Discuss the following questions with your partner

Listen to the article once again and retell it

Listen to the article and check if your variants in 3 were right

In pairs rank the following outcomes of global warming - most serious at the top

UN - We can control Global Warming

LISTENING

1. With your partner(s), rank these things – which are best to slow down / control climate change?

• Walk or take public transport instead of driving.
• Replace your electricity supply with renewable energy, such as solar or wind power.
• Use the lights in your house less.
• Replace your electrical appliances with more energy efficient ones.
• Plant a tree in the forest.
• Recycle everything you use.
• Donate money to organizations pushing for controls on global warming.

Polar bears and penguins will disappear Winters will be 10 degrees colder Malaria will spread around the globe Cockroaches will be everywhere Africa will have more droughts

Hurricanes will be stronger Skin cancer will increase Drinking water will be expensive Many countries will disappear under water Water wars will break out between nations

3. Look at the article’s headline and guess whether these sentences are true (T) or false (F):

a.	The UN said global warming and climate change are not problems.	T / F
b.	Over 120 nations met to discuss how to limit greenhouse gases.	T / F
c.	The UN’s report said Armageddon may still happen.	T / F
d.	People will have to buy cars and refrigerators that use less energy.	T / F
e.	Tackling climate change will cost 10% of world economic output.	T / F
f.	The UN’s report doesn’t provide governments with any answers.	T / F
g.	Rising temperatures are not such a big problem now.	T / F
h.	The report stressed the need for a wide range of clean technology.	T / F

4. Match the following synonyms from the article:

1. committee 2. limit 3. strategies 4. indicated 5. spending addressing relatively range threatening deep

a. pointed out b. purchasing c. big d. solving e. endangering plans panel comparatively cap variety

5. Match the following phrases from the article:

1. A United Nations committee 2. limit the harm 3. the picture of Armageddon 4. a remarkable step 5. individuals need to change their 6. addressing this problem 7. We've got a big problem 8. this report provides governments 9. more violent 10. a wide variety

a. lifestyles and spending patterns b. and destructive storms c. forward d. on our hands e. on climate change f. with a way out g. greenhouse gases do h. of clean technologies i. painted by many scientists j. at relatively low costs

STUDENT A’s QUESTIONS

a) What did you think when you read the headline?

b) What do you think about global warming?

c) When did you first hear about climate change?

d) Do you agree with people who say global warming is not man made?

e) What do you think global warming will do to the Earth?

f) What is your government doing to slow down the rate of climate change?

g) What are you doing to help save out environment?

h) Do you think Armageddon might happen one day?

i) Do you think you need to change your lifestyles and spending?

j) What question would you like to ask the UN climate change panel?

STUDENT B’s QUESTIONS

a) Did you like reading this article?

b) Do you think cost is important in saving our planet?

c) Do you think 3 percent of economic activity is a little or a lot?

d) Has global warming changed the weather in your country?

e) What are the most dangerous weather phenomena that happen in your country?

f) What can we do to protect species from becoming extinct?

g) What clean technologies do you think your country will introduce?

h) Do you think we’re already in deep trouble?

i) Do you think scientists and governments can control climate change?

j) Did you like this discussion?

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