Introduction - Unit 5 - English 11 Global Success (Pages 52 - 53)

A lecture on the topic of climate change

1. Listen and read

Carbon dioxide (n) /ˌkɑːbən daɪˈɒksaɪd/: khí cacbonic (CO2)

• Ex: Hotter days could be ahead as the carbon dioxide levels in Earth's atmosphere continue to rise.

Deforestation (n) /diːˌfɒrɪˈsteɪʃn/ : sự phá rừng

• Ex: Deforestation has been shown to cause floods and drought.

Emission (n) /ɪˈmɪʃn/ : sự phát thải

• Ex: California has introduced tough new standards for vehicle emissions.

Renewable (a) /rɪˈnjuːəbl/ : tái tạo

• Ex: The problem with fossil fuels is that they are not renewable.

Waste (n) /weɪst/: rác, chất thải

• Ex: This city produces 20 million tons of household waste each year.

2. Review the dialogue once more and fill in the chart, using the provided phrases

a. Trapping the sun‘s heat

b. Making the planet warmer

c. Producing certain gases (e.g. CO2)

d. Stopping the heat from escaping

Đáp án

1. c. Producing certain gases (e.g. CO2) → 2. a. Trapping the sun‘s heat  → 3. d. Stopping the heat from escaping → 4. b. Making the planet warmer 

(c. sản xuất một số loại khí (ví dụ CO2) → a. giữ nhiệt từ mặt trời → d. ngăn nhiệt thoát ra ngoài → b. làm hành tinh ấm lên)

3. Pair the words to form expressions used in 1

Đáp án

• 1-c: global warming (sự nóng lên toàn cầu)

• 2- e: heat-trapping pollutants (chất ô nhiễm gây hiện tượng giữ nhiệt)

• 3-b: greenhouse gases (khí nhà kính)

• 4-a: human activities (các hoạt động của con người)

• 5-d: sea levels (mực nước biển)

4. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate verb forms from 1

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

• Đáp án: Burnt

• Giải nghĩa: Đốt cháy để sản xuất năng lượng, nhiên liệu hóa thạch thải ra lượng lớn khí cacbonic vào khí quyển.

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

• Đáp án: Trapping

• Giải nghĩa: Giữ lại quá nhiều nhiệt từ mặt trời khiến khí nhà kính ngăn nó thoát trở lại không gian.

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

• Answer: incorporating

• Explanation: As temperatures rise, polar ice sheets melt faster, increasing the amount of water entering the ocean.

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