Part 1. Fill the box with the name of weather events.
Cloudy, windy, rainy, shower, foggy, stormy, drought, hurricane, tornado, heat wave, cold wave
Part 2. Watch the video and answer the following questions.
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Explain what is global warming?
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Why has the planet’s temperature risen? The earth is surrounded by the __, a thin layer of ____ which allows part of the _____ to penetrate, for that this layer consists of gases called ______ gases whose mission is to absorb part of the energy received and maintain the planet’s ____. One of the main greenhouse effect gases is CO2. With the industrial revolution, CO2 _____ started to increase owing to the use of fossil fuels like coal or petrol over the past years. The presence of gases like CO2 in the atmosphere increased and for this reason its capacity to retain solar radiation has been enhanced resulting in an increase of the average temperature of the planet .
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Facts about the negative effects of climate change. (1) Over the past ____ years the average global temperature increased almost 2 degrees fahrenheit.
(2) If the earth’s temperature keeps rising, ____ of animal and plant species may ____ forever.
(3) Oceans get warmer, and for this reason, the ____ of ice have ____ causing sea levels to rise. Between 1901 and 2010, the sea level has risen ____ inches. This may cause some places to disappear ____ the water’s surface. -
What can we do and why shall we do it? You need to explain it and give an example for each. (1) use renewable energy
(2) use public transport
(3) use less plastic
(4) plant a tree
(5) recycle
(6) turn off the lights
Part 2 Answers:
- Atmosphere, gas, solar radiation, greenhouse effect, temperature, emissions
- 150, 2, thousands, disappear, amounts, decreased, 7.5, beneath
