L9 2 HW nature

LISTENING UNIT5:NATURE GLOBALWARMING:SEPERATINGFACTFROMFICTION1 Listentotwostudentstalkingaboutalectureandanswersthequestions 1.Thelectureisbeinggivenby A.awriter B.alecture C.apostgradu

LISTENING

UNIT5:NATURE

GLOBALWARMING:SEPERATINGFACTFROMFICTION1

Listentotwostudentstalkingaboutalectureandanswersthequestions

1.Thelectureisbeinggivenby

A.awriter

B.alecture

C.apostgraduatestudent

2.MelandAndrewagreetomeetat

A.1.30pmB

1.45pmC.2

30pm

3.MelandAndrewagreetomeetin

A

B.thecanteen

C.acafé

D.theSciencebuilding

GLOBALWARMING:SEPERATINGFACTFROMFICTION2

Readthequestionsforthenextpartoftheconversation.Underlinethekeywordsandthin kofpossiblesynonymsorparaphrases.

4.Melwassurprisedatthespeaker’s.……….theories.

5.Mrs.McKeedidnothaveany………tosupportherargumentabout

sealevels

6.MelplanstofollowMrs.McKee’s………

ListentothedialogueandclassifytheeventsasA,BorC.

A.19thc

entury

B.mid20thcentury

C.1970s-80s

1.Thetermthegreenhouseeffectwasinvented

2.Averagetemperaturesstartedtoincreaseconsiderably

3.Therewasadecreaseinaveragetemperaturesforafewyears 4.Methaneandnitrousoxidewerefirstidentifiedasgreenhousegases.

5.Carbondioxidewasfirstidentifiedasagreenhousegases 6.Manyhightemperaturerecordswerebroken

7.AmajordroughtoccurredinNorthAmerica

EXTREMEWEATHERANDNATURALDISASTERS1

Question21

21.WhywasthetutorinitiallyconcernedabouttheMel’schoiceofsubject?

A.Therewasnotenoughinformationonthesubject.B.Th

esubjectwasnotnewordifferent

C.Melhadtakenadifferentapproachtothesubject

Question22-25

Writethecorrectletters,A,BorC

Melshould

A.Includeit

B.removeit

22.theintroduction

23.statisticsaboutflooding

24.acknowledgementofvisualmaterial_

25.agraphaboutrainfall

EXTREMEWEATHERANDNATURALDISASTERS2 Question26-30 WriteNOMORETHANTWOWORDSORANUMBERforeachanswer.Advice onpresentation Bewellpreparedwithcontentandequipment Preparedslideswithmainpointsandvisuals Nobrightcolours,26……… orsoundeffects. Standinacentralposition Make27………withaudience Usea28……… mouseorkeyboard. Speakslowly Don’tmemorizeorread Usecuecardsasa29……….

Dealwith30……… fromaudienceatend.

TRACK:RECYCLINGGUARDIAN

Questions1-5

Completetheform

WriteNOMORETHANTHREEWORDSAND/ORNUMBERforeachanswer

RecyclingGuardian

Example:Answer

Aim:protectingenvironmentthroughrecycling

Typeofgroup:non-profitFrequencyofnewspapercollection:1……….Na

me:2……….Address:3……….Email:4……….Postc

ode:5……….

Questions6-10

Completetheformbelow

WriteNOMORETHANTWOWORDSforeachanswer

WaysofrecyclingNewspaper:ina6……… box

Nearestrubbishcollectionc

RubbishthatcanberecycledBluebox:8………

Greenbox:glassandplastics Yellowbox:paper

Rubbishthancannotbere

Nameofabooklet10………….

MULTIPLECHOICEQUESTIONS1

Listentothetalkandchoosethecorrectanswerforeachquestion

1.Atlantiswas

A.Alegendaryisland

B.Anislandnamedaftertheoceanwhichitwassupposedtohavebeenlocated

C.Anactualislandwhichhasdisappeared

D.BothAandB

2.AccordingtotheselectiontodaytheAtlanticis

A.Romanticratherthanbusinesslike

B.Completelylackinginromance

C.Lessimportanttobusinessthaninthedaysofthesailingships

D.Importantinworldcommerce

3.TheSpaniardsdiscoveredthatcalmsweremostcommon

A.Justsouthoftheequator

B.Justontheedgeofsteadytradewinds

C.Inanarrowbeltalongtheequator

D.NearthecoastofSouthAmerica

4.Theareawasperilousbecause

A.Shipscouldeasilybewreckedthere

B.Therewasnowind

C.Shipshadnopowerotherthanthewind

D.BothAandB

5.Thirstwasgraveproblembecause

A.Thesunwasoftenveryhot

B.ThewatersupplywaslimitedC.H

orsesrequiredalotofwaterD.Allofth

eabove

6.Horseswereprobablythrownoverboardinorderto“_”

