In recent years the number of environmental problems has increased greatly. One of the most dangerous problems for our planet is global warming which means that most climates all over the world are changing and getting warmer. It happens because we burn too much petrol resources, such as oil and coal, and the Earth heats up. This process can cause melting of the polar ice and the sea level rising in the future. If the climate changes there will be floods, heavy storms or severe droughts in different areas of the world. Cutting down on exhaust fumes from vehicles could help solve this serious problem. Our planet is overpopulated, that’s why we are using up our natural resources – they are not endless. So the scientists have started looking for some alternate forms of energy such as water, wind, sunlight and even tides. These resources are clean, natural and unlimited. I’m glad that modern automobile industries make hybrids which use electric or solar energy instead of petrol. It would definitely help protect our environment from pollution.
There are different kinds of environmental pollution: air pollution, water pollution, land pollution. Sadly, not all human beings realize or admit that we are the ones who cause these problems and we should be the first to stop them and protect our environment. Because of the industrial revolution the air is polluted with awful chemicals; seas and oceans are poisoned with oil spills. Many rare species of flora and fauna are threatened with extinction.

1. Mark the sentences True or False .

1. One of the most critical problems on the Earth is global warming.True/False
2. If the climate changes there will be different natural disasters in different areas of the world. True/False
3. Cutting down on exhaust fumes from vehicles can’t help solve this serious problem. True/False
4. Our planet is overpopulated, that’s why we are using up our natural resources – they are exhaustible resources . True/False
5. There is only one type of environmental pollution. True/False
6. Because of the industrial revolution the air is polluted with awful chemicals; bodies of water are poisoned with oil spills. True/False

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