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1-Read the title of the article. Which of the words in the box will the text contain.

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Scientists warn of possible ice collapse
British scientists revealed a new threat to the world at a recent conference about
the environment. Researchers from the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) in Cambridge
announced yesterday that a huge Antarctic ice sheet may be starting to melt as a
result of global waring.

For several years scientists thought that the West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS) was
stable. Now they have learned that it has started to distintegrate and could
eventually collapse. If this happens, sea levels around the world will rise by more
than five eters. Profesor Chris Riley, the director of the BAS, said After the previous
United Nations report on cliate change our view was that the WAIS would not
collapse before the year 2100. This news has coe uch sooner than we expected. It is
a real concern.
The former UK Environment Secretary, Margaret Beckett, added another very
worrying prediction when she spoke at the conference. Ms. Beckett started her
speech by saying that it will be almost impossible to prevent major damage that will
be caused by glbal waring over the next twenty to thirty years. Scientists and senior
climate researchers agree that the level of global warming in the future will be
enough to threaten the survival of many ecosystems and wildlife species such as
penguins.
Teams from the BAS are carrying out experients in remote parts of the WAIS, where
they have discovered that ice is flowing into the sea at the enormous rate of 250
cubic kilometers a year. It is calculated that this is raising global sea levels by 0.20
millimeters every year.
The collapse of the WAIS would be a disaster. It would put large areas of low-lying,
extremely poor countries such as Bangladesh under water, as well as much of
southern England. An emergency conference has been arranged for next month to
bring governments and scientists together to discuss their plans.

Questions

Answers

1. Who has discovered that the WAIS is Melting?The British scientists have
discovered that the WAIS is melting
2. What did scientists use to think about the WAIS?they thought that the
WAIS was stable
3. What is Margaret Becketts opinion?Margaret Beckett started her speech
by saying that it will be almost impossible to prevent major damage that will
be caused by global warming over the next twenty to thirty years.

4. What effect will global warming have on penguins?-- the level of global
warming in
the future will be enough to threaten the survival of many ecosystems
and wildlife species such as penguins
5. How much ice is entering the sea each year from the WAIS?-- they have
discovered that ice is flowing into the sea at the enormous rate of 250 cubic
kilometers a year. It is calculated that this is raising global sea levels by 0.20
millimeters every year.
6. What could happen if the ice sheet collapsed?-The collapse of the WAIS would be a disaster. It would put large areas of lowlying, extremely poor countries such as Bangladesh under water, as well as
much of southern England.
4--Read the topic sentences and choose the most summary of the text.

A. scientists have discovered that the west Antarctic Ice Sheet is melting and that
this could flood many low-lying countries.Respuesta vedadera
B. Politicians have discovered that global warming cannot be stopped aNd are very
concerned
C. Scientists and Politicians agree that the damage caused By global warning cannot
Be prevented
5. Find the words or phrases in the text to match these definitions.
1 Made public (PaRagRaph 1)
2 danger (Paragraph 1)--OK
3 very big (Paragraph 1)--OK
4 not changing (Paragraph 2)
5. break into smaller pieces (paragraph 2)--OK
6. worry (Paragraph 2)
7 stop (paragraph 3)
8 disTaNT / isolated (Paragraph 4)
9 speed (paragraph 4)--OK
10 increasing (Paragraph 4)OK
EXTREME ADJETIVES
1Group the adjectives that have a similar meaning.
Big, cold, enormous, freezing, huge, massive, small, tiny.
Big and massive----cold and freezing----enormous and huge----small and tiny

2Choose the correct option


1 Some icebergs are very /absolutely big
2 The West Antarctic Ice Sheet is very / absolutely enormous--OK
3. It is really / absolutely cold at the south pole
4. The wind is very / really freezing
3Complete the rules with these words
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Absolutely, extreme, normal, really, really, very

We can use __1___ and __2__ with normal adjectives. With extreme adjectives,
we can use __3___ and __4___ Very can only be used with ___5___ adjectives and
absolutely can only be used with ____6_ adjectives
4-Choose the extreme adjective in each pair.
1-.HoT / Boiling-X
1. 2-.Soaking / wet-X
2. 3-.Exhausted-X / tired
3. 4-.Difficult / impossible-X
5-List three things which are
1 very worrying---X
2 really iNTeresTing
3 absolutEly FaNTastiC

Los cientficos britnicos revelaron una nueva amenaza para el mundo en una
reciente conferencia sobre el medio ambiente. Los investigadores de la British
Antarctic Survey (BAS) en Cambridge anunciaron ayer que una enorme capa de
hielo de la Antrtida podra estar empezando a derretirse como resultado del
calentamiento mundial.

