Lesson 2

Reading

2. Read the presentation. Does it talk about the problems you discussed in Exercise 1?

Problems are: Australia: hotter and drier weather is causing more fires.

Mount Kilimanjaro: warmer and drier weather is melting the ice.

3. Read the presentation and look at the graphs again. Are these sentences true (T) or false (F)? Correct the false sentences.

1. 2010 was the hottest year in Australia. F (it was 2019).

2. Drier weather causes bad fires in Australia. T

3. Climate change means fewer people live in Australia. F (it doesn't say this).

4. There is less rain around Mount Kilimanjaro than before. T

5. One hundered and forty years ago, there was more ice on the mountain. T

6. The ice on Mount Kilimanjaro is melting faster these days. F (it isn't melting as fast).

Language

4. Complete the sentences with as..... as..... and the words in brackets.

1. Mount Kinia isn't as high as (not/high) Mount Kilimanjaro.

2. I think that air pollution is as serious as (serious) water pollution.

3. Europe is not as dry as (not/dry) Australia.

4. The pollution in the countryside is not as bad as (not/bad) the pollution in cities.

5. Recycling is as important as (important) using less electricity for the environment.