UNIT 7: INSPIRED TO PROTECT

VOCABULARY: Lesson A

Read the text. Notice the bold words. Then write the correct letter from the box for each bold word. Two of the letters will not be used.

The very best public speakers usually share a number of importantqualities. First, most great speakershave a passion for their subject and motivationto succeed. It’s hard for a speakerto inspire people to save the rainforests, for example, if rainforests are not something the speaker loves, and if the speaker is not willingto work hard. Second, great speakers often have the capacity to make others take action. One wayto dothis is to give the audience resources or tools they can use or learn from after the talk is over, such as links to online sites thatgive more information about why rainforests are important. And last,but not least, great speakers can often perceive how their audience is feeling and reacting. If an audienceis growing bored, a great speaker can recognize that and respond accordingly.

a.    make others want to take action

b.    things that are useful or valuable

c.    create something completely new

d.    the ability to hold or do something

e.    an action that other people support

f.    a reason for doing something

g.    a strong interesting something

h.    notice or recognize something

1.     What does the word passion mean?       

2.     What does the word motivation mean?        

3.     What does the word inspire mean?       

4.     What does the word capacity mean?       

5.     What does the word resources mean?        

6.     What does the word perceive mean?       

VOCABULARY: Lesson B

Write the correct word from the box to complete each sentence. Two of the words will not be used.

activist        crisis           optimism             renewable

aware          deny              pessimism           source

7.     The other day, you told me about more effective ways to recycle. What was the                               of that information?

8.     I found Daniel’s                               surprising: Normally he has a very positive attitude toward protecting the planet.