Exercise 2. Choose the best answer and discuss the following.
A.
1. In Chikani last year...
a) there were heavy rains in November.
b) it rained for three weeks in December.
c) the first rains came a month later than normal.
2. The villagers...
a) agree with what Julius says.
b) have not harvested any maize this year.
c) have rice as their staple diet.
3. Global warming will...
a) make summers colder.
b) make growing seasons longer.
c) make sea levels fall.
4. In southern Africa...
a) they have had extremes of weather for a long time.
b) the climate is becoming more predictable.
c) severe weather is becoming less frequent.
B.
1. Does global warming affect us all, or just people in Africa?
2. What would happen if the ice caps melted?
3. How are these things affected by global warming?
4. What practical things could be done to reduce the effects of global warming?
5. Many people do not care about global warming. Why is this? Do you care?
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Exercise 1. Read and translate the text using a dictionary if needed.
The 75 toxic chemicals in our blood
THEY are an ordinary hard-working British family with three happy children and a jolly granny. Lined up outside their Devon home, the Clements are typical of a million other mums, dads, teenagers, kids and pensioners up and down the country. But behind their smiles lies a shocking reality. Each member of the family has been contaminated with more than 25 hazardous, man-made chemicals which could be slowly destroying their health. And the rest of us are likely to have similar levels of chemicals in our blood. Mum Sara, dad Ian, their children Louis, Amy, and Mollie, and grandmother Patricia Humphries all took part in a WWF study of seven families to find out how polluted our bodies are. It is the first time that three generations of the same family have been subjected to such a rigorous battery of tests for a total of 104 man-made chemicals. It was thought that grandparents – having been exposed to chemicals that are now banned and with many more years of exposure behind them – might have been more contaminated than the younger generations. But the children were actually found to have 75 different chemicals in their blood compared to the 56 in their grandparents' blood. Many of the chemicals are used in the manufacture of furniture, TVs, non-stick pans, carpets and clothing. Experts believe the children may have inherited older toxins from their mother's blood in pregnancy or through breast milk, as well as being bombarded by scores of newer chemicals in the course of their daily lives. Many are so new that scientists have no idea how they will react with older chemicals already in the body – and we don't know what the long term effect on health will be. "This is a wake-up call to the UK government and the European Union to stop repeating the mistakes of the past and ensure these chemicals are banned and replaced with safer alternatives", says Justin Woolford, WWF Chemicals and Health campaign director.
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Exercise 2. Choose the best answer and discuss the following.
A.
1. The survey showed that...
a) all the Clements family have at least 25 chemicals in their blood.
b) Mollie's grandmother has 75 chemicals in her blood.
c) children have fewer chemicals in their blood than older people.
2. The WWF study...
a) tested nine different families.
b) tested Mollie's great grandparents.
c) tested for 104 man-made chemicals.
3. Scientists...
a) understand the long-term effects of these chemicals.
b) expected children to have fewer chemicals than their grandparents.
c) have no idea how chemicals are passed from one generation to the next.
4. You can reduce the harmful chemicals in your blood by...
a) dry cleaning all your clothes.
b) eating more dairy food.
c) ventilating the rooms you live and work in.
B.
1. Should we ban all man-made chemicals from household products and food?
2. Are you worried by the findings of the WWF report, or do you think it is all scaremongering, a fuss about nothing?
3. Do people worry too much about such reports? Should we all just live for today and take life as it comes?
4. Should we test man-made chemicals on animals to see if they are safe for humans?
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