Durante varios aos los cientficos pensaban que la capa de hielo de la Antrtida
Occidental (WAIS) era estable. Ahora que han aprendido que ha comenzado a
distintegrate y eventualmente podra colapsar. Si esto sucede, los niveles del mar
en todo el mundo aumentar en ms de cinco etros. Profesor Chris Riley, el director
del BAS, dijo: "Despus de que el anterior informe de las Naciones Unidas sobre el
cliate cambiar nuestro punto de vista era que la WAIS no colapsara antes del ao
2100. Esta noticia tiene Coe UCH antes de lo esperado. Es una preocupacin real ".
La exsecretaria del medio ambiente del Reino Unido, Margaret Beckett, agreg otra
prediccin muy preocupante cuando habl en la conferencia. La Sra Beckett
comenz su discurso diciendo que va a ser casi imposible evitar daos mayores que
ser causado por el tener cuidado con glbal durante los prximos veinte o treinta
aos. Los cientficos y los investigadores del clima de alto nivel de acuerdo en que
el nivel de Waring global en el futuro ser suficiente para poner en peligro la
supervivencia de los ecosistemas y de las especies de vida silvestre muchos, como
los pinginos.
Los equipos de la BAS estn llevando a cabo experimentadores en lugares remotos
del WAIS, donde han descubierto que el hielo est fluyendo hacia el mar en la
enorme velocidad de 250 kilmetros cbicos por ao. Se calcula que esto es elevar
los niveles del mar en 0,20 milmetros cada ao.
El colapso de la WAIS sera un desastre. Se pondra grandes reas de baja altitud,
los pases extremadamente pobres como Bangladesh bajo el agua, as como gran
parte del sur de Inglaterra. Una conferencia de emergencia se ha organizado para el
prximo mes para que los gobiernos y cientficos para discutir sus planes.

3
1. Quin ha descubierto que la WAIS est derritiendo?
2. Qu hicieron los cientficos usan para pensar en el WAIS?
3. Cul es la opinin de Margaret Beckett?
4. Qu efecto tendr el calentamiento global en los pinginos?
5. Cunto hielo est entrando en el mar cada ao a partir de la WAIS?
6. Qu podra suceder si la capa de hielo se derrumba?

4
A. cientficos han descubierto que la capa de hielo de la Antrtida occidental se est
derritiendo y que esto podra inundar muchos pases de baja altitud.
B. Los polticos han descubierto que el calentamiento global no se puede detener y
estn muy preocupados

C. cientficos y polticos coinciden en que el dao causado por el calentamiento


global no se puede prevenir
5.
1 Hecha pblica (prrafo 1)
2 peligro (prrafo 1)
3 muy grande (prrafo 1)
4 no cambia (prrafo 2)
5. ruptura en pedazos ms pequeos (prrafo 2)
6. preocupacin (prrafo 2)
7 parada (prrafo 3)
8 distantes / aislado (prrafo 4)
9 velocidades (prrafo 4)
10 aumentando (prrafo 4)
2
1 Algunos icebergs son muy / absolutamente grande
2 la capa de hielo de la Antrtida occidental es muy / absolutamente enorme
3. Es realmente / absolutamente fro en el polo sur
4. El viento es muy / muy congelacin
3
- Absolutamente extrema normales realmente muy
Podemos usar _____ y ____ con adjetivos normales. Con adjetivos extremos,
podemos utilizar _____ y _____ Muy slo se puede utilizar con ______ adjetivos y
absolutamente slo se puede utilizar con _____ adjetivos
4

1. fro / de ebullicin
2. El remojo / hmedo
3. Agotada / cansada
4. Difcil / imposible
5
1 muy preocupante

2 muy interesante
3 absolutamente fantstico

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