Lesson 6: The environment - What are the effects of oil and gas pollution?

A. Here is a letter to the newspaper from the Green Oil and Gas Company. Complete it with words from the Student's Book.

Dear Editor,

Last week's letter from Mr Ahmad was interesting. I am very pleased that I can answer his question.

Protecting the environment is extremely important to us. We monitor the quality of the air near our industrials sites: for example, we measure the quantity of slulphur dioxide and ozone.

We also monitor carefully the quality of the lakewater near our sites - to protect fish, birds and so on.

Around Burjussia we have provided nesting places for birds, which is helping to restore their breeding patterns.

We also help protect the wildlife in the lakes around Rumeila, for example by carefully monitoring the quality of the lakewater.

Mr Ahmad is right when he says that the use of oil and gas causes climate change.

If people use LNG instead of oil, that will reduce the quantity of Co2 going into the air.