Student’s Book All the written activities in this book must be

a. 
W
hat can you see in each photo? What is happening?
b. 
Why do you think people have done this?
c. 
Have you ever seen a situation like this in Colombia or another country?
d. 
What can we do to help prevent this kind of situation
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Focus on Vocabulary
1. 
Match the environmental problems in the box with the pictures.
deforestation – litter – pesticides – animal trafficking – water pollution – 
global warming – endangered species – air pollution
2. 
Match the definitions with the environmental problems.
a. 
Contamination of rivers, lakes and seas.
b. 
Chemicals used to kill insects or other animals.
c. 
Catching and selling wild animals illegally.
d. 
Contamination caused by smoke from factories, vehicles, etc.
e. 
Removing trees from an area of land.
f. 
Animals with a very low population.
g. 
The increase in the temperature of the Earth.
h. 
Plastic and other products that people leave on the street.
3. 
Does your town or region suffer from any of these environmental problems?
Discuss with a partner. 
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4. 
Look at the titles of the paragraphs in the text. What do you know about these problems
in Colombia?
5. 
Read the text. In which paragraphs are the following things mentioned? Match two or three