A.Conservewater

B.Lightentheship

C.Sparethemtheagoniesofthirst

7.ProofoftheSpaniard’splacingahighvalueontheirhorseswastheir

A.TakingthemtoAmericaB.Cr

editingthemwithsoulsC.Regr

ettingtheirloss

D.Alloftheabove

8.Theselectionsaysthatsailorscalledtheareathe“horselatitudes”because

A.TheSpaniardstoldthemitwashauntedbytheghostofhorses

B.Theyregrettedthelossofthehorses

C.Theyhaddreamsaboutthelosthorses

D.TheSpaniardshadnameditthat

MULTIPLECHOICEQUESTIONS2

1.JoannesaysthatvisitorstoDarwinareoftensurprisedby

A.Thenumberofyoungpeople

B.Thecasualatmosphere

C.Therangeofcultures

2.Toenjoyculturalactivities,thepeopleofDarwintendto

A.TraveltosouthernAustralia.

B.Bringinartistsfromotherareas.

C.Involvethemselvesinproduction

3.TheChinesetempleinDarwin

A.Isnolongerusedforit'soriginalpurpose.

B.Wasrebuiltafteritsdestructioninastorm

C.Wasdemolishedtomakeroomfornewbuildings

4.Themainproblemwithtravellingbybicycleis

A.TheclimateB

.ThetrafficC.Th

ehills

5.WhatdoesJoannesayaboutswimminginthesea?

A.Itisessentialtowearaprotectivesuit

B.Swimmingisonlysafeduringthewinter

C.Youshouldstayincertainrestrictedareas.

MULTIPLE-CHOICEQUESTIONS4

Listentotheextractfromthediscussionhehadwithtwooftheyoungpeopleafterhistalka ndchoosethecorrectanswer.

1.Whateverthemotivefordestroyingwildlife,RichardMurraybelievesthat

A.Naturewillcorrectthebalance

B.Theendresultisthesame

C.Weshallbeextinctin20years

D.Wildlifewillcontinuetosurvive

2.Whatkindofpeoplegainfromtheslaughterofsealsandcrocodiles?

A.Foodmanufactures

B.Fashioneditors

C.Profiteers

D.Conservationists

3.Incertainareas,thedolphiniskilledbecauseit

A.providesasourceoffood

B.threatensasourceofincome

C.endangershumanlife

D.pollutesfishinggrounds

4.Howcantherisktowildlifebereduced

A.Naturalwastage

B.Improvedpesticides

C.lawenforcement

D.publicopinion

5.WhatdoesJennymeanbytheexpression“acaringsociety”

A.peoplewhosufferfromaxiety

B.peoplewhoareconcernedaboutothers

C.peoplewhoneedhelpandadvice

D.peoplewhoareconscientiousworkers

6.Whichofthefollowingmayresultfromtheuseofpesticides

A Sterilityofbeneficialwildlife

B Contaminationofnaturalfoods

C Deathfromnaturalcauses

D Immunisationagainstdisease

E Pollutionoftheenvironment

F Diseaseininfancy

A Animalsprovidecertainnecessities

B Mostpesticidesareharmless

C Insecticidesprovidevaluableprotection

D Conservationcanaffectpeople’slivelihood

E Cropsmustbeprotectedagainstpest

F Conservationignoreshumanneeds

ANIMALWORLD

TableCompletion.Nomorethantwowordsoranumberforeachanswer.

