What are climate change and global
warming?
Global warming refers to the recent
rise in global average temperature near the Earth’s
surface. It is caused mostly by increasing
concentrations of ______________________ in the
atmosphere. Global warming is causing climate
patterns to change. However, global warming itself
represents only one aspect of climate change.
Climate change refers to any
_________________________ in the measures of
climate lasting for an extended period.
1) The option that best completes the text is:
a) Oxygen – permanent characteristic
b) Hydrogen – significant change
c) Greenhouse gases – significant change
d) Greenhouse gases – insignificant change
e) Gases – permanent change
2) Match the words and the definitions
a- weather b- heat c- drought d- storm
( ) A long period when there’s no rain and people
don’t have enough water.
( ) The temperature or condition outside ( If it’s hot,
cold, sunny, raining etc.)
( ) An extreme weather condition with strong winds
and heavy rain or snow.
( ) The quality of being hot.
The right sequence is:
a) C, a b, d
b) A, c, d, b
c) C, a, d, b
d) B, d, a, c
e) B, a, d, c
3) Global warming is causing…
a) drop in global average temperature
b) change in global average temperature
c) rise in the level of oxygen
d) a fall in the level of greenhouse gases
e) rise in the level of hydrogen
4) The word increase means:
a) diminuição
b) concentração
c) clima
d) aumento
e) nível
Customs Around the World
On the third Monday of October, Jamaicans
celebrate National Heroes’ Day. They honor
seven men and women who were important to
Jamaica’s history. There are speeches, music,
sports, and dancing. They also give awards to
“local heroes” for helping their communities.
On August 15 of lunar calendar, Koreans
celebrate Chusok, also known as Korean
Thanksgiving. It’s a day when people give
thanks for the harvest. Korean families honor
their ancestors by going to their graves to take
them rice and fruit and clean the gravesites.
An interesting custom in Thailand is Loy
Krathong. A krathong is a bowl made from the
bark and leaves of banana trees. It’s
decorated with a lit candle and flowers. After
the rainy season, on the evening of the full
moon in November, Thai people float
krathongs on the river to pay respect to the
river goddess.
Finland has a unique but very modern custom.
It started because some people felt angry
when their cell phones didn’t work well. They
wanted to express their frustration in a
humorous way. So every summer, there is a
cell-phone throwing contest. People throw their
cell phones as far as possible. The winner
receives a prize, such as a gold medal.
5) According to the text, Jamaica’s
celebration is about all the words below,
except
a) Honor
b) Respect
c) Celebration
d) Injustice
6) Korean’s thanksgiving represents:
a) frustration in a humorous way
b) an interesting custom in Thailand
c) tribute, longing, respect
d) speeches, music, sports, and dancing
7) “… to pay respect to the river goddess.”
The underlined word is:
a) An adjective
b) A verb
c) A noun
d) An adverb
8) “Finland has a unique but very modern
custom. It started because some people
felt angry … “. It refers to:
a) Modern custom
b) Finland
c) Cell phone
d) Angry people
9) “So every summer, there is a cell-phone
throwing contest…”. The word contest is a
synonym of:
a) Frustration
b) Competition
c) Custom
d) Humorous way
Soluções para a tarefa
What are climate change and global
warming?
Global warming refers to the recent
rise in global average temperature near the Earth’s
surface. It is caused mostly by increasing
concentrations of GREENHOUSE GASES in the
atmosphere. Global warming is causing climate
patterns to change. However, global warming itself
represents only one aspect of climate change.
Climate change refers to any
SIGNIFICANT CHANGE in the measures of
climate lasting for an extended period.
2.
DROUGHT- A long period when there’s no rain and people
don’t have enough water.
WEATHER - The temperature or condition outside ( If it’s hot,
cold, sunny, raining etc.)
STORM - An extreme weather condition with strong winds
and heavy rain or snow.
HEAT - The quality of being hot.
3.
Global warming is causing change in global average temperature
4.
The word increase means: AUMENTO
5.
HONOR
"Jamaicans celebrate National Heroes’ Day. They honor seven men and women who were important to Jamaica’s history."
6.
Korean’s thanksgiving represents: tribute, longing, respect
7.
“… to pay respect to the river goddess.”
to pay - verb
respect - noun
river - noun
goddess - noun
8.
Modern custom
9.
The word contest is a synonym of: Competition