CLIMATE CHANGE ENGLISH VOCABULARY IN USE PRE INTERMEDIATE

 

ENGLISH VOCABULARY IN USE PRE INTERMEDIATE UNIT 58 CLIMATE CHANGE

 

A The problem WHAT IS THE GREENHOUSE EFFECT? Many greenhouse gases, e.g. carbon dioxide, methane and ozone, exist1 naturally and are needed to create2 the greenhouse effect that keeps the Earth warm enough to support3 human life. However, the use of fossil fuels, e.g. oil, natural gas and coal, has produced excessive4 amounts of greenhouse gases, and the result5 is global warming: an increase in the average temperature on Earth. Of the 15 warmest years on record6, 14 have occurred7 since 2000. The effects8 of climate change can already be seen in our everyday lives. Summers are getting hotter and winters are getting wetter, so drought9 and floods10 are becoming more common. With it, animal and plant life is suffering11 – some species will disappear altogether – and certain illnesses, e.g. hay fever, asthma and skin cancer, are becoming more common. B The solution* – or part of it To reduce global warming [make it less], the nations of the world will have to act together [do something to solve a problem; syn take action]. In the meantime, individuals can also help.   EXERCISES 58.1 How do you pronounce the underlined letters? Use the index to help you. 58.2 Match the words on the left with the words on the right. 1 the greenhouse a warming 2 global b change 3 fossil c effect 4 greenhouse d fuels 5 climate e gases 58.3 How can we help with global warming? Cover the opposite page and complete the text. • Don’t 1.____throw away____ paper, glass and plastic; 2._____________ it. • Don’t 3._____________ water: turn off the 4._____________ when you brush your teeth. •5._____________ energy by 6._____________ off lights when you leave a room. •7._____________ trees in order to 8._____________ the amount of carbon dioxide. •9._____________ action now, before it’s too late. 58.4 Complete the explanations. 1 We don’t have to create greenhouse gases; they ____exist _____ naturally. 2 Greenhouse gases in the atmosphere _________ the greenhouse effect. 3 Global warming is the _________ of an increase in the amount of greenhouse gases. 4 Two _________ of climate change have been hotter summers and wetter winters. 5 A _________ is often the result of too much rain when the rivers are full. 6 A _________ is a long period without rain, and they are _________ more frequently now. 7 The _________ is the air, land and water around us. 8 If you _________ something, it is so badly damaged, it cannot be used again. 9 If something is _________, it works well and doesn’t waste energy. 10 _________ is the power that comes from gas, electricity, etc. 58.5 Complete the tables. Use a dictionary to help you. 58.6

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