3 Climate change Global warming a) Look at the cartoon and the quotes below and explain them in your own words. b) With the help of the word bank and other sources like books, magazines or the internet, write a short paragraph on either some of the causes of global warming or some of the results. Then share your paragraphs in a class poster. “… increasingly dangerous weather patterns and devastating storms are abruptly putting an end to the long-running debate over whether or not climate change is real.” Barack Obama (former US president) “We may not suffer the fate of the dinosaurs. But there will be a toll on our environment and on our economy, and the toll will rise higher with each new generation.” Eileen Claussen (president of the Pew Center on Global Climate Change) Watching and understanding a short film: Mediterranean Britain a) You are going to watch a report entitled “Mediterranean Britain”. Think about this title and say what you expect the report to be about. b) Watch the video once without taking notes. Then, in no more than three or four sentences, summarise the main points that have been made. c) Read the following questions. Then watch the video again, this time noting down the information you need to give detailed answers. • Where do a lot of tourists go at the moment? Why do they go there? • Where will tourists be going by the year 2050? What will cause this change? • What could Britain’s coast look like in the future? • What is already being planned in Cornwall? What is the reaction of local people? • What positive and negative effects are mentioned in the context of the predicted changes? d) Give examples of different ways in which the information and predictions are presented in the video. Think about both spoken and visual forms of presentation, and explain the effect they have. e) Think – pair – share: The video concentrates on Britain and just one effect of climate change. Collect and discuss ideas about the various changes you think will happen in your own country if climate predictions are correct. 1 Word bank to affect • atmosphere • biodiversity • carbon dioxide • carbon footprint • (man-made) disaster • drought • to emit • ecosystem • energy • exhaust fumes • fossil fuel • glacier • greenhouse effect • habitat • (non)-renewable resources • sea level W global warming n., no pl. a gradual increase in the overall temperature of the Earth’s atmosphere generally attributed to the greenhouse effect caused by increased levels of carbon dioxide, chlorofluorocarbons and other pollutants. 2 04v 38 Saving the planet Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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