Fill in the correct preposition for each blank space
1. Surveys_____ the United States show a large majority___ people profess to be environmentalists.
2. We are part______ a society that has created virtually no practical
alternatives____ everyday transportation.
3. The changeover_____ sustainable alternatives will involve much
more than simple "band-aid" measures.
4. It will involve basic changes______ society______ the ways we trans
port ourselves and our products.
5._____ other words, assuming that we do make a changeover to
become a sustainable society, this current period will be looked back
__________ a history as a major revolution.
6. You all will have been players_______ this "absolutely unique time
in humanity's stay____ earth".
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7. You will be joining millions_______ people_____ the world_____
all walks_____ life who ever have made a similar commitment.
8. Actions range______ the radical_____ the highly professional and
scientific.
9. Organizations such as World Wildlife Fund and Conservation In
ternational are working_____ cooperation______ governments
_____ many countries____ the world to set up and manage bio
logical reserves, areas____ natural habitat expressly_____ the
purpose_____ saving particular species____ extinction.
IV. DEFINITE/INDEFINITE ARTICLES
Use a/an or the where needed. If no article is needed, write an A" in the blank space.
____ environmental science is____ science of looking at______
cause-and-effect relationships underlying________ environmental issues.
In_____ short, it is______ science of_____ understanding how______
world works on_____ level of______ natural environment - how
_____ natural environment regenerates_____ natural resources and
how this generative capacity is being affected by human activi
ties. Armed with this understanding,____ objective of_____ envi
ronmental science is to provide_______ foresight required to make__
changes toward______ sustainable society.
V. VALUES DISCUSSION
Answer the following questions. Then discuss your answers with your classmates.
1. What do surveys in the United States show?
a. We continue to drive cars, which burn fuels.
b. We are part of the society that has created no alternatives for
everyday transportation.
с A large majority of people profess to be environmentalists, d. other
2. What measures will the changeover to sustainable alternatives in
volve?
a. Measures to protect our environment.
b. Basic changes throughout society in the ways we transport our
selves and our products.
с Basic changes in the ways we produce crops, d. other
3. How will this current period be looked back on in a history?
a. As a major revolution.
b. As the environmental revolution.
с As "absolutely unique time in humanity's stay on earth", d. other
4. In accepting the challenge to work toward a sustainable society who
will be joining you?
a. Organizations such as World Wildlife Fund and Conservation
International.
b. Millions of people around the world in all walks of life,
с Thousands of organizations.
d. other
5. What do members and leaders of different organizations and groups
focus their efforts on?
a. Promoting legislation for environmental protection.
b. U.S. pollution control legislation.
с Working in cooperation with governments in many countries
around the world, d. other
6. What conference did the United Nations hold in Rio de Janeiro in
June 1992?
a. On the environmental legislation.
b. On the environment and development,
с On biological reserves.
d. other
7. What do leaders and organizations recognize?
a. They cannot solve the problem by themselves.
b. The seriousness of environmental issues,
с The way we conduct our daily lives.
d. other
8. How do you feel about environmental science?
a. It is the science of understanding how the world works on the
level of the natural environment.
b. It is the science of looking at the cause-and-effect relation
ships underlying environmental issues.
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c. It is the science about the generative capacity of the natural
environment.
d. other
VI. ROLE-PLAY