Book 2 Unit 4- Environment Successful English for Vocational colleges Text study A>Background information Words and Expressions Text 4 nuclear a relating to or involving the nucleus of an atom核的,核能的 EU European Union欧盟 vIsIon good judgement in planning 眼光,远见 4 grandparent one of your parents parents祖父母 generation stage in family history一代,世代 global warming 全球变暖 4 crisis danger or difficulty危机
Book 2 Unit 4 - Environment Background information Words and Expressions Text nuclear adj. relating to or involving the nucleus of an atom 核的，核能的 EU European Union 欧盟 vision n. good judgement in planning 眼光，远见 grandparent n. one of your parents' parents 祖父母 generation n. stage in family history 一代， 世代 global warming 全球变暖 crisis n. danger or difficulty 危机 Text study A
Book 2 Unit 4- Environment Successful English for Vocational colleges Text study A- Background information Words and ExpressionsText ⊙ News from the future News from the future 1 Yesterday January 10th, 2060, the world heard the news it so desperately did not want to hear. the United Nations Environment Programme as well as countless national environment committees throughout the world announced that we have now passed the critical figureof 560 parts of CO2 per million parts of air in the earth's atmosphere. this is over twice as much as it was at the beginning of the industrial age in britain 300 years ago
Book 2 Unit 4 - Environment News from the future 1 Yesterday, January 10th, 2060, the world heard the news it so desperately did not want to hear. The United Nations Environment Programme as well as countless national environment committees throughout the world announced that we have now passed the "critical figure" of 560 parts of CO2 per million parts of air in the earth's atmosphere. This is over twice as much as it was at the beginning of the industrial age in Britain 300 years ago. Background information Words and Expressions Text News from the Future Text study A
Book 2 Unit 4- Environment Successful English for Vocational colleges Text study A+Background information Words and ExpressionsText But what does this figure really mean? Nearly all the world's scientists- over 99%, in fact agree that this figure is the point of no return" for climate change. It means that the process of the earth getting gradually warmer, leading to climate change, cannot now be stopped whatever we do. We have just passed the last red danger light at high speed
Book 2 Unit 4 - Environment Background information Words and Expressions Text But what does this figure really mean? Nearly all the world's scientists — over 99%, in fact — agree that this figure is the "point of no return" for climate change. It means that the process of the earth getting gradually warmer, leading to climate change, cannot now be stopped, whatever we do. We have just passed the last red danger light at high speed. Text study A
Book 2 Unit 4- Environment Successful English for Vocational colleges Text study A+Background information Words and ExpressionsText What will happen now? The answer is: a lot. Here in Europe summers will get ever hotter and winters ever wetter. Countries like Spain and greece in southern Europe will become deserts without trees or water. Countries like germany and france in northern Europe will be increasingly in danger from floods. the Netherlands could return to the sea, sudden violent storms will become will become ever more common. And we europeans are the lucky ones
Book 2 Unit 4 - Environment Background information Words and Expressions Text What will happen now? The answer is: a lot. Here in Europe, summers will get ever hotter and winters ever wetter. Countries like Spain and Greece in southern Europe will become deserts without trees or water. Countries like Germany and France in northern Europe will be increasingly in danger from floods. The Netherlands could return to the sea. Sudden violent storms will become will become ever more common. And we Europeans are the lucky ones. Text study A
Book 2 Unit 4- Environment Successful English for Vocational colleges Text study A+Background information Words and ExpressionsText In other parts of the world life has already become very difficult or impossible because of climate change. hurricanes are forcing people away from Central America and the USA's south-eastern coasts. In Asia, cyclones are doing the same from China to India Africa's deserts are expanding fast. thousands are dying millions more are refugees. These regions are falling into uncontrollable chaos
Book 2 Unit 4 - Environment Background information Words and Expressions Text In other parts of the world, life has already become very difficult or impossible because of climate change. Hurricanes are forcing people away from Central America and the USA's south-eastern coasts. In Asia, cyclones are doing the same from China to India. Africa's deserts are expanding fast. Thousands are dying. Millions more are refugees. These regions are falling into uncontrollable chaos. Text study A