Fill in the gaps in this essay with appropriate words or expressions from the box. The last thirty years have seen a huge rise in 1. ________ tourism, and this has inevitably led to environmental 2. ________ in all areas. Land 3. ________ such as minerals and fertile soil have been seriously 4. ________ in order to supply the tourist industry with building materials and food. 5. ________ of wooded areas and the restructuring of beaches to build resorts have led to soil 6. ________, while 7. ________ has suffered as many animals' natural 8. ________ have been destroyed. Cars, aircraft, hotels, restaurants and resorts, etc, cause 9. ________ by burning 10. ________ , and this has led to a 11. ________ of the 12. ________ , 13. ________ , which damages trees and buildings, and a steady rise in 14. ________. At the same time, dumped rubbish and other 15. ________ pollutes soil and water tables, or is burnt to create even more air pollution. What were once areas of 16. ________ beauty or historical sites are now little more than 17. ________ rubbish tips, while towns and cities groan under the weight of thousands of visitors.
Questão
Fill in the gaps in this essay with appropriate words or expressions from the box.
The last thirty years have seen a huge rise in 1. ________ tourism, and this has inevitably led to environmental 2. ________ in all areas. Land 3. ________ such as minerals and fertile soil have been seriously 4. ________ in order to supply the tourist industry with building materials and food. 5. ________ of wooded areas and the restructuring of beaches to build resorts have led to soil 6. ________, while 7. ________ has suffered as many animals' natural 8. ________ have been destroyed. Cars, aircraft, hotels, restaurants and resorts, etc, cause 9. ________ by burning 10. ________ , and this has led to a 11. ________ of the 12. ________ , 13. ________ , which damages trees and buildings, and a steady rise in 14. ________. At the same time, dumped rubbish and other 15. ________ pollutes soil and water tables, or is burnt to create even more air pollution. What were once areas of 16. ________ beauty or historical sites are now little more than 17. ________ rubbish tips, while towns and cities groan under the weight of thousands of visitors.
- acid rain
- audits
- biosphere reserves
- Blue Flag
- deforestation
- degradation
- depleted
- depletion
- ecosystems
- ecotourism
- energy management
- Environmentally Sensitive
- erosion
- fossil fuels
- global warming
- Green Globe
- Greenpeace
- habitats
- impact
- mass
- natural
- overcrowded
- ozone layer
- pollution
- resources
- responsible
- Special Protection
- sustainable
- waste
- wildlife
- World Heritage
Resposta
94%- mass
- impact
- resources
- depleted
- deforestation
- erosion
- wildlife
- habitats
- pollution
- fossil fuels
- depletion
- ozone layer
- acid rain
- global warming
- waste
- natural
- overcrowded
Explicação
Para preencher as lacunas, usei as combinações (collocations) mais naturais em inglês e a coerência temática do texto (turismo e problemas ambientais):
- “mass tourism” é a expressão consagrada para turismo de massa.
- “environmental impact” (impacto ambiental).
- “Land resources” (recursos da terra), como minerais e solo fértil.
- Esses recursos podem ser “depleted” (esgotados) para abastecer a indústria.
- “Deforestation of wooded areas” (desmatamento de áreas florestadas).
- Isso leva a “soil erosion” (erosão do solo).
- “Wildlife has suffered” (a vida selvagem sofreu).
- Porque “natural habitats” (habitats naturais) foram destruídos.
- Veículos e infraestrutura causam “pollution” (poluição).
- Ao queimar “fossil fuels” (combustíveis fósseis).
- Isso contribui para a “depletion” (depleção) da...
- “ozone layer” (camada de ozônio).
- Além de “acid rain” (chuva ácida), que danifica árvores e prédios.
- E aumento constante do “global warming” (aquecimento global).
- Lixo e outros “waste” (resíduos) poluem solo e lençóis freáticos.
- Antes eram áreas de “natural beauty” (beleza natural).
- Agora viraram “overcrowded rubbish tips” (lixões superlotados/locais superlotados como depósitos de lixo).
Alternativa correta: (sem alternativas).