GLOBAL WARMING

1. Species	a plant or animal group
2. Extinct	no longer existing
3. Terrifying	very, very frightening
4. Irreversible	impossible to change or bring back
5. Assessment	a judgement or opinion
6. Underestimate	wrong idea that something is smaller or less important than it really is
7. Conservation	the management of land and water to prevent it from being damaged or destroyed
8. to migrate	to move to another part of the world

Look in the text and correct the information in these sentences.

1. Over the next 50 years about 25% of land animals will become extinct.

2. More than 1 million species will be lost by2050.

3. This loss represents less than 10% of all plants and animals.

4. The research took two years to complete.

5. More than one third of 300 South African plant species studied were expected to die out.

6. The Cerrado region of Brazil covers one fifth of the country.

7. One third of the, 1870 species of tree were studied in Mexico.

8. The greenhouse effect at least takes 25 years to have its full effect. Match the beginnings with the endings. There is one sentence for each paragraph.

1. The scientists who were involved in the research … … were shocked by what they found.

2. Many plants and animals could be saved from extinction …… if immediate action was taken to control greenhouse gases.

3. Species in mountainous areas have a better chance of survival … … because they can move uphill to get cooler.

4. The results of the research …    were worse than the scientists expected

5. The national flower of South Africa …  will probably become extinct.

6. Survival rates in Europe are better …… because it is least affected by climate change.

7. Species in flatter areas have less chance of survival … because they can move uphill to get cooler

8. Most greenhouse gases …    are produced by the USA and European nations.

Complete the table.

Noun Adjective

1. mountain __mountainous__________

2. globe _______globosely_____

3. shock ________shockable____

4. extinction _______extinguishable_____

Verb Noun

5. publish ________publisher____

6. protect ___________protection_

7. assess ____________assesses

8. survive ____________survivor   

  

1. become :out

2. die :extinct

3. global :warming

 4. greenhouse : effect

5. conservation :team

6. climate : change

7. life : area

8. research :forms