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We had a lot of ______ weather last year: a long
heatwave and gales in the autumn. I think it's all part
of ______ change. |
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If you freeze water, it changes from a ______ to a
______. |
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The beach was ______ with oil, which seriously ______
the sea birds and animals. |
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Environmentalists ______ that there will be a ______ in
sea levels in the future. |
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With _______ warming, some kinds of plants and animals are
______ very fast. |
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Certain diseases ______ from person to person very quickly. |
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______ has a very ______ effect on the environment. |
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After many months without rain, there is a real danger of ______
in this part of Africa. |
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The earth is ______ getting warmer. |
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During the ______, winds reached over 150 kph, and many homes
were either completely destroyed or badly ______. It was a
terrible disaster for the island. |
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They expect a period of ______; the crops will die and people
could starve. |
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The volcano ______ without warning and the ground was covered in
red, hot lava. |
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There was a sudden and violent storm. It was the beginning of
the ______. |
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When the ______ wave reached land, it was over ten meters high. |
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Answers |
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We had a lot of extreme
weather last year: a long heatwave and gales in the
autumn. I think it's all part of
climate change. |
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2. |
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If you freeze water, it changes from a
liquid to a solid. |
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3. |
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The beach was polluted
with oil, which seriously
affects the sea birds and animals. |
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4. |
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Environmentalists predict
that there will be a rise
in sea levels in the future. |
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5. |
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With global warming,
some kinds of plants and animals are
disappearing very fast. |
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Certain diseases spread
from person to person very quickly. |
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Pollution has a very
harmful effect on the
environment. |
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After many months without rain, there is a real danger of
famine in this part of
Africa. |
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The earth is gradually
getting warmer. |
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10. |
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During the hurricane,
winds reached over 150 kph, and many homes were either
completely destroyed or badly
damaged. It was a terrible disaster for the
island. |
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11. |
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They expect a period of drought;
the crops will die and people could starve. |
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12. |
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The volcano erupted
without warning and the ground was covered in red, hot lava. |
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There was a sudden and violent storm. It was the beginning of
the typhoon. |
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14. |
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When the tidal wave reached
land, it was over ten meters high. |
