11th+grade+block+-+Our+world

**OUR** **W ORLD **


 * __ A __ - Look at the following images and try to identify the message conveyed by each of them. **






 * __B__ -** **Now view the following attentively to accomplish the tasks** **that follow.**

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 * 1- __Work in pairs to answer the following questions__:**

1.1. Which environmental threat is Al Gore analysing? 1.2. Which conclusion does he want us to reach? 1.3. Do the scientists interviewed here share his point of view? Justify.


 * C -** **Now watch this NG film about global warming and then do the task that follows.**

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 * 1. ** - ** Read the text below and complete it with the words given to find out more about the consequences of global warming. **

Carbon dioxide and other gases warm the surface of the planet naturally by trapping solar heat in the atmosphere. This is called the **(1)** _ and without it the Earth would not be warm enough for humans to live. The average temperature of the Earth would be a -18º Celsius, rather than the present 15º Celsius. However, because of the **(2)** _ such as coal, gas and oil and the deforestation, the amount of carbon dioxide in the Earth's atmosphere has dramatically increased and the greenhouse effect is becoming stronger, making the temperature rise on earth. Scientists call this unnatural heating effect **(3)** _. Global warming is a complex phenomenon, and its full-scale impacts are hard to predict far in advance. But each year scientists learn more about how global warming is affecting the planet, and many agree that certain consequences are likely to occur if current trends continue. There's no point in ignoring facts. Among these:

**. diseases. floods. burning of fossil fuels. water shortages** ||
 * melting glaciers and severe droughts will cause more dramatic **(4)** _.
 * rising sea levels will lead to coastal **(5)** _. on the Eastern seaboard, in Florida, and in other areas, such as the Gulf of Mexico.
 * **(6)** _temperatures will fuel more intense hurricanes in the southeastern Atlantic and Gulf coasts.
 * forests, farms and cities will face troublesome new pests and more mosquitoe-borne **(7)** __.__
 * **(8)** ___ such as coral reefs and alpine meadows could drive many plant and animal species to extinction.
 * ||  || **. warmer sea surface . disruption of natural habitats . greenhouse effect . global warming **
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 * 2 -** **Now listen to the following and try to complete each sentence**.

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**D- Listen to the song attentively and then answer the following questions .**

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 * 1.**What is the song about?
 * 2.**How would you describe its general tone?
 * 3.**There is a tremendous dose of anger and bitterness in the song.
 * 4.**Do you think this helped to convey a message? Which?


 * 2-** **Now solve the following about environmental problems.**


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**Now, please, let me know whether you enjoyed these activities or not.** Thank you. Eugénia Matos