CENTRO EDUCACIONAL LA FLORIDA

ENGLISH DEPARTMENT
3 MEDIOS 2020
NAME: ___Renato Alarcón Cepeda_______ CLASS: _3 Medio B______ DATE: May 2020

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1.- BEFORE YOU READ: Answer the following questions.

A.- What is Global Warming ?.

Global warming is an increase, over time, in the average temperature of the Earth's
atmosphere and oceans.

B.- What is a Carbon footprint?.

The carbon footprint is a measure how much CO2 your produce in your everyday life.

2.- READ THE TEXT AND CHECK YOUR ANSWERS TO ACTIVITY 1

3.- READ THE TEXT AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS:

A.- What do scientist think will happen to the climate in the future.

Scientists believe that the climate is changing and that it will probably be a lot hotter in
the future.

B.- What will happen to same hot countries ?.

Some hot countries will become desert.

C.- Why will a lot of animals become extinct?

Because they won't have any food.

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D.- What do greenhouse gases do ?

A greenhouse gas is any gaseous compound in the atmosphere that is capable of

absorbing infrared radiation, trapping and holding heat in the atmosphere.

E.- What happens when there are too many greenhouse gases ?

Greenhouse gases are responsible for the greenhouse effect, which ultimately leads to
global warming.

F.- What does a carbon footprint measure ?

The carbon footprint measures the CO2 that is produced every day on Earth.

G.- Do you think your carbon footprint is big or small ?

I think my carbon footprint is the average produced by people my age.

4.- READ AND CALCULATE!

Answers:

1.- a (by bus).

2.- b (less than once a year.

3.- a (yes).

4.- b (no).

5.- b (no).

 How can you reduce your Carbon footprint?

Go to school by bike, start recycling paper, glass and aluminum.

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3 MEDIOS 2020

5.- WRITE A SHORT TEXT ABOUT YOUR CARBON FOOTPRINT. USE THE
QUESTIONS TO HELP YOU.

 How big is your carbon footprint?

 What can you do to reduce the size?
 What aspects of your everyday life can’t you changes?
 What will happen if we all make more changes?
 How “green “are you?

My carbon footprint is a normal size for people my age. I can reduce it by using the bicycle
to go to school and avoid using plastic containers to store or transport things.

Debo tener más conciencia de lo importante que es el reciclaje para la conservación de la

Tierra.

If we all make the changes we would protect our planet from the destruction it is
undergoing now.

I'm not really that green but it's never too late to change.