IN THIS UNIT
GRAMMAR
• present perfect 2:
for
/
since
• phrasal verbs
VOCABULARY
• noun phrases (noun +
of
+
noun)
• containers and materials
SCENARIO
• checking agreement with
question tags
• collaborating
STUDY SKILLS
• thinking critically about
reading texts
WRITING SKILLS
• a report (on a specific
situation)
The environment
11.1
CLIMATE CHANGE
‘I speak for the trees, for the trees have no tongues.’
In
The Lorax
by Dr Seuss, 1904–1991, US writer
11
SPEAKING
1
Discuss these questions in small groups.
1
What has the weather been like this week?
2
Describe the climate in your country or region.
Think about the different seasons.
3
How often does your country experience these
things? Which countries frequently experience them?
thunderstorms and heavy rain droughts
temperatures above 35˚C floods tornadoes
hurricanes and typhoons heatwaves
READING
2
a
Match the internet search results on the right
(A–D) with these titles (1–4).
1
The real facts about climate change
2
Heavy storms hit southern Europe
3
Extreme weather linked to global warming, Nobel
prize-winning scientist says ...
4
UN warns of rising food costs after year’s extreme
weather
2
b
Which of the websites tell us these things?
1
How to solve a serious problem
2
Problems that are caused by today’s weather
3
The connection between agriculture and weather
4
Research data agrees with the claim that global
warming causes extreme weather.
A
New scientific analysis supports the view that record-breaking
summer heat and other extreme weather events are the
result of global warming.
scientific_research_weather
B
The south of France and northern Italy are experiencing
extremely heavy rain and 100km/h winds. Over 200mm of rain
is expected to fall overnight, which will increase the risk of
flooding from the River Po near Turin. Some roads have been
closed as part of the emergency planning for the area.
news_weather_results
C
Savetheworld
provides facts on global warming, the causes
of global warming, the effects of climate change – heavy
storms, severe floods/droughts – and gives solutions to
this global issue.
save_world_global_warming
D
The warning comes as shops face a shortage of basic food
due to the lack of rain in Russia and the US this year, and
farmers report that wheat production is at the lowest level
since the 1980s.
effects_extreme_weather
extreme weather
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