Englisch · 2019 · B
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.
deep
to threaten
to live
introduction
to sell
to pollute
?
to produce
variety
careless
to know
to contain
Adapted from: "School Times International" (March 2017); "Read on" (11/2017) Eilers & Schünemann
Verlag KG, Bremen