3. Complete each sentence using a phrasal verb from exercise 2 in the correct form.
1 )If we continue to use fossil fuels at the present rate, we will
eventually of oil.
2 )BurgerBar is planning to a new environmentally
friendly container for their fast food.
3 )You'd be surprised at how much of the rainforests is
every single day
4) I threw the bananas away because I thought they had
5 )Trees and plants oxygen, which all living things
need
6 )We should be very careful what we and try to
recycle as much as we can.
7 )There will be heavy rain showers in the morning, but it
should by the afternoon
8 )Unless something is done, the snow leopard will
within the next decade.
To run out of something means to use all of it and have none left. In this context, it means that if we keep using fossil fuels at the same rate, we will use up all of the oil reserves and there will be none left.
2) BurgerBar is planning to come up with a new environmentally-friendly container for their fast food.
To come up with something means to think of or create something. In this context, it means that BurgerBar is planning to think of and develop a new container that is friendly to the environment.
3) You'd be surprised at how much of the rainforests gets cut down every single day.
To cut down means to remove or destroy something, usually by chopping it with a tool. In this context, it means that a large amount of the rainforests is being destroyed every day.
4) I threw the bananas away because I thought they had gone bad.
To go bad means to become rotten or spoiled. In this context, it means that the bananas were no longer good to eat.
5) Trees and plants give off oxygen, which all living things need.
To give off means to produce or release something. In this context, it means that trees and plants produce and release oxygen, which is necessary for all living things to survive.
6) We should be very careful what we throw away and try to recycle as much as we can.
To throw away means to dispose of something by putting it in the trash. In this context, it means that we should be cautious about what we dispose of and try to recycle as many items as possible.
7) There will be heavy rain showers in the morning, but it should clear up by the afternoon.
To clear up means to become less cloudy or stormy. In this context, it means that the heavy rain showers will stop and the weather will become clearer in the afternoon.
8) Unless something is done, the snow leopard will die out within the next decade.
To die out means to become extinct or no longer exist. In this context, it means that unless actions are taken to protect the snow leopard, its population will decrease to the point where the species no longer exists within the next ten years.