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“img Lesson 2 Environmental crisis 1. READING Encyclopedia entry © Identifies, orders, and interprets explicit Nand implicit information in a text in context. * Using context to understand new vocabulary. 'A. In pairs, discuss what you know about the Deepwater Horizon disaster ‘and answer the questions. Then read the article and check your answers. 1. Where and why did this oi spill happen? 2. Why was it particularly dificult to control? ‘3. What were the consequences of the spill? The Deepwater Horizon oll spill inthe Gu Engineers hd sefous roles decng How 10 populations were sevousy afte Soe ser a ocracavme et fe igestospils nthe cap the welhead Thats wey ittok vee months estimate that these specs ced at twice the normal so ofthe petoleum indus. On pei 20, for engine to tp the ea. By lly 15, when they rate because ofthe pil. Another consequence I eer eca onthe Deepwater were rly sucess, 49 rain bares cf cue that the Gus fshig and tour ndstlessfesed ron ol tig AS su, 11 works were klled clad leaked into th ocean. ‘great os, Some people othe velo Tage want ofl exaped into the ocean, Therein encanta consequence of the fr his reason. Top these ndusies the US ily grenorma l sck Hwas very ict © spl was excersive damage to marine and vfe goverment asked for compensstion fom the suse the leak was 5000 fet under wate, habtas Fr examole trl, dolphin, end whale company thetan the ig, BPM B. Match the words from the text to their definitions. Fig) 42) a thin layer of ol floating on the surface of water ick 1) opposite of win / gain @ ¢}_ when a liquid escapes from its container 4) physical harm to something fe) the opening of a gas or oll well £) tall structure with equipment for extracting oll From under the ocean .y 2) work that provides money to live 8 unit for measuring crude oil

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