Oznaka: environment


    

Natural and other disasters

a) Razvozlaj besede v oklepaju. / Unscramble the words in brackets. 1 There was an underground ____________________ (OONELPSXI) in the mine, but luckily no miners were injured. 2 Air ____________________ (LPNUOOTLI) adds to the risk of developing lung diseases. 3 The ash from the__________ (VICCOALN) __________ (EPTONRUI) in… Preberi več

How one man built an island of plastic bottles

Časi: Postavi glagol v oklepaju v pravilno obliko, tvornik ali trpnik. / Verb forms: Put each verb in brackets into the correct form, active or passive. On paper, Joysxee Island sounds like an attractive vacation accommodation. Located off Isla Mujeres, a short distance from the Mexican Caribbean hot… Preberi več

Africa’s new elite force: women gunning for poachers and fighting for a better life

Bralno razumevanje: preberi besedilo, nato pa označi, ali so spodnje trditve pravilne ali napačne. / Reading comprehension: read the text and mark the statements below true (T) or false (F). The black metal of the AR-15 rifle has worn silvery and shiny in parts after years of use.… Preberi več

Why Do Leaves Change Colors in the Fall?

Besedišče – prevedi glagole v oklepaju v angleščino. Prva črka je dana. / Translate the verbs in brackets into English. The first letter has been given. In many places around the world, autumn is m _ _ _ _ _ (1 je zaznamovana) by the slow, beautiful change… Preberi več

Fisherman catches rare blue lobster off US coast and donates it to science

Gap-fill: dopolni prazna mesta z manjkajočimi besedami (eno mesto-ena beseda) / Gap-fill: fill in each gap with one suitable word. A New Hampshire lobsterman has joined an elite club after catching a rare blue lobster. Greg Ward initially thought he __________ (1) snagged an albino lobster when he examined his catch… Preberi več

Volcanic eruption kills 80,000

Pretekli časi: postavi glagol v oklepaju v pravilno obliko (aktiv in pasiv)/ Past tenses: put the verb in brackets into the correct form (active and passive). Heavy eruptions of the Tambora volcano in Indonesia are letting up by this day in 1815. The volcano, which _______________ (1 BEGIN)… Preberi več

Jellyfish

Bralno razumevanje: Na prazna mesta vstavi ustrezno vprašanje iz zgornjega nabora. Eno vprašanje je odveč. / Reading comprehension: Fill in each gap with a suitable question from the box. One question is not used. a) Can you put vinegar on a jellyfish sting? b) Can you die from… Preberi več

Katrina

Besedotvorje: postavi besedo v oklepaju v ustrezno obliko. / Word formation: put each word in brackets into the correct form.   Hurricane Katrina, which unleashed its ferocious force on the _______________ (1 SOUTH) Gulf Coast states of the USA on Monday, has left perhaps hundreds dead and inflicted… Preberi več