NAME: SILVA CESAR.

BBC “Forecasting from Space”9

Today we have enough imaging and analyzing technology to model and monitor
every single weather system as it appears, grows and dies.
Listen and put the sentences in the correct order as they are mentioned. Write the
appropriate number to ut these phrases in the correct order.

..5… The greatest impact of weather prediction now is giving hurricane warnings that can
protect human life; the shape, size, direction and force of hurricanes is measured and
advance warnings are given.
…3… Meteorologists can now see the weather systems as they approach.
.. 6… The gradual unlocking of our weather is giving us an understanding of the energy
system of the entire planet: the Earth’s Climate.
..4.. Satellite pictures backed up the basic theory of weather charts used until then.

..1… 40 years ago, weather forecasting could offer little warning in advance for violent
destructive storms.
..2… In the past 50 years over 200 weather satellites have been launched.