1) Reading comprehension Exercise |. Are the following statements True or False? Copy the sentences from the 1 that support your answer. a, Hurricane Katrina in August 2005 caused a lot of damage. . Not many hurricanes in the Atlantic Ocean have names beginning with Z because there aren’t usually that many hurricanes. ¢, Hurricanes occur in French-, Spanish-, and English- speaking countries. 4, since the 1950°s, both male and female names have been used. ¢. There are more hurricanes nowadays than in the past, 0) Grammar Exercise 2. Write the following phrases in vonr own words. a, Hurricanes are given names because they help us identify storms We use... ». When 2 hurricane appears that is unusually destructive, its name is retired and never ‘used again, Ifa inuricane causes... e, In 1979 they started using both male and female names. Since 19 Exercise 3, Rewrite the sentences in the passive, a, Hurricane Katrina caused widespread destruction, b. The World Metereological Organisation chose the current names. ©. They used a female name for the first time in 1979. 1) Vocabulary Exercise 4, Find a word that means the same as the following: 2. Important », because ¢. surprisingly Solution: major, since, curiously, Exercise 5. How do you say the following in your language? 8. global warming, 4, traffic and exhaust fumes an increase in pollution . industrial emissions c. the hole in the ozone layer TV) Writing Write about 100 words. “Do you think the climate of the world is eh