Unit 6. Global warming. Lesson 3. Reading

Unit 6:
SKILLS: READING
Global warming is real
1.Work with a partner and guess what problems are described in the pictures. Then ask and answer the question: What do you know about these problems?

2.Read the text and select the statement that expresses its main idea.
-c
-issue (n)
-numerous (a)
-catastrophic (a)
-disrupt (v)
-drought (n)
-diversity (n)
3.Match the words with their meanings.
1.g
2.f
3.d
4.e
5.b
6.a
7.c
4.Answer the questions.
1.Humans are responsible.
2.It releases a large amount of CO2 into the atmosphere.
3.Deforestation disrupts the process of absorbing and capturing CO2 from the atmosphere, which causes the world’s temperature to rise.
4.They could lose their homes.
5.They can reduce crop harvests globally.
6.Because humans cannot exist without species diversity on Earth.
5.Discuss the questions.
1.Which of the effects of global warming do you think is the most serious?
2.What do you think we should do to reduce the risks caused by global warming?