C1 Topic 10 The Planet Earth

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The tenth topic of the C1 English Course at EOI Huelva

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Geography, Climate & The Environment

Nina Dearle My blog

By PresenterMedia.com

Topic 10

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Vocabulary Work

Vocabulary in Use (Upper Intermediate)

35 Countries, nationalities and languages36 The weather42 Global problems49 The environment51 The natural world

Vocabulary in Use (Advanced)

33 Describing the world34 Weather and climate36 Trees, plants and metaphors37 Animals and birds38 Environment and conservatism

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Notable seconds

1. English2. Canada3. Islam4. Buzz Aldrin5. Frankfurt6. t7. Sweden8. flying9. Amazon10. I11. France12. Spain13. 3rd Street14. Mumbai15. Japanese16. John

1. Mandarin Chinese2. Russia3. Christianity4. Neil Armstrong5. London, Heathrow6. e7. Finland8. spiders9. Nile10. the11. Ukraine12. France13. 2nd Street14. Tokyo15. English16. MohammedInside Out (Macmillan Heinemann)

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Weather Event Factors Present

thunderstorm rain, clouds, lightning, thunder, wind

tornado clouds, strong wind, rain, hail

hurricane or cyclone strong wind, heavy rain

blizzard heavy snow, ice, cold temperatures

dust storm strong winds, arid conditions

flood heavy rainfall

hail storm cold or warm temperatures, rain, ice

ice storm freezing rain

Weather Investigation

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Climate and the Environment

Do you agree with the following statements. Say why / why not.

Politicians are not doing enough to protect the environment.

Multinational companies not doing enough to protect the environment.

People are not doing enough to protect the environment.

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What are the main environmental concerns in your country?

Climate change

Conservation: ecosystems / fishing / forests / natural resources / species

Energy

Genetic engineering

Nuclear issues

Overpopulation

Ozone depletion

Pollution

Waste