B. Use of language
20 pts
| B. | Use of language | 20 pts | ||
| 1. Find words or expressions in the text that mean more or less the same. | 3 pts | |||
| a) | in former times | (lines 10-15) | ||
| b) | aimes | (lines 10-15) | ||
| c) | enormous | (lines 10-15) | ||
| 2. Find the opposites. | 3 pts | |||
| a) | pollutes | (line 12) | ||
| b) | banned | (line 24) | ||
| c) | later | (line 39) | ||
| 3. Explain one of the following words in complete sentences. | 2 pts | |||
| a) | island | (line 22) | ||
| b) | to found | (line 27) | ||
| c) | proud | (line 40) | ||
| 4. Vocabulary - Grammar | 12 pts | |||
| Read the text. Find the suitable forms of the words and write them down. | ||||
| The Pacific - an Ocean in Danger | ||||
| The Pacific Ocean
covers 30 per cent of the earth´s surface. It is almost twice the size of the Atlantic Ocean and you can find the _____ places on earth there. Although the name "Pacific" means peaceful, this ocean is in great danger since there is a very large area of plastic waste ______ it. Plastic bottles have been part of our _______ for a long time. In 1978, Coca-Cola _______ the 2-liter PET plastic bottle and in 2016, over 480 billion plastic bottles ______ worldwide. It contributes to the ______ of our planet. However, plastic has a lot of advantages: it is much lighter _____ glass, does not break easily and its transport and _____ are much cheaper. Besides, recycled plastic is often turned into _____ items, such as fleece pullover or carpets. But people who _____ throw plastic waste away may eat that same plastic one day. It can be eaten by fish and as everyone _____, we humans are at the top of the food chain. The UN predicts that if trends continue, by 2050 oceans ____ more plastic than fish by weight. | a) deep b) to threaten c) to live d) introduction e) to sell f) to pollute g) ? h) to produce i) variety j) careless k) to know l) to contain | |||
| Adapted from:
"School Times International" (March 2017); "Read on"
(11/2017) Eilers & Schünemann Verlag KG, Bremen | ||||