Climate change; Alternatives to if – B2 English Vocabulary Test

1  Complete the sentences with the phrases in the box.

1   The country with the highest amount of ……carbon dioxide emissions…… at the moment is China.

2   China produces the most …………………… in the world because it has considerable space for the turbines.

3   If people used more …………………… products in their homes, less energy would be wasted.

4   There are various different …………………… such as solar, wind and hydro power.

5   I wish we didn’t breathe in a lot of …………………… from the traffic when we walk around the city.

6   Oil, coal and natural gas are referred to as …………………… because they were formed from dead plants and animals.

7   Every year governments hold …………………… talks to discuss how to slow down climate change.

8   There are several …………………… which occur naturally in the Earth’s atmosphere, such as carbon dioxide and methane.

2  Complete the sentences with the words in the box and one extra word.

1   Too many ……greenhouse…… g a s e s in the atmosphere cause the Earth’s temperature to rise.

2   What are you doing to reduce your ………………… f_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _?

3   A:   How many ………………… ………………… s _ _ _ _ _ _ do you know about?

      B:   Wind, solar and hydro.

4   We are still too reliant on ………………… f _ _ _ _ such as oil and natural gas.

5   This fridge is supposed to be extremely ………………… e _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.

6   India, which enjoys a lot of sunshine, is producing more ………………… p _ _ _ _ in an attempt to use less coal.

7   ………………… f _ _ _ _ from vehicles are unhealthy for humans and the environment.

8   We need more ………………… f _ _ _ _ _ _ _ products – single-use plastic bottles create a lot of unnecessary plastic waste.

3  Find and correct the mistake in each sentence. You can only add ONE word.

1   I’m happy to go to Singapore for the weekend, even if you still want to go. ……assuming……

2   A lot of people enjoy disaster movies, provided if they are unbelievable. …………………

3   Even politicians reach an agreement soon, we’ll be able to reduce climate change. …………………

4   I would love to try out that restaurant, if long as I didn’t have to pay for the meal. …………………

5   We would love to see you on Saturday long if it’s only for an hour – we haven’t seen you for ages. …………………

6   I’m happy to have dinner at your house even you have something to eat. …………………

4  Complete the second sentence so it has a similar meaning to the first one, using the words given. Do not change the word given.

1   If this washing machine is energy efficient, we should buy it. ASSUMING

      We should buy this washing machine ……assuming it’s energy efficient…… .

2   If you like vegetable lasagne, we’ll have that. PROVIDED THAT

      Let’s have vegetable lasagne ………………… .

3   Bike lanes or no bikes lanes, I wouldn’t ride my bike in town. EVEN IF

      I wouldn’t ride my bike in town ………………… .

4   If it’s not raining, we could go for a walk. AS LONG AS

      We could go for a walk ………………… .

5   If you wanted to increase your income, you could. ASSUMING

      You could increase your income ………………… .

5  Choose the correct options.

A:   Have you seen the film Before the Flood?

B:   It was (1) physically / incredibly / totally interesting, wasn’t it? Leonardo DiCaprio gave us his thoughts on (2) exhaust fumes / global warming / energy efficient and humans’ continued dependence on the use of (3) fossil fuels / renewable energy / exhaust fumes which is so damaging to the environment.

A:   I found it fascinating, especially the information on (4) greenhouse gases / renewable energy sources / carbon dioxide emissions, such as wind power. I learned a lot about (5) wind power / carbon footprint / solar power too. All those panels on the roofs of the houses looked amazing!

B:   His final speech was excellent, (6) as long as / provided / even if it didn’t affect the actions of world leaders.

A:   Absolutely! I think Leo’s film was a (7) careless / creative / affordable way to (8) encourage / emphasise / declare people to think about how humans are affecting the environment.