AnimalWorld–today’sevents

TheworldofAnts The1 2 11am

The3 4 Film 12noon

Encouraging

5……… Exhibition Demonstration 2.30p.m

BirdsofPrey Thelawn 6 7

pm

Labelingamap

8.Giftshop9.Restaurant10.Picnicarea

WASTEINCITIES

Questions1and2

Labethetwobarsidentifiedonthegraphbelow

ChoosetwoanswersfromtheboxandwritethelettersA-Enexttoquestions1-2

Questions3-7

WriteNOMORETHANONEWORDAND/ORANUMBERforeachanswer

Food(bread) 3………

Paper 3-12months Needs4………

conditions Metal 1-10years Excludingaluminum(usedin

5………%ofsoft-drinkcans)

Glass 7………(minimum)

Questions8-10

Kistthreefactorswhichaffectthespeedofdecay

WriteNOWORDONLYforeachanswer,

8………

9………

10………

REALITYANDSCIENCE

Questions1-10

ORANUMBERforeachanswer.

Immensechanges–political,1……….,etc

Changescausedbyforcesofdemographyand2……….

Speciesdisappearingfasterthanthey’recoming3……….

4……….languagesspokentodayexpectedtodieout Earth’slong-termcapacityestimatedat5……….

Trendwillcontinuetowards6……….countries Newenergyeconomytheoreticallypossibleby7……….

Spaceexplorationdependson8……….

Spaceexplorationtoenterthespacerace:China,9……….

Factorsmakingnuclearwarpossible: -Availabilityofnuclearknow-how -Numberof10……….

-Quantityofnuclearweapons HOUSEHOLDWASTEDISPOSAL ListenandanswerthequestionusingNOMORETHANTHREEWORDSORANUMBER 1Howmuchwaste,onaverage,doesonepersonproduceeachyear?………

2Whatproportionofourwasteisbiodegradable?………

3Whatproportionisglass?………

4Howmuchwasteisburied?………

6Whenwillwastehavetobereduced?………

CompletethenoteswriteNOMORETHANTHREEWORDSforeachanswer

Governmentpolicyisto7……….and8……….waste Localcouncilshaveto9……….

Siteshavebeensetuptocollectdifferenttypesofwasteseparately,forexample

10……….,11……….and12……….

Somelocalcouncilshavealsoprovided13………

Switzerlandhasataxon14……….toreducewaste

Trg13

WORLDWIDESTUDENTPROJECT

Question1

Answerthequestionbelow:

WriteNOMORETHANTHREEWORDSforyouranswer.

1WhatdoesWSPaimtopromote?

Questions2-7

Completethetablebelow

WriteNOMORETHANTHREWORDSAND/ORANUMBERforeachanswer

Japan Village2

………

Someknowledgeof 3……… Required

Poland Renovatingchildren’s

4………

Mexico Seaturtleconservation Accommodationinschool

with5……… China Architecture:planningand US$6………

Payableonarrival India Medicine:centerfor

7………

Children

Questions8-10

Completetheflow-chart.WriteNOMORETHANTHREEWORDSAND/ORANUMBER

foreachanswer

Listentothefirstpartoftheconversationandcirclethecorrectanswerforquestio ns1-4

1.Mirandaisconcernedabout

A.Notunderstandingtheessaytitle

B.Missingoutonvitalinformation

C.Feelingtooilltocometocollege

2.WheredoesDrDartfordclaimthataround8percentofwasteisrecycled?

A.Businesses

B.Homes

C.Factories

3.AccordingtoDrDarford,atthemomenttheUK

A.Recyclesonlyhouseholdwaste

B.RecyclesmorethanotherEuropeancountries

C.Isnotkeepingupwithitsgrowinghouseholdwaste.

4.Onewaytobringaboutkeychangesinwasterecyclingis

A.Theseparationofhouseholdwaste

B.Fortargetstoimprove

Track:Governmentwastestrategy2

Youarenowgoingtoheartherestoftheconversation.Readandanswerquestions

5-10.CompletethenotesusingNOMORETHANTHREEWORDSforeachanswer.

Theonemessagethatisnotgettingenoughattentionisthatthe5……….alsohasares

ponsibility.Thereasonswhytheirwastelevelsarerisingisduetochangesin6

……….andanincreaseinwealth.Therehasalsobeenanincreaseinthesaleof7……

………andpre-packedgoodswhichisaresultofpeoplewantingtheir

livesto8………However,unlesswecanchangeourcurrent9

………,recyclingwillremainchallenging.Thisultimatelycomesdowntotheroleof 10……… …andthembeingmorewillingtobuyrecycledgoods