tn-nature.pdf

Teacher’s Notes

NATURE – matura rozszerzona

by Aleksandra Prochalska

Type of activity : individual work

III.Whatwordisdeined?/15points

Focus: to check and revise vocabulary concerning NATURE

based on “Revise ForMatura – Repetytorium”

1. a long period of dry weather when there is not

enough water for plants and animals to live –

drought

2. land that is always very wet or covered with a layer

of water and mud – swamp, marsh

3. a large mass of snow, ice and rocks that falls down

the side of a mountain – avalanche

4. a large mass of ice which moves slowly down a

mountain valley – glacier

5. a very strong wind – gale

6. the mixture of waste from the human body and

used water that is carried away from houses by

pipes under the ground – sewage

7. a substance that is put on the soil to make plants

grow – f ertilizer

8. the hard smooth yellowish-white substance from

the tusks of an elephant – i vory

9. someone who works to protect animals, plants etc

or to protect old buildings – conservationist

10. a piece of equipment itted to a car’s exhaust

system that reduces the amount of poisonous gases

the engine sends out – catalytic converter (dwa

słowa)

11. the cutting or burning down of all the trees in an

area – deforestation

12. an animal that eats both other animals and plants

– omnivore

13. rain that contains harmful acid which can damage

the environment and is caused by chemicals in the

air, for example from cars or factories – acid rain

(dwa słowa)

14. the gradual warming of the air surrounding the

Earth as a result of heat being trapped by pollution

– global warming (dwa słowa)

15. a substance that makes air, water, soil, etc,

dangerously dirty, and is caused by cars, factories,

etc – pollutant

Level: Intermediate – Upper Intermediate

Time : 20 – 25 minutes

Preparation:

1. Photocopy the test.

Procedure:

1. Explain the tasks in the test if necessary.

2. Set the time limit.

Extension / Follow-up:

You may discuss marked tests with the whole class.

KEY

The key just provides suggestions, there might be

other possible answers.

I. Fill in the missing words. / 10 points

ADULT

YOUNG ANIMAL

1. kangaroo

2. cow

3. horse

4. duck

5. dog

6. lion

7. goat

8. pig

9. sheep

10. cat

j oey

calf

f oal

duckling

puppy

cub

kid

piglet

l amb

kitten

II.TranslatetheanimalsintoPolishandillinthe

group they belong to. / 10 points = 0.5 point each

BIRDS

AMPHIBIANS

1. nightingale – słowik

2. stork – bocian

3. falcon – sokół

4. pheasant – bażant

1. frog – żaba

2. tadpole – kijanka

REPTILES

IV. Translate into English. / 10 points

1. zagrożone gatunki – endangered species

2. wymarłe gatunki – extinct species

3. paliwa kopalne – f ossil fuels

4. odnawialne źródła energii – r enewable energy

sources

5. góra lodowa – i ceberg

6. powódź – l ood

7. jedzenie organiczne – organic food

8. bezchmurne, czyste niebo – clear sky

9. środowisko życia danego gatunku – habitat

10. oczyszczalnia ścieków – sewage plant

1. lizard – j aszczurka

2. tortoise – żółw lądowy

I NSECTS

MAMMALS

1. ant – mrówka

2. mosquito – komar

3. cockroach – karaluch

4. butterly – motyl

1. whale – wieloryb

2. fox – l is

3. camel – wielbłąd

PHOTOCOPIABLE

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