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A2

Listening Exercises A2 – A news story

5 упражнений

1. Reading comprehension books

 snow  …….. flood  …….. drought  ……..4   cyclone  ……..5   storm  …….. heat wave  ……..
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2. Listen to the beginning of a radio programme about global warming. Tick the weather conditions in Exercise 1 that are mentioned.

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3. Listen again and complete these notes.

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  • Global Warming
  • Problems
  • In Britain
  • Hot weather is causing problems with:
  • a
  • ● sleep
  • c) Temperatures above 30°C are becoming more d
  • Around the world
  • ● Europe is having the hottest summer in e years
  • ● In Antarctica, the ice is melting.
  • ● Temperatures will rise by 5°C in the next f years.
  • g in India.
  • ● Fires in the United States
  • ● More h in the South Pacific.
  • Reasons
  • Experts say:
  • ● Temperatures are rising because there is too much i
  • ● It is part of a natural cycle and we are not causing it.

4. Listen and tick the correct speaker(s) for each statement.

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Speaker 1Speaker 2Speaker 3
a   Who doesn’t think global warming is causing all our weather problems?
b   Who (2 people) talks about how we can stop global warming?
c   Who talks about changes in the Arctic?
d   Who (2 people) talks about problems with the weather?

5. Listen again and answer these questions.

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  • a Speaker 1:
  • What is one problem caused by global warming?
  • b Speaker 2 and 3:
  • What are three things people could do to reduce pollution?

Как практиковаться

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  3. 3Нажмите 'Показать ответ' для проверки
  4. 4Изучите ошибки и попробуйте похожие упражнения
  5. 5Переходите к следующему упражнению, когда готовы