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    Asturias Climate Exam

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    Climate change is causing global temperatures to rise between 1.8-4°C by the end of the century according to scientists. This climate change is believed to be caused by human activities like industrial pollution. Higher temperatures are exacerbating problems in Africa like desertification which is costing lives and worsening drought and famine. Melting ice in the Arctic and Antarctic is damaging animal populations and may cause sea levels to rise, resulting in severe flooding in countries like the UK and USA through coastal flooding and increased risks of tidal waves and tsunamis. Urgent action is needed to address climate change or its effects may become irreversible.

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    Climate change is causing global temperatures to rise between 1.8-4°C by the end of the century according to scientists. This climate change is believed to be caused by human activities like industrial pollution. Higher temperatures are exacerbating problems in Africa like desertification which is costing lives and worsening drought and famine. Melting ice in the Arctic and Antarctic is damaging animal populations and may cause sea levels to rise, resulting in severe flooding in countries like the UK and USA through coastal flooding and increased risks of tidal waves and tsunamis. Urgent action is needed to address climate change or its effects may become irreversible.

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    Climate change is causing global temperatures to rise between 1.8-4°C by the end of the century according to scientists. This climate change is believed to be caused by human activities like industrial pollution. Higher temperatures are exacerbating problems in Africa like desertification which is costing lives and worsening drought and famine. Melting ice in the Arctic and Antarctic is damaging animal populations and may cause sea levels to rise, resulting in severe flooding in countries like the UK and USA through coastal flooding and increased risks of tidal waves and tsunamis. Urgent action is needed to address climate change or its effects may become irreversible.

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    Asturias Climate Exam

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    Climate change is causing global temperatures to rise between 1.8-4°C by the end of the century according to scientists. This climate change is believed to be caused by human activities like industrial pollution. Higher temperatures are exacerbating problems in Africa like desertification which is costing lives and worsening drought and famine. Melting ice in the Arctic and Antarctic is damaging animal populations and may cause sea levels to rise, resulting in severe flooding in countries like the UK and USA through coastal flooding and increased risks of tidal waves and tsunamis. Urgent action is needed to address climate change or its effects may become irreversible.

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    PRUEBA: CLIMATE CHANGE

    THE HOT ISSUE OF CLIMATE CHANGE


    In the past decade, warmer‐than‐average temperatures have been recorded around the globe, and
    scientists warn that temperatures may climb by 1.8–4° C before the close of the century. It is
    believed that this recent climate change has been caused by industrial pollution and other human
    activity.
    Nearer the equator, the heat is making deserts expand, and putting water resources under
    tremendous pressure. In some of the world’s poorest countries in Africa, desertification has already
    cost lives, exacerbating the problems of drought and famine.
    Climate change is affecting the coldest extremities of the world, too, melting the ice in the Arctic and
    Antarctic. This is sadly having a damaging effect on local animal populations, such as polar bears, and
    it is not yet known what the wider repercussions might be. One alarming theory suggests that the
    melted ice will cause a rise in sea levels . This, in turn, could result in severe flooding in many
    countries, including the UK and the USA, and make coastal areas vulnerable to an increased risk of
    tidal
    waves and tsunamis.
    One thing is certain: if we do not act now, the earth will continue to heat up, perhaps irreversibly.
    We must take better care of our planet – before the problem gets too hot to handle.

    I. Answer the following questions using your own words, but taking into account the
    information in the text. (3 points: 1 point each)

    a) How and why is the temperature of the earth changing?


    b) Why is the hot weather a problem in Africa?
    c) According to the text, what are two possible effects of rising sea levels?

    II. Fill in the gaps with the correct, most appropriate word in each case. (2 points: 0.25 points each)
    Climate change is (A) ______ issue which affects (B) ________ all. It (C) ________ taken people a
    long time to really take (D) ________ issue of climate change seriously. But, over the last few
    years people (E) ________ become increasingly more concerned (F) ________ the damage that
    climate change is having (G) ________ our environment. Many people say that we (H) ________
    all responsible for climate change.

    III Rephrase the following sentences so that their meaning is as similar to the original as possible.
    (1 point)
    a. Greenhouse gases are heating up the earth.

    1
    The earth…………………………

    b. I think that you should do more to help the environment.


    If I……………………………………

    c. Climate change is a problem that started many years ago.


    Climate change has…………………………..

    d. “Are you concerned about climate change?” she asked me.


    I was asked……………………………….

    IV. Write a composition about the following topic:


    How will global warming affect our lives in the future? (100–120 words). (4 points)

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