G11 Unit 5 Getting started

What is the conversation about?

• Causes and effects of global warming

• Causes and solutions to global warming

• Reasons and solutions to global warming

• Definition and causes of global warming

According to the conversation, what does global warming refer to?

• The decrease in the Earth's temperature because of human activities

• The increase in the Earth's temperature because of natural disasters

• The decrease in the Earth's temperature because of certain gases in the atmosphere

• The increase in the Earth's temperature because of certain gases in the atmosphere

Reorder the following phrases according to the process of causing global warming mentioned in the conversation.

• Making the planet warmer

• Trapping the sun's heat

• Producing certain gases (CO₂)

• Stopping the heat from escaping

What is the impact of heat-trapping pollutants called?

According to the conversation, which release large amounts of CO₂ into the atmosphere?

How is global warming linked to rising sea levels?

• As temperature rise, there are more rainfalls, adding more water to oceans.

• As temperature rise, rivers and streams flow faster, adding more water to oceans

• As temperature rise, ice polar caps melt faster, adding more water to oceans

• As temperature rise, the process of evaporation is slower, adding more water to oceans

Match the words to make meaningful phrases mentioned in the conversation.

• heat-trapping

• pollutants

• sea

• levels

• global

• warming

• greenhouse

• gases

• human

• activities

Complete the sentences with the correct verb forms in the conversation.

_________ for energy, fossil fuels release large amounts of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.

Complete the sentences with the correct verb forms in the conversation.

_________ too much of the sun’‘s heat, greenhouse gases stop it from escaping back into space.

Complete the sentences with the correct verb forms in the conversation.

As temperatures rise, polar ice caps melt faster, __________ more water to oceans.