Ejercicios de vocabulario cambio climático inglés con soluciones (inglés 4.º ESO) para descargar en PDF

Ejercicio 1. Une el vocabulario ★★★

Une cada palabra inglesa (1–6) con su significado (a–f).

1. drought
2. flood
3. landfill
4. fossil fuels
5. recycle
6. renewable

a) vertedero · b) sequía · c) inundación · d) combustibles fósiles · e) reciclar · f) renovable

Ejercicio 2. Completa con la palabra adecuada ★★★

Completa con una palabra del recuadro.

Recuadro: emissions · global warming · waste · solar panels · drought · pollution

1. Rising temperatures on Earth are called ____.
2. If it does not rain for months, a farm suffers a ____.
3. Factories and cars produce harmful ____.
4. Smog is a kind of air ____.
5. Food ____ goes into the bin every day.
6. The school roof has ____ to make clean energy.

Ejercicio 3. Because o because of ★★★

Elige la opción correcta.

1. The match was cancelled (because / because of) the storm.
2. We stayed inside (because / because of) it was too hot.
3. Many animals are in danger (because / because of) climate change.
4. Lucía walks to school (because / because of) she wants to save energy.
5. Prices went up (because / because of) the drought.

Ejercicio 4. Pasiva en presente ★★★

Completa con la pasiva del verbo entre paréntesis.

1. Plastic bottles ____ (recycle) in this town.
2. Electricity ____ (produce) by wind farms in Scotland.
3. Glass ____ (collect) every Friday.
4. Old clothes ____ (sell) in the school shop.
5. The lights ____ (turn off) at night to save energy.

Ejercicio 5. Traduce al español ★★★

Traduce las frases al español.

1. Global warming is caused by greenhouse gases.
2. We should use less plastic.
3. Many rivers are drying up.
4. Public transport reduces pollution.

Ejercicio 6. Ordena las palabras ★★★

Ordena las palabras y escribe la frase.

1. are / wind turbines / in the north / built
2. the bus / because of / is late / the snow
3. a metal bottle / I / use / to reduce waste
4. we / if / plant / trees, / the air / will be / cleaner

Ejercicio 7. Primer condicional ★★★

Conjuga los verbos entre paréntesis.

1. If Mateo (cycle) to school, he (arrive) earlier.
2. If it (not rain) soon, the crops (die).
3. If you (recycle) paper, you (save) trees.
4. The river (flood) if the rain (continue).
5. If they (ban) plastic bags, the beaches (be) cleaner.

Ejercicio 8. Segundo condicional ★★★

Conjuga los verbos entre paréntesis.

1. If I (be) the mayor, I (build) more cycle lanes.
2. If everyone (use) buses, the city (have) less traffic.
3. Ximena (not buy) so many clothes if she (care) about waste.
4. What (you / do) if you (see) a polluted beach?
5. If our school (have) solar panels, it (save) money.

Ejercicio 9. Une causa y efecto ★★★

Une las dos frases con el conector entre paréntesis.

1. The ice is melting. Sea levels are rising. (so)
2. Cars burn petrol. The air is polluted. (because)
3. There was a long drought. Farmers lost their crops. (as a result)
4. The flights were cancelled. There was a storm. (because of)

Ejercicio 10. De activa a pasiva ★★★

Reescribe las frases en pasiva.

1. People throw away tonnes of food.
2. They are building a new wind farm.
3. The council will plant 500 trees.
4. Farmers use too much water.

Ejercicio 11. Corrige el error ★★★

Corrige el error de cada frase.

1. The global warming is a serious problem.
2. People is worried about the climate.
3. If we will plant trees, we will have shade.
4. Plastic is recycle in this centre.
5. We stayed at home because the rain.

Ejercicio 12. Traduce al inglés ★★★

Traduce las frases al inglés.

1. Si ahorramos energía, pagaremos menos.
2. Los residuos se llevan a un vertedero.
3. Si yo fuera ministra, prohibiría los coches en el centro.
4. Hay inundaciones a causa de las lluvias.

Ejercicio 13. Lee el gráfico y responde ★★★

Lee el texto, mira el gráfico y responde.

At St Brigid’s school in Cork, students counted their rubbish for a week. Most of it was paper. Food waste came second. Plastic fell last month because of the new bins.

1. What was the biggest type of waste?
2. How many kilos of food waste were there?
3. Which type was the smallest?
4. Why did plastic fall last month?

Ejercicio 14. Explica en inglés un mensaje ★★★

La abuela de Valentina no habla inglés y le deja este mensaje: «En Bilbao han cerrado la playa porque el agua estaba contaminada. Dicen que, si el tiempo mejora, la abrirán el lunes.» Escribe en inglés dos frases para explicárselo a su amigo Callum, de Leeds.

Ejercicio 15. Verdadero o falso ★★★

Lee el texto y escribe verdadero o falso. Corrige las frases falsas.

Lake Merrow in Texas is shrinking. Water is taken from it for farms and hotels, and it is also being heated by hotter summers. If nothing changes, scientists say it will disappear by 2060. A group of students in Austin is raising money. If they collect enough, a new filter system will be installed next year.

1. The lake is getting bigger.
2. Farms and hotels take water from the lake.
3. Scientists say the lake will disappear next year.
4. The students have already installed the filters.
5. Hotter summers are also a problem.

Ejercicio 16. Compara dos países ★★★

Lee el texto de Leo y escribe en inglés tres frases que comparen el reciclaje en Bristol y en Madrid. Usa whereas y both al menos una vez.

In Bristol, my host family uses three boxes: a green one for glass, a blue one for paper and a black one for plastic and cans. Food scraps go in a small brown bin. In my grandma’s street in Madrid, there are big containers: yellow for plastic and cans, blue for paper, green for glass and brown for food.

Ejercicio 17. Resume un cartel en español ★★★

Mira el cartel. Escribe en español un mensaje de tres frases para tu clase explicando qué se hará, cuándo y qué hay que llevar.

Ejercicio 18. Unless e if ★★★

Reescribe cada frase con la palabra entre paréntesis sin cambiar el significado.

1. If we don’t act now, the glaciers will disappear. (unless)
2. You can’t join the club if you don’t bring a reusable bottle. (unless)
3. Unless it rains, the cleaning day will go ahead. (if)
4. Unless they lower prices, nobody will buy solar panels. (if)

Ejercicio 19. Escribe un párrafo ★★★

Escribe un párrafo de 60 a 80 palabras en inglés sobre lo que puede hacer tu instituto contra el cambio climático. Incluye una frase en pasiva, una frase con if y un conector de causa o efecto.

Ejercicio 20. Corrige el texto ★★★

Este texto tiene cinco errores. Reescríbelo corregido.

Climate change are affecting Spain because of the summers are hotter. Forests are destroy by fires every year. If people plants more trees, the air would be cleaner next year.