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Global warming
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Global warming has emerged as the most serious environmental threat of the 21st century. Only by taking action
now can we ensure that future generations will not be put at risk (taken from a letter to the US President from 49
Nobel Prize winning scientists).
When carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide are released into the air, they cover the Earth, trapping heat
inside the atmosphere this is known as the greenhouse effect, and it is this that keeps our planet at a
temperature at which life can prosper. But the massive increase in the production of these and other greenhouse
gases since industrialisation has caused the effect to intensify.
The 1990s was the hottest decade on record. Over the course of the 20th century, average global
temperature rose by around 0.6C. Over the past two decades the Earth has been warming faster than at any point
in the last 1,000 years. It is now almost universally agreed that the major cause of this problem is the burning of
coal and oil.
Climate scientists predict that this ratio of change will have serious consequences. Although it is difficult to
judge how our weather systems will adapt to higher global temperatures, possible scenarios include an increase
in unexpected floods and prolonged dry periods. The melting of the polar ice caps is one of the most worrying
possibilities, causing sea levels to rise by more than 40cm by 2100.
A * COMPREHENSION
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ANSWER QUESTIONS 1-2 ACCORDING TO THE INFORMATION GIVEN IN THE TEXT. USE YOUR OWN WORDS.
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ARE THESE STATEMENTS TRUE OR FALSE? JUSTIFY YOUR ANSWERS WITH THE PRECISE WORDS OR PHRASES FROM THE TEXT.
Nobel Prize winning scientists are not convinced about the consequences of global warming.
Over the last 20 years, the worlds temperature has gone up more slowly than in the preceding centuries.
B * USE OF ENGLISH
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FIND IN THE TEXT THE WORD WHICH HAS THE FOLLOWING DEFINITION: of intermediate value (ADJECTIVE).
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GIVE AN ADJECTIVE WITH THE SAME ROOT AS threat (NOUN; LINE 1).
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USE THE WORDS IN THE BOXES TO MAKE A MEANINGFUL SENTENCE. USE ALL AND ONLY THE WORDS
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WRITE A COMPOSITION (80-100 WORDS). CHOOSE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING OPTIONS. SPECIFY YOUR OPTION.
a) What would you do to help the environment?
b) Is life in our planet in danger of extinction?
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