air and land pollution - ESL worksheet by walidchok - Free Printable

Task 1: Match the sentence parts and choose the right pictures

#### Sentence parts:
1. Global
2. Factories
3. Acid
4. Excessive use
5. Cutting down
6. Ozone layer

#### Options:
a. Trees
b. Warming
c. Depletion
d. Release fumes
e. Rain
f. Of car horns

#### Pictures:
- Top right: Factory with smokestacks
- Middle left: Cloud raining on buildings
- Middle center: Person cutting down a tree
- Middle right: Earth with a thermometer and "Ozone Layer" label
- Bottom left: Hand on steering wheel (car horn)

#### Matching:
1. Global → b. Warming
- Picture: Middle right (Earth with thermometer and "Ozone Layer")
2. Factories → d. Release fumes
- Picture: Top right (Factory with smokestacks)
3. Acid → e. Rain
- Picture: Middle left (Cloud raining on buildings)
4. Excessive use → f. Of car horns
- Picture: Bottom left (Hand on steering wheel)
5. Cutting down → a. Trees
- Picture: Middle center (Person cutting down a tree)
6. Ozone layer → c. Depletion
- Picture: Middle right (Earth with thermometer and "Ozone Layer")

#### Final Matches:
1. Global → b. Warming
2. Factories → d. Release fumes
3. Acid → e. Rain
4. Excessive use → f. Of car horns
5. Cutting down → a. Trees
6. Ozone layer → c. Depletion

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Task 2: Join the sentence parts with the provided linkers of cause and result

#### Instructions:
Join the sentence parts using the provided linkers:
- So
- As a result
- Therefore
- That's why
- Because

#### Sentences:
1. Noise pollution can cause deafness. We must reduce exposure to noise. (So)
2. He played with rubbish. He suffered from skin rash. (as a result)
3. Factories release fumes. The air gets polluted. (therefore)
4. Anna ate contaminated food. She suffers from stomach ache. (that's why)
5. Don't eat junk food. It causes disease and obesity. (because)

#### Solutions:
1. Noise pollution can cause deafness, so we must reduce exposure to noise.
2. He played with rubbish, as a result he suffered from skin rash.
3. Factories release fumes, therefore the air gets polluted.
4. Anna ate contaminated food, that's why she suffers from stomach ache.
5. Don't eat junk food because it causes disease and obesity.

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Final Answers:

#### Task 1:
1. Global → b. Warming
2. Factories → d. Release fumes
3. Acid → e. Rain
4. Excessive use → f. Of car horns
5. Cutting down → a. Trees
6. Ozone layer → c. Depletion

#### Task 2:
1. Noise pollution can cause deafness, so we must reduce exposure to noise.
2. He played with rubbish, as a result he suffered from skin rash.
3. Factories release fumes, therefore the air gets polluted.
4. Anna ate contaminated food, that's why she suffers from stomach ache.
5. Don't eat junk food because it causes disease and obesity.

Final Answer:
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\text{Task 1: 1-b, 2-d, 3-e, 4-f, 5-a, 6-c} \\
\text{Task 2: 1-so, 2-as a result, 3-therefore, 4-that's why, 5-because}
}