Question

Look at the Language Focus box and use the cues below to write sentences to explain these two pictures. Use the present simple


In the past 

a People/cut down/a lot of forests 
b. They/not plant/new trees.
c. They/destroy/the rain forests now.
d. They/kill/a lot of elephants
e. They/not protect/nature.
f. They/not be/ wise

Answer 1

In the past people used to cut down a lot of forests and they did not plant new trees, so they destroyed the rain forest. Because of this the air is more polluted nowadays, the climate has changed.
People also used to kill a lot of elephants for their ivory. They needed it to manufacture ivory objects and get money. They did not protect nature.
They were not wise with the environment and nature and today we feel the consequences.

Answer 2

People cut down a lot of forests.
They do not plant new trees.
They destroy the rain forest now. 
They kill a lot of elephants. 
They do not protect nature.
They are not wise.