Global issues - ESL worksheet by jcaps - Free Printable

Let's solve the worksheet step by step.

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Task 1: Complete the sentences with the correct words from the box.

Words in the box:
exploitation / poverty / greenhouse / flooding / endangered / deforestation / global / famine / destruction / malnutrition / disaster

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Now, let’s go through each sentence:

1. A lot of ________ is caused by farmers cutting down trees to grow crops.
→ Cutting down trees = deforestation
✔ Answer: deforestation

2. ________ of habitat is the reason that fewer songbirds are seen.
→ Loss of natural living space = destruction
✔ Answer: destruction

3. The Irish potato ________ was caused by a disease which destroyed potatoes.
→ Historical event where people starved due to potato failure = famine
✔ Answer: famine

4. When the snow on the mountains melts, there is a danger of ________ in low-lying areas.
→ Melting snow can cause water overflow = flooding
✔ Answer: flooding

5. The carbon dioxide produced by cars is one of the causes of ________ warming.
→ "Global warming" is the standard term
✔ Answer: global

6. People protested about the ________ of women in factories making trainers.
→ Unfair treatment or overuse of labor = exploitation
✔ Answer: exploitation

7. Some types of whale are ________ because there are very few of them left in the sea.
→ At risk of extinction = endangered
✔ Answer: endangered

8. Many children do not get enough food. They are ill because of ________.
→ Lack of nutrition = malnutrition
✔ Answer: malnutrition

9. The eruption of the volcano was a natural ________ which destroyed Pompeii.
→ A major catastrophic event = disaster
✔ Answer: disaster

10. The ________ effect means that heat does not escape from the earth’s atmosphere.
→ Scientific term for trapping heat = greenhouse
✔ Answer: greenhouse

11. After two years without working John was living in ________.
→ No income leads to lack of money and basic needs = poverty
✔ Answer: poverty

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✔ Final Answers for Task 1:

1. deforestation
2. destruction
3. famine
4. flooding
5. global
6. exploitation
7. endangered
8. malnutrition
9. disaster
10. greenhouse
11. poverty

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Task 2: Write 9 compounds from these words (join 2 words to make 1 phrase).

Given words:
Health, global, species, destruction, farming, eruptions, warming, programme, exploitation, greenhouse, energy, renewable, of women, modernised, of habitats, volcanic, endangered, effect

We need to form compound phrases by combining two words or phrases.

Let’s look for logical combinations:

1. global warming – common phrase
2. greenhouse effect – well-known scientific term
3. renewable energy – common phrase
4. modernised farming – makes sense (farming updated)
5. volcanic eruptions – natural events
6. species extinction? Wait — "extinction" isn't listed. But we have endangered species – yes!
→ endangered species
7. exploitation of women – this is in the list as “of women”
8. destruction of habitats – also in the list as “of habitats”
9. health programme – possible compound
10. farming exploitation? Less common. But “exploitation of farming”? Not strong.
Better: global health? Or energy crisis? But "crisis" not in list.

Wait – the list includes:
- of women
- of habitats
- exploitation
- destruction
- farming
- health
- programme
- global
- warming
- greenhouse
- effect
- renewable
- energy
- volcanic
- eruptions
- endangered
- species

So possible compounds:

1. global warming
2. greenhouse effect
3. renewable energy
4. modernised farming
5. volcanic eruptions
6. endangered species
7. exploitation of women
8. destruction of habitats
9. health programme

These are all valid compound phrases using two parts from the list.

✔ So the 9 compounds are:

| 1. | global warming |
| 2. | greenhouse effect |
| 3. | renewable energy |
| 4. | modernised farming |
| 5. | volcanic eruptions |
| 6. | endangered species |
| 7. | exploitation of women |
| 8. | destruction of habitats |
| 9. | health programme |

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✔ Final Answers for Task 2:

1. global warming
2. greenhouse effect
3. renewable energy
4. modernised farming
5. volcanic eruptions
6. endangered species
7. exploitation of women
8. destruction of habitats
9. health programme

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📌 Summary:

#### Task 1 Answers:
1. deforestation
2. destruction
3. famine
4. flooding
5. global
6. exploitation
7. endangered
8. malnutrition
9. disaster
10. greenhouse
11. poverty

#### Task 2 Answers:
1. global warming
2. greenhouse effect
3. renewable energy
4. modernised farming
5. volcanic eruptions
6. endangered species
7. exploitation of women
8. destruction of habitats
9. health programme

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