Global

Warming

English Language Institute

Reading / Writing
Carolyn Baughan
Allyson Oliveira

Global Warming

The process
The consequences in our
lives
The possible solutions

Global Warming Survey

What is the first

things/thoughts that
come to your mind
when someone talk
about Global Warming?

Global Warming The process

Global
Global warning
warning is
is a
a process
process that
that occurs
occurs naturally
naturally in
in our
our
atmosphere.
atmosphere. It
It is
is generally
generally understood
understood that
that the
the greenhouse
greenhouse
effect
effect refers
refers to
to warming
warming beyond
beyond what
what would
would naturally
naturally occur.
occur. In
In
a
a greenhouse,
greenhouse, sunlight
sunlight enters
enters through
through glass
glass walls
walls and
and ceilings.
ceilings.
This
This light
light is
is absorbed
absorbed by
by objects
objects in
in the
the greenhouse
greenhouse and
and
reflected
reflected back
back as
as heat
heat energy.
energy. The
The glass
glass of
of the
the greenhouse
greenhouse

Global Warming Survey

Do you think that

the consequences
of the Global
Warming affect us,
right now?

Global Warming The consequences

Increase in average
temperatures
Extreme weather events
Shift in climate patterns
Snow and ice
Rising sea levels
Plant and animal impacts
Social impacts

Global Warming The consequences

Increase in average
temperatures

Global Warming The consequences

Extreme weather events

Global Warming The consequences

Extreme weather events

Global Warming The consequences

Shift in climate patterns

Global Warming The consequences

Snow and Ice

Global Warming The consequences

Rising sea levels

Global Warming The consequences

Plant and Animal impacts

Global Warming The consequences

Social impacts

Global Warming The consequences

Global Warming Survey

What do you do
to change this
situation?

Global Warming The possible solutions

Greening transportation
Revving up renewables
Ensuring sustainable
development

Global Warming The possible solutions

Greening
Greening transportation
transportation

Global Warming The possible solutions

Revving
Revving up
up renewables
renewables

Global Warming The possible solutions

Ensuring
Ensuring sustainable
sustainable development
development

Global Warming
As human beings, we are vulnerable to
confusing the unprecedented with the
improbable. In our everyday experience, if
something has never happened before, we
are generally safe in assuming it is not
going to happen in the future, but the
exceptions can kill you and climate change
is one of those exceptions.
Al Gore