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139 Climate 11 LANGUAGE SKILLS EXPLORE EXTRAS Consider each of the five proposals in turn. 1 Do you think it is likely to work? 2 Do you think it would help fight global warming? 3 In which proposals would cost or energy consumption be a problem? Mini research project. In pairs, go on the internet and research two of the following measures to fight global warming. Find facts and figures, create a handout and then report to the class. Why you should … sPEaKIng 13 14 At an exhibition called ‘Destroying our planet’ you see photos of how our landscape has changed over the years. In pairs:   compare and contrast the photos below.   speculate about how many years have elapsed between them.   discuss what could have caused the changes to take place. sPEaKIng 15 A B Read the beginning of an article about Greenland. What does the writer mean by: 1 “calving season”? 2 “a flotilla of icebergs”? 3 “eerily beautiful”? a REaDIng 16 The Sermilik fjord in Greenland: a chilling view of a warming world It is calving season in the Arctic. A flotilla of icebergs, some looking like fairytale castles and others as smooth as dinosaur eggs, calve from the ice sheet that’s all over Greenland and sail down the fjords. The journey of these sculptures of ice from glaciers to ocean is eerily beautiful and absolutely terrifying. The wall of ice that rises behind Sermilik fjord stretches for 2,400 km from north to south and smothers 80% of this country. It has been frozen for three million years. Why do you think the writer says this is “a chilling view” and that the icebergs are “absolutely terrifying”? b   buy local products   reduce heating costs   take the train instead of the car   buy energy-efficient home appliances   use low-energy light bulbs   buy green cars   use less hot water   don’t buy plastic bottles   reduce waste   plant trees   save electricity Disappearing glaciers Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eig ntum des Verlags öbv