Human-caused activities result to extreme weather conditions

admin 2018年12月26日

Pre-reading questions:

1. How is the weather in your city nowadays?
2. What is your favorite weather?

Vocabulary:

1. high /hahy/

[adjective] greater than normal
People cannot go swimming at the beach this morning because of the high tide.

2. badness /BAD-nes/

[noun] unpleasant and can cause more danger
The badness of the weather can cause heavy street floods.

3. warming /WAWR-ming/

[noun] also known as global warming; a rise in temperature
The melting of glaciers in the Arctic is caused by global warming.

4. take place /teyk pleys/

[phrase] something will happen; to happen
The graduation will take place at PICC Complex.

5. sure /shur/

[adjective] when someone is sure about something, there are no negative feelings about it
Lisa did her best to answer the test and she is sure that she will pass.

True or False:

1. Heat waves from Japan to Algeria went down this year.
2. Human-caused global warming is the reason for climate change.
3. The badness of heat waves and heavy rainfall is caused by global warming.
4. Global warming in the Arctic is slower than other places.
5. Experts are sure that human activities caused climate change.

Vocabulary Check:

Complete the sentences by using the words in the box.

1. The __________ of the traffic makes some people angry.
2. The river in Manchester went __________ because of the heavy rain all day.
3. Chino and Verna’s wedding will __________ in the beautiful beach of Hawaii.
4. The __________ in the North Pole is becoming dangerous.
5. Elena is always __________ about her grades in school because she is studying very hard.