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Unit 3 VOCABULARY Standard

Fundraising (verb–noun collocations) 4 Complete the words in the text.


1 Correct the mistakes in the bold collocations.
One collocation is correct.
Not such a ‘green’ energy
1 Using social media is a great way to reach a target When we think of 1 green energy, most of us
and get people interested. promote a cause think of wind farms and solar panels. But sometimes,
the transition to 2 s osteiable energy can cause
2 If we can reduce car journeys by 50% in the city next
more problems than it solves.
year, we will have launched a campaign.
Hydro-electric power is generated by the flow of
water, but the large dams built across rivers can cause
3 How do you think we can sign a petition to pay for a huge amount of 3 d amage to the environment.
the new sports centre? Areas of land above the dam have to be flooded to
4 We are going to raise funds at 1 p.m. this Saturday in create an artificial lake. This can result in the
the main square to launch our campaign.
4
l of homes, villages, farmland and the
natural 5 h of many plant and animal
6
s .
5 One thing everyone can do to help save the planet is
The effects below the dam can also be serious. As the
to eat less meat. natural flow of water is 7 r ediuse , fish, animals
6 The charity receives no funds from the government and people living in these areas often 8 s .
and relies on people to make a difference to keep it Dams can 9 t hretend the lives of many people
going. and destroy entire ecosystems.

2 Match the two parts to make complete sentences. Fortunately, more and more governments are now
There is one letter that you do not need to use. recognizing the impact that dams have on the natural
environment.
1 f We are looking for people to give
2 c The government has launched
3 b It only took us three months to reach
Extra: Verbs related to change
4 g One way everyone can make
5 a The local youth club is trying to raise 5 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the
6 e More than 2,000 people signed verbs below.
a funds so it can rebuild the youth centre. ensure ​establish ​inspire ​recreate ​transform
b our target of raising £500.
c a campaign to get more people playing sport. 1 Greta Thunberg has inspired millions of
d an event in the city park to promote our cause. young people worldwide.
e the petition to stop the new road being built. 2 We believe that our proposal will
f their time to help clean up the local park. that our park and playing
g a difference to the local environment is by taking their fields will be protected from development in the
rubbish home with them. future.
3 Over the next few years, they are
Nature and the environment the city centre into a traffic-
free, clean environment.
3 Complete the sentences. 4 The history museum a
1 It’s great that so many people support our medieval market in the park last summer.
campaign to get healthy food served in schools. 5 Two sisters the café in 2010.
2 If fewer people flew in aeroplanes, greenhouse
would be reduced a lot.
3 Everyone has a responsibility to do something about
change.
4 It’s great to see more people using wind and solar
.
power to reduce their carbon carbon foot prins
5 Building more than 300 houses in the forest has
destroyed the of many small animals
and birds.
6 Plants and trees are important because they For me, these exercises were … easy OK difficult
CO2.
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