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Exercise1. Match the words and the definitions

Natural Disaster

Global Warming

A message board on a weather website asked its readers to write in with their views on global warming and climate change. Here’s a selection of their messages. Read them and answer the questions.

Gonzalo – I’m all in favour of global warming. I grow tropical plants so for me the warmer the weather is the better! Tanya – In 20 years time the traditional British weather will be a thing of the past. We’ll have a climate like the south of France. People will be healthier as they’ll spend more time outdoors. Just think, dining al fresco in the summer months. It’ll be great! Luis – no one can tell me that global warming isn’t happening. We’ve just had the hottest year on record! My sister lives in the north of Spain and she said that it is beach weather there and it’s October. I mean it’s not normal is it? Kevin – When I was a boy we used to have heavy snow most years. Since the early 90s all we’ve had is a light dusting of snow. It must be due to global warming. Ruth – You only have to switch on the news to see the crazy things the weather is doing. There are so many floods, hurricanes and droughts. It’s the extreme weather conditions caused by global warming. Oliver – There’s no such thing as global warming. It’s all media hype to brainwash people. If they told us the moon was made of cheese often enough people would believe it! Mark – The world will never be the same again, but that’s how it has always been. It changes constantly and nature and man can adapt to these changes. If we couldn’t, human life on the planet would have finished years ago.

• Who do you agree with most?
• Who do you disagree with?

What do you know about global warming? Write the reason you think of global warming. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

1. Avalanche	A. A violent storm with a strong fast circular wind in the western Atlantic ocean.
2. Cyclone	B. Dry weather when there is not enough water.
3. Drought	C. A great overflow of water.
4. Earthquake	D. A sudden fall of earth or rocks down a hill, cliff.
5. Flood	E. A weather condition of strong wind, with little or no rain.
6. Landslide	F. A large mass of snow and ice crashing down the side of a mountain.
7. Hurricane	G. A sudden shaking of the earth’s surface, which may be violent enough to cause great damage.
1. Windstorms	H. A very violent tropical wind or storm moving very rapidly in a circle round a calm central area.

Exercise2.
Read the message board and then answer the following questions in small groups.

We asked our readers to send in their views on these two questions:

• Do you think there are more natural disasters than in the past?
• Do you think we are prepared to deal with the disasters?

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