to take care of it because we are
consuming our few natural resources too fast.

___ About 400 billion gallons of water are used worldwide each day.

___much of that gigantic consumption started in the 20th century because the great progress we
achieved became the most serious threat to our environment.

___to understand this number, try to visualize a pool containing water.

___ it is true that the earth is covered by lots of water but only 3% of that water is drinking water,
and 70% of that 3% is frozen in glaciers.

___ that pool would be about 3.5 km long ( 15 standard city blocks), 1km wide and 0.5 km deep.

4. Use connectors to complete the body paragraphAdditionally- As a result- in spite of-

furthermore- in summary- for instance- however.

______________all the benefits generated by the progress of the 20th century, it also produced so
many disadvantages that it is reasonable to question the usefulness of modernity. Cars, planes and
machines were invented. ____________________, life became more comfortable.
___________________ , the world´s population increased about 400%. __________________, our
comfort has had a terrible impact on the environment. _________________, there is so much
deforestation that an area twice the size of Paris is cut down every day. ____________________,
the planet temperature has risen 0.6 C. This change is so critical that glaciers are melting and the
planet is warming up. __________________, our progress has also become our major problem.

6. Match the statements and write a possible connector. (As a result, however, additionally for
example) .

a. every year 2.4 million people die because ____a large number of people have suffered
of air pollution. from terrible skin and eye diseases

____________________________

b. the zone layer hole is as big as The United ____ people continued using chemicals and
States, so it allows the sun´s rays to enter the the hole grew bigger.
atmosphere.

____________________________

c. A big number of common species have

been reduced 50% in the last two decades. ____ it is responsible for most of the
respiratory diseases that send people to
____________________________ hospitals.

d. By 1974 some scientists had alredy ____ whales, elephants and monkeys have
reported a hole in the ozone layer. decreased by half.

_____________________________
7. read the website again. Then, write the correct preposition.

1. dependent / reliant/ insistent. ________ 2. Excited / worried/ sorry / upset ______

3. surprised/ amazed/ good/ bad.________ 4. nice/ happy/ rude / friendly _______

5. scared/frightened/ proud/ ashamed _______ 6. Pleased/ disappointed/ satisfied / bored______

8. Circle the correct options of the tag questions rules.

1. we use question tags to ask for help /confirmation

2. to make a tag question, we use auxiliary verb / main verb.

3. A subject pronoun / verb follows the auxiliary verb in question tag.

4. with an affirmative sentence, we make a (n) affirmative / negative tag and with a negative
sentences, we make a (n) affirmative/ negative.

9. write question tags in the following sentences .

1. Amy is very good at chess, __________________?

2. They were active tennis players in high school, __________?

3. Give me a pen, __________?

4. Rupert and Jenny never come to house parties ___________?

5. Your niece never eats chocolate, ___________?

6. Margaret hasn´t finished cooking yet, _____________?

7. Students don’t like math generally, __________________?

8. Keep your promise Andy, ____________________?

9. I´m going to pass the exam _____________?

10. change the expressions in color for the expressions above. Make changes as necessary.

This is the story of Vanessa Hudgens. Ever since she was a little kid she was pretty. So, many of her
friends tried to ______________________her. She dis not want to __________________ so she
decided not to ______________________ any of them. But while she was filming High School
Musical in 2006 she met Zac Efrom and they both immediately _____________________ each
other. However, they decided to ___________________. She hopes Zac will never
_____________________ her.