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CLIMATE
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1 Warm up

These words relate to the issue of global warming. Match the words and meanings.

1. atmosphere a. a gas that is produced when we burn things (CO2)

2. carbon dioxide b. a thick layer of ice at the north and south poles

3. climate c. change from a solid to a liquid form

4. fossil fuels d. go up or get higher

5. ice cap e. how high the top of the ocean is where it meets the land

6. increase / rise f. sources of energy that were formed underground millions of

years ago, like oil and coal
7. melt g. the gases that surround a planet

8. sea level h. the weather conditions that we usually find in a place

Now answer these questions:

1. Which of these things can you see in the picture below?
2. Why do you think global warming is a serious issue?

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2 Listening

Listen to a podcast, "Climate change for beginners," and decide if these sentences are true or false.

1. Global warming and climate change are completely different things.

2. We need to use fossil fuels so we can eat and drink.
3. Cutting down trees makes carbon dioxide levels increase.
4. Carbon dioxide levels have no effect on sea levels.
5. Temperatures will possibly rise as much as 7 degrees by the year 2100.
6. We should stop using fossil fuels and plant more trees.

Listen again and choose the best form to complete the sentences.

1. When we cut down trees and burn oil and coal, carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere rise / will
rise.
2. And when there are high levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, temperatures increase / will
increase.
3. When temperatures increase, there are / will be more storms and extreme weather events.
4. And as the earth gets hotter, the ice caps at the poles melt / will melt and sea levels rise / will rise.
5. If we continue to cut down forests and burn oil and coal, temperatures rise / will rise by 3 to 5
degrees before the end of this century.
6. Scientists predict that if the world’s temperature increases by more than 1.5 degrees, many people
die / will die in extreme weather events and lots of big cities are / will be underwater.
7. If we stop burning oil and coal, these problems don’t get / won’t get worse.
8. And if we plant more trees, they take up / will take up some of the extra carbon dioxide in the
atmosphere.

Which verb forms are you choosing between in this exercise?

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3 Language point

Read these sentences and the information and answer the questions.

• 1) When we cut down trees and burn oil and coal, carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere rise.
• 2) And when there are high levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, temperatures increase.
• 3) When temperatures increase, there are more storms and extreme weather events.
• 4) And as the earth gets hotter, the ice caps at the poles melt and sea levels rise.

Sentences 1-4 are called zero conditional sentences, which explain causes and effects, or
reasons and results. These sentences have two clauses. A clause is a piece of a sentence that
includes a subject and a verb. Circle the subjects and underline the verbs in both clauses of
the sentences.

1. Which words introduce the cause/reason?

2. Which verb tense is used for the cause/reason?
3. Which verb tense is used for the effect/result?
4. Are these sentences describing scientific facts or making predictions about the future?

Now do the same with these. Read these sentences and the information and answer the questions.

• 5) If we continue to cut down trees and burn oil and coal, temperatures will rise by 3 to 5 degrees
before the end of this century.
• 6) If the world’s temperature increases by more than 1.5 degrees, many people will die in extreme
weather events and lots of big cities will be underwater.
• 7) If we stop burning oil and coal, these problems won’t get worse.
• 8) If we plant more trees, they will take up some of the extra carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.

Sentences 5-8 also have two clauses that explain causes and effects, but these are called first
conditional sentences. Circle the subjects and underline the verbs.

1. Which word introduces the cause/reason?

2. Which verb tense is used for the cause/reason?
3. Which verb tense is used for the effect/result?
4. Are these sentences describing scientific facts or making predictions about the future?

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We can change the order of the clauses in conditional sentences.

• When the temperature increases, there are more storms and extreme weather events.
• There are more storms and extreme weather events when the temperature increases.
• If we stop burning oil and coal, these problems won’t get worse.
• These problems won’t get worse if we stop burning oil and coal.

1. When the cause/reason comes first in the sentence, what punctuation separates the cause/reason
from the effect/result?
2. Is this punctuation the same when we give the effect/reason first?

4 Practice

Complete these sentences with the correct form of a verb from the box. Some verbs have similar
meanings, so you can choose when to use them: increase/rise, become/get.

be become/get x 3 burn continue go x 2

melt plant rise/increase x not stop

5

1 2
1. When we fossil fuels, CO2 levels .
3 4
2. The earth hotter as CO2 levels in the atmosphere up.
5 6
3. If we to burn oil and gas, temperatures to dangerous levels.
7 8
4. When ice caps , sea levels to dangerous levels.
9
5. If temperatures by more than 1.5 degrees, London, Miami, and Bangkok
10
underwater.
11 12
6. As temperatures , storms stronger.
13 14
7. Global warming worse if we using fossil fuels.
15 16
8. If we lots of trees, CO2 levels in the atmosphere down.

Which sentences are zero conditionals, and which are first conditionals?

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5 Speaking

You are going to do a dictation in A/B pairs. First, complete the sentences in your box with a true or
logical idea. Do not show your sentences to your partner.

Student A

• As we burn fossil fuels,

• If I become fluent in English,
• If I stop using my car,
• If sea levels increase,
• When we plant more trees,

Take turns reading your sentences to your partner. Listen and write the sentence in the correct place,
depending on the grammar.

Tip: read each sentence twice. First read the sentence at normal speed so your partner knows where
to write the sentence. Then read the sentence in short phrases so your partner has time to write.

My partner’s sentences:

Zero conditional

First conditional

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You are going to do a dictation in A/B pairs. First, complete the sentences in your box with a true or
logical idea. Do not show your sentences to your partner.

Student B

• When the ice caps melt,

• If we find new types of fuels,
• As we cut down trees,
• If I continue using my car,
• If CO2 levels go down,

Take turns reading your sentences to your partner. Listen and write the sentence in the correct place,
depending on the grammar.

Tip: read each sentence twice. First read the sentence at normal speed so your partner knows where
to write the sentence. Then read the sentence in short phrases so your partner has time to write.

My partner’s sentences:

Zero conditional

First conditional

6 Extra practice/homework

Match these clauses to make conditional sentences.

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1. When people cut down trees in the forest, a. if we want to stop global
warming.
2. As CO2 levels in the atmosphere increase, b. it will be difficult to grow enough
food for everyone to eat.
3. Storms get stronger c. many people will lose their
homes.
4. If temperatures go up, d. temperatures rise.

5. If we have more extreme weather, e. the animals who live there lose
their homes.
6. We should remember that when we burn fossil fuels, f. we put the earth in danger.

7. If we find new types of fuels, g. we will protect the planet.

8. We will need to work together h. when temperatures rise.

Now answer these questions:

1. Which sentences are about scientific facts?

2. Which sentences are predictions?

7 Optional extension

When you learn new vocabulary, you should learn the meaning, the spelling, and the pronunciation.
A good way to review new words is to think about how they are pronounced.

For example, you should think about how many syllables a word has and which syllable is stressed.
Stressed syllables are pronounced more strongly.
• Example: cli.mate has two syllables and we stress the first one.
This word has a syllable stress pattern of Oo.

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Find words from the lesson to complete the table. You can use words from any part of the lesson,
including the instructions.

syllable stress pattern example more words from the lesson

1
O rise
2
oO extreme
3
Oo climate
4
oOo dioxide
5
Ooo atmosphere

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