Номер 2, страница 134 - гдз по английскому языку 9 класс (spotlight) учебник Ваулина, Дули

Module 8 - Challenges. Going Green 8 - номер 2, страница 134.

Условие 2019-2022.

2 Check the collocations in the Word List. How could these things be related to Antarctica? Read the text to find out.

• greenhouse gases
• burning fossil fuels
• rising world temperatures
• melting ice
• adventurous tourists
• CO₂ emissions
• global warming

Условие 2023-2027.

2 Check the collocations in the Word List.

How could these things be related to
Antarctica? Read the text to find out.

• greenhouse gases

• burning fossil fuels

• rising world temperatures

• melting ice

• adventurous tourists

• CO₂ emissions

• global warming

The Challenge of

ANTARCTICA

The Earth's Last Great Wilderness

A hundred years ago, the great explorers Scott,
Shackleton and Amundsen were racing to be the first
to reach the South Pole. Today, the beautiful frozen
continent of Antarctica is facing some very different
challenges ...

Global Warming

Global warming is nothing new. We all know that burning
fossil fuels, greenhouse gases and deforestation are
1) meaning/causing/putting/effecting world temperatures
to rise. But 2) to/from/about/over the past 50 years,
Antarctica's temperatures have increased by about 3°C,
around 10 times more than the rest of the world! As a result,
glaciers and sea ice are melting and ice shelves are breaking
off into the sea, which is very bad news! If Antarctica's thick,
polar ice sheet 3) eventually/lastly/lately/truly melts, not only
will the world heat up generally, but global sea levels could
rise by about 6 metres, flooding many coastal areas. This is
extremely worrying, as almost every city with over 10 million
people is 4) at/on/about/around the coast!

Another problem is that melting ice forms clouds, which
5) directs/leads/follows/results to more snowfall. This can
make life very difficult for some of the wildlife in Antarctica,
such as penguins, whose eggs rot in the snow. Scientists are

also worrying about rising sea temperatures. In seas
just 2°C warmer, mollusks cannot bury themselves in
the seabed, limpets cannot turn over and scallops can't
swim. These creatures are then caught more easily by
predators and the 6) whole/total/big/full food chain is
affected. It won't be long, therefore, before larger birds
and animals such as whales, seals and sea lions are
endangered if sea temperatures continue to rise!

Human Impact

Antarctica isn't called 'the Earth's last great
wilderness' for no 7) intention/cause/opinion/
reason! No country owns it and no native people live
there. Therefore, its clean air, water and ice make it the
perfect place for scientists to 8) carry/put/bring/have
out research. Therefore, Antarctica has become the
world's largest laboratory! Many countries have 9) set
down/make up/set up/put down scientific bases
there, which means that the population now ranges
from about 1,000 in winter to about 4,000 in summer.
Also, 30,000 adventurous tourists now visit Antarctica
each year. It might seem like a nice idea to visit a
totally unspoilt place full of amazing scenery, wildlife,
glaciers and icebergs, but wherever there are humans,
there is impact on the environment such as rubbish,
CO₂ emissions from burning fuel and pollution from
boats. If we are not careful, both scientists and tourists
may 10) break/kill/injure/destroy the very qualities
that draw them to Antarctica!

Решение 2023-2027.

Решение 2 2023-2027.

Проверьте словосочетания в списке слов. Как эти вещи могут быть связаны с Антарктикой? Прочитайте текст, чтобы выяснить.

Ответ:

Greenhouse gases, burning fossil fuels, CO₂ emissions, rising world temperatures, global warming and melting ice: These things are all connected to the problem of global warming described in the text. Burning fossil fuels creates greenhouse gases and CO₂ emissions. This causes global warming, which leads to rising world temperatures. In Antarctica, the higher temperatures result in melting ice and glaciers.

(Парниковые газы, сжигание ископаемого топлива, выбросы CO₂, повышение мировых температур, глобальное потепление и таяние льдов: Все эти явления связаны с проблемой глобального потепления, описанной в тексте. Сжигание ископаемого топлива создает парниковые газы и выбросы CO₂. Это вызывает глобальное потепление, которое приводит к повышению мировых температур. В Антарктике более высокие температуры приводят к таянию льда и ледников.)

Adventurous tourists: According to the text, 30,000 adventurous tourists visit Antarctica each year. They contribute to the human impact on the continent through CO₂ emissions from their transport and by leaving rubbish.

(Авантюрные туристы: Согласно тексту, 30 000 авантюрных туристов посещают Антарктику каждый год. Они вносят свой вклад в антропогенное воздействие на континент за счет выбросов CO₂ от их транспорта и оставляемого мусора.)