The first part of the Reading Task 2
Read the article and answer questions 1–5. You can download and read the full text here.
DAILY DOSES OF NATURE IN THE CITY
1. The environmental movement is shifting away from focusing solely on raising awareness about environmental issues. Many agencies and organisations now also aim to connect people with nature. For example, every year in the United Kingdom, the Wildlife Trust runs the 30 Days Wild campaign. This encourages people to carry out a daily “random act of wildness” for the month of June. At the same time, the International Union for Conservation of Nature recently launched its #NatureForAll program, which aims to inspire a love of nature. Our new research suggests daily doses of urban nature may be the key to developing connections for the majority who live in cities.
2. This shift in focus is starting to appear in environmental policies as well. For example, the UK’s recent 25-year environment plan identifies connecting people with the environment as one of its six key areas. Meanwhile, in Australia, the state of Victoria’s Biodiversity 2037 plan aims to help all Victorians engage with nature as one of two overarching objectives.
3. The thinking behind such efforts is simple: connecting people to nature will motivate them to act in ways that protect and care for the world. Evidence does suggest that people who have a high connection with the natural world are likely to display pro-environmental attitudes and behaviours. However, over half of all people globally, and nine out of ten people in Australia, live in urban environments, which reduces their opportunities to experience and connect with the natural world.
Adapted from theconversation.com
For questions 1–3, match the most appropriate heading (A–H) to paragraphs 1–3.
You can use each heading once.
1. Paragraph 1:
2. Paragraph 2:
3. Paragraph 3:
Headings:
A Acknowledgement at the state level
B The quality of urban nature experiences matters
C When quality is irrelevant
D Maintaining a lifelong connection with nature
E A definite solution with a constraint
F From educating to experiencing nature
G Not enough information yet
H Bringing nature into urban areas
For questions 4–5, decide if the statements are true (T), false (F) or not mentioned (NM) based on the text.
4. The environmental movement continues to focus exclusively on raising awareness about ecological problems. —
5. A strong connection to nature typically results in more environmentally friendly behaviour. —
Atsauce:
https://www.viaa.gov.lv. Centralizētais eksāmens angļu valodā (optimālais mācību satura apguves līmenis), 2025
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