PollHowmuchdoyouknowaboutclimatechangeandglobalwarming?WhatWhyHowCatchkeywordsfromcaptionshttps:////evidence/

Video1:“ClimateChange:Earth’sGiantGameofTetris”Blocksofcarbon(CO2gas,i.e.__________gas)Photosynthesis(photo-,light)Carboncycle(__________oflifeonearth)__________effect(creatingablanketofwarmth)Themoreblocksofcarbon,the__________.Burningfuels(coal,oil,__________)injectsnewcarbonblocksintotheatmosphere.Theearth’sabilitytoremove__________hasbeenreducedaswecleartheforestsforagriculture.Video1:“ClimateChange:Earth’sGiantGameofTetris”Blocksofcarbon(CO2gas,i.e.greenhousegas)Photosynthesis(photo-,light)Carboncycle(engineoflifeonearth)Greenhouseeffect(creatingablanketofwarmth)Themoreblocksofcarbon,thewarmer.Burningfuels(coal,oil,naturalgas)injectsnewcarbonblocksintotheatmosphere.Theearth’sabilitytoremovetheblockshasbeenreducedaswecleartheforestsforagriculture.Video1:“ClimateChange:Earth’sGiantGameofTetris”ThegiantgameofTetrisrecap:“Themoreblocksofcarbonpileup,theharderitbecomestorestorestability.TheextraCO2intheatmosphereacceleratethegreenhouseeffect

bytrappingmoreheatnearthesurfaceandcausingpolaricecapstomelt.Themoretheymelt,thelesssunlighttheyareabletoreflect,makingtheoceanwarmevenfaster.Sealevelsrise,coastalpopulationarethreatenedwithflooding.Naturalecosystemsaredisruptedandtheweathersarebecomingmoreextremeovertime.”Video2:“5ThingsWeLearnedaboutClimateChange”It’sunequivocal(un-,equi-,unambiguous).Therewasno“pause”(theseclimatetrendscoincidewithrisesofgreenhousegasesthattrapheatintheatmosphere.800,000yearrecord(existenceofgreenhousegaseslikecarbondioxide-CO2,methane,nitrousoxide-N2O).It’sallaboutus(humaninfluencehasbeenthedominantcauseofobservedwarming,almost95%--100%).Morefrequentextremes(ofheat,noscenarioswheretheaveragetemperaturesarelower).Fastreading:6minutes.QuicklyreadthroughthetextandfinishExerciseII.ReadingandIdentifyingMainIdeaReadthetitle,para.1andpara.35andidentifykeysentences.Considerwhattoinferaboutthetext.Readingforspecificdetails:30minutes.Groupwork.Eachisinchargeofcertainsolutions.Eitheridentifythekeypointsusingthefollowingformat:“Thissolutionisfor……(nations/individuals)to......[Since…….,]…(who)should……(dowhat)”O(jiān)r,createamindmap(ofkeypointsfromthetext).Presentyournotes.ForegoFossilFuelsInfrastructureUpgradeMoveClosertoWorkConsumeLessBeEfficientEatSmart,GoVegetarian?StopCuttingDownTreesOneChildExperimentEarthFutureFuelsTranslationRevision:ExerciseV.Globalwarming,alsocalledclimatechange,perhapsyouhaveheard.Youmayhavenoticedthatoursummermoreandmorehot,winterisbecomingmoreandmoreshort,floods,droughts,hurricanes,andblizzarddisasterareincreasinglyfrequent.Climatetothesurvivalofhumanshavebeenoverwhelmed,andtheculpritiswehumansthemselves.Humansburnfossilfuelssuchascoalandoilwithoutrestraint,deforestation,thereleaseofcarbondioxideandothergreenhousegasesisanimportantreasonofglobalwarming.Ifnottimelyandeffectiveaction,globalwarmingwillaffectusdirectlytheabundanceoffood,affectthenormaloperationoftheeconomy,affectingthesurvivalofthenextgeneration.Timeandtidewaitfornoman,ifwetakeimmediateaction,alsonottoolate.Th