TEXT 2 GLOBAL WARMING
PART I
DIRECTIONS:
Study the topical vocabulary
| to be in the wrong | быть виноватым |
| cause | причина |
| frequent | частый |
| global warming | глобальное потепление |
| greenhouse effect | парниковый эффект |
| feature | черта, свойство |
| carbon dioxide | двуокись углерода |
| to predict | предсказывать |
| ice age | ледниковый период |
| to melt | таять |
| gloomy | мрачный |
| ice cap | полярный лёд |
| current | течение |
| to cheer up | утешиться |
| forecast | прогноз |
| to measure | измерять |
| emission | выброс |
| solar | солнечный |
| to insulate | изолировать, утеплять |
| efficiency | эффективность |
| threat | угроза |
| to succeed | суметь сделать (что-л) |
| attitude | позиция, отношение |
| lifestyle | образ жизни |
PART I I
DIRECTIONS:
Match the following English words with their Russian equivalents. Use the dictionary to check their pronunciation.
| drought | шквалистый ветер |
| wildfire | смерч |
| landslide | наводнение |
| avalanche | лесной пожар |
| gale | засуха |
| tornado | обвал, оползень |
| flood | сход ледника, снежной лавины |
PART III
DIRECTIONS: Now read.
TEXT 2 Global Warming
Jerome K. Jerome said that we are never happy with the weather. The weather, like the government, is always in the wrong. But something has been really wrong with it lately. Droughts, wildfires, landslides, avalanches, gales, tornadoes, floods… All over Europe is the same story. The weather is definitely getting worse and the so-called extreme weather events are becoming more and more frequent.
Scientists have noticed it too. Their explanation is short: The cause is global warming.
What is global warming?
“Greenhouse effect” is actually a natural feature of our atmosphere without which life on our planet would be impossible.
Certain atmospheric gases ( the most important of them is carbon dioxide CO2) work as a kind of blanket, keeping the Earth warm. The amount of these “greenhouse” gases used to be more or less the same for centures. But the industrial revolution broke this balance.
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Because of heavy industry and other human activities the amounts of CO2 and other gases have increased by 30%.
Climate experts predict that by 2050 the global everage temperature will rise by 2-3 degrees. It doesn’t seem much. Remember, however, that the difference between the average global temperature now and the last ice age (20,000 years ago) is only 6 to 8 degrees.
So what could happen?
Northern regions will be wetter and warmer, southern regions will be drier and hotter. Forests will grow instead of tundra in Siberia. It’ll be possible to grow grapes in Britain. Not so bad so far. But parts of Spain, Italy and Greece will turn as dry as a desert. Snow will melt in the Alps and other mountains, and the water will cause floods, landslides and avalanches. Sea levels will rise and a lot of coastal areas will disappear under water. So will whole species of animals and plants.
It sounds gloomy. Moreover, some experts argue that the short-term global warming will lead to a more catastrophic long-term global cooling. As the arctic ice cap melts, a flow of fresh water will change currents, including the Gulf Stream, which now keeps Europe warm.
What shall we do?
Certainly we can cheer ourselves up with the idea that this forecast is far from proven. After all, people began to measure temperature not so long ago. The climatologic history of the world is long and man’s knowledge of it is short.
But it doesn’t mean that we can just sit and wait. Since the global warming is the result of air pollution, the main thing is to lower the greenhouse gases emissions. People should use clean energy, such as wind, solar and wave power, which do not emit greenhouse gases. If we recycle cans and paper, insulate our homes, take public transport and think about energy efficiency in the home – switching off unused lights, for example, we’ll reduce the threat of global climate change.
The question is: will mankind succeed in making such radical changes in attitudes and lifestyles in time?
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PART IV
DIRECTIONS:
Match each word from group 1 with a word from group 2 to form collocations:
| solar | emission |
| air | water |
| greenhouse | energy |
| climate | age |
| coastal | history |
| ice | pollution |
| fresh | effect |
| climatologic | area |
| gases | change |
PART VI
DIRECTIONS:
Make a list of:
a) extreme weather events
b) global warming consequences
c) measures to be taken
PART VII
DIRECTIONS:
Find in the text the English equivalents for:
Парниковый эффект, промышленная революция, экстремальные погодные явления, человеческая деятельность, прибрежный район, изменение климата, виды животных и растений, краткосрочное глобальное потепление, арктический полярный лёд, измерять температуру, загрязнение воздуха, перерабатывать консервные банки, уменьшать угрозу, нарушать равновесие.
PART VIII
DIRECTIONS:
Express your opinion in a written form:
Possible consequances of global warming in Belarus.
ACTIVITY I
SUPPLEMENTARY READING:
PART I
DIRECTIONS:
Study new vocabulary:
| habitat | место обитания |
| “key ornithological territory” | «ключевая орнитологическая территория» |
| endangered | находящийся под угрозой исчезновения |
| environmental regime | природоохранный режим |
| quantitative index | количественный показатель |
| peatlands | торфяники |
| Olmany mires | Ольманские болота |
| swampy | болотистый |
| excavation | земляные работы, раскопки |
| overexploit | чрезмерно эксплуатировать |
| sustainable | жизнеспособный |
| renewable resources | возобновляемые источники |
| threshold | пороговый |
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PART II
DIRECTIONS
Match the following English names of birds with their Russian equivalents. Use the dictionary if necessary.
| a. black stork | 1. золотистая овсянка |
| b. sparrow | 2. малый подорлик |
| c. common kestrel | 3. больщой серый филин |
| d. jay | 4. воробей |
| e. big spotted eagle | 5. белый аист |
| f. falcon | 6. городская ласточка |
| g. bee-eater | 7. мородунка |
| h. great grey owl | 8. обыкновенная пустельга |
| i. terek sandpiper | 9. пчелоед, щурка |
| j. great white egret | 10. трёхпалый дятел |
| k. three-toed woodpecker | 11. большая белая цапля |
| l. lesser spotted eagle | 12. чёрный аист |
| m. white wagtail | 13. чибис |
| n. white stork | 14. большой подорлик |
| o. gold-hammer, | 15. сойка |
| p. city swallow | 16. сокол |
| q. lapwing | 17. голубь |
| r. restless warbler | 18. пеночка, вертлявая древесница |
| s. pigeon | 19. белая трясогузка |
PART II I
DIRECTIONS:
Read the text.
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