[C] Climate Worriers Feeling Better

LET'S READ!

Direction: Read the news with your teacher.

Climate Worriers Feeling Better

1. Why are countries investing heavily in clean, renewable alternatives?

2. What is the main reason behind the decline in projected temperature rise?

3. How has the energy crisis triggered by the war in Ukraine affected the transition to cleaner technologies?

4. What are the potential consequences of even fractional degrees of warming?

5. What are the main motivations for countries to transition to renewable energy sources?

LET'S RECAP!

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1. Which new words/phrases were easiest to remember? Give three.

どの語句/文が覚えやすかったですか？３つ挙げてください。

2. Which words/phrases were you having a hard time to speak/understand? Give three.

どの語句/文が話したり理解するのに難しかったですか？３つ挙げてください。

catastrophe

[ kuh-ˈta-struh-fee ]

noun

- an event causing great and sudden damage; a disaster

The oil spill was an environmental catastrophe.

famine

[ ˈfa·muhn ]

noun

- a shortage; unable to access adequate food supplies

Many people have starved to die because of the famine.

propel

[ pruh·ˈpel ]

verb

- to cause something to move forward; to move or push someone or something forward

She gave him a push to propel him off the swing.

life-threatening

adjective

- capable of causing death; a very serious one that can cause death

Three workers were hurt, but their injuries were said not to be life-threatening.

speed up

phrasal verb

- to go or happen faster, or to cause something to happen faster

We'll never get there if he doesn't speed up.