Exercises
60.1 What problems can you see in the pictures?




 1 strike                  4 ______________
                               war                 7 ______________
                                                       hurricane




     car crash
 2 ______________                earthquake
                             5______________      8______________
                                                     traffic jam




    flood
3 ______________                forest fire
                            6 ______________       9 ______________
                                                      snowstorm
60.2 Write down the natural disasters in A and the names of places they
   have happened.

   Hurricane - Florida


        snowstorm - Alaska
        forest fire - Australia
        earthquake - Japan
        flood - Bangladesh
60.3 Write down all the problems in B that you have in your country and the
   places where you have them.




 We have poor people in big cities, hungry people in big
 cities, homeless people in the capital, unemployed
 people in the north, too many people in the capital,
 traffic jams in big cities, car crashes on main roads,
 strikes in some factories. Fortunately, we don't have
 any wars.
60.4 Put all the words on the opposite page into groups in any way that
    seems appropriate to you. You may use as many groups as you wish.




hurricane, snowstorm, flood - problems because of the weather
earthquake, car crash - things get smashed
forest fire, pollution, traffic jam - they make the environment
dirty
poor, unemployed, hungry and homeless people - too many
people
strike, war - problems caused by government and politics
60.5 Fill the gaps with a word from the opposite page.



1 Cars make air pollution worse in towns.
2 Their wages were very low so the workers
  went on __________ .
             strike
3 My great-grandfather died in the First World
  __________
    War
4 Jack had a __________ last year but
                car crash
  fortunately no-one was hurt.
5 Japan often has __________ and Siberia
                       earthquakes
  often has __________ .
              snowstorms
6 When people are __________, they
                         homeless
  sometimes have to sleep on the streets.

Global problems

  • 3.
    Exercises 60.1 What problemscan you see in the pictures? 1 strike 4 ______________ war 7 ______________ hurricane car crash 2 ______________ earthquake 5______________ 8______________ traffic jam flood 3 ______________ forest fire 6 ______________ 9 ______________ snowstorm
  • 4.
    60.2 Write downthe natural disasters in A and the names of places they have happened. Hurricane - Florida snowstorm - Alaska forest fire - Australia earthquake - Japan flood - Bangladesh
  • 5.
    60.3 Write downall the problems in B that you have in your country and the places where you have them. We have poor people in big cities, hungry people in big cities, homeless people in the capital, unemployed people in the north, too many people in the capital, traffic jams in big cities, car crashes on main roads, strikes in some factories. Fortunately, we don't have any wars.
  • 6.
    60.4 Put allthe words on the opposite page into groups in any way that seems appropriate to you. You may use as many groups as you wish. hurricane, snowstorm, flood - problems because of the weather earthquake, car crash - things get smashed forest fire, pollution, traffic jam - they make the environment dirty poor, unemployed, hungry and homeless people - too many people strike, war - problems caused by government and politics
  • 7.
    60.5 Fill thegaps with a word from the opposite page. 1 Cars make air pollution worse in towns. 2 Their wages were very low so the workers went on __________ . strike 3 My great-grandfather died in the First World __________ War 4 Jack had a __________ last year but car crash fortunately no-one was hurt. 5 Japan often has __________ and Siberia earthquakes often has __________ . snowstorms 6 When people are __________, they homeless sometimes have to sleep on the streets.