elllo.org Extreme Weather Task 1: Grammar Focus Read the article and complete the words with the proper suffix such as
-ish -er / -ier -ly -ive -ist Paul: So have you seen all these freak_____ weather event_____ on the news all around the world?
-est -s / -es -ing -ic
Amy: Yeah, yeah. I'm trying to pay attention, yeah. It's been pretty bad in some places. I think, it's been the wet_____ January on record in the UK at the moment.
Task 2: Comprehension Quiz.
1) England had the _____ month in years. Paul: Right, right, right. So do you think it's kind of indicat_____ of climate change? Are you a climate change believ_____ or a climate change den_____?
a) hottest b) coldest c) wettest
Amy: I think it's hard to deny real____. I think what human_____ do to the planet is going to have some effect and science is science, you know. It's backed up by evidence and facts and scient_____ don't tend to say things until they know it's true or as true as it can be. So yeah, I'm definitely a believ_____ in climate change, I think. We are affect_____ things on the
2) Amy says it is backed up by _____ .
a) science b) opinion
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c) clouds
How about you?
3) Amy says we need to stop ______ .
Paul: I've read quite a lot about it. And yes, there is a science to support it but there's also a lot of science to ‌ not to deny it but there's definite_____ a lot of question_____ that aren't answered yet. It's a very sort of complex issue. I mean, these global systems of weather and you've got all these like organ_____ process_____ going on that we just don't real_____ understand. And then trying to explain all these complex events by say_____ it's climate change, it's‌
a) driving cars b) being destructive c) being so ruthless
4) She talks about _____ .
a) loss of water b) loss of trees c) loss of wildlife
5) The two speakers seem to _____ . a) agree b) disagree c) have no opinion
I mean, what worries me is that by deny_____ it, it seems to also be a sort of justification for us to continue living the way we are, which worries me a lot. Whether it's true or not, I think we need to be think_____ about how we can live better. And that means, liv_____ in ways that are less, sort of, damag_____ on our environment.
Amy: Yeah, I agree. I agree. I've also read
Task 3: Match the extreme weather conditions with their definition.
blizzard
no rain
drought
hot weather
heat wave
excess rain
typhoon
snow storm
elllo.org a bit about weather system_____ that are perhaps not—because of climate of change, every planet has weather system_____ that come and go. And I understand that part but I also ful_____ agree that we have to stop being so destructive.
I think it's pretty clear. You can't continue cut_____ down acres and acres and acres of really valuable resources like the rainforest. I mean, we need that to breathe, so it just doesn't make sense. Yeah, I think we definitely have to stop being so destruct_____.
flooding
strong storm
Task 4: Which of the following have you been in? Try to find one person that has been in each of the weather conditions.
Weather
Who?
When?
blizzard drought heat wave typhoon flooding
Task 5: Amy says we should need to stop cutting down trees. What are five things we should do less to help the environment.
0) Cutting down trees 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) Answer Page Task 1: Grammar Focus Read the article and complete the words with the proper suffix such as
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-ish -er / -ier -ly -ive -ist -est -s / -es Paul: So have you seen all these freakish weather events on the news all around the world?
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Amy: Yeah, yeah. I'm trying to pay attention, yeah. It's been pretty bad in some places. I think, it's been the wettest January on record in the UK at the moment.
Task 2: Comprehension Quiz.
Paul: Right, right, right. So do you think it's kind of indicative of climate change? Are you a climate change believer or a climate change denier?
Amy: I think it's hard to deny really. I think what humans do to the planet is going to have some effect and science is science, you know. It's backed up by evidence and facts and scientists don't tend to say things until they know it's true or as true as it can be. So yeah, I'm definitely a believer in climate change, I think. We are affecting things on the planet.
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1) England had the _____ month in years.
a) hottest b) coldest c) wettest
2) Amy says it is backed up by _____ .
a) science b) opinion c) clouds
3) Amy says we need to stop ______ .
elllo.org How about you? a) driving cars Paul: I've read quite a lot about it. And yes, there is a science to support it but there's also a lot of science to … not to deny it but there's definitely a lot of questions that aren't answered yet. It's a very sort of complex issue. I mean, these global systems of weather and you've got all these like organic processes going on that we just don't really understand. And then trying to explain all these complex events by saying it's climate change, it's…
b) being destructive c) being so ruthless
4) She talks about _____ .
a) loss of water b) loss of trees c) loss of wildlife
5) The two speakers seem to _____ . a) agree b) disagree c) have no opinion
I mean, what worries me is that by denying it, it seems to also be a sort of justification for us to continue living the way we are, which worries me a lot. Whether it's true or not, I think we need to be thinking about how we can live better. And that means, living in ways that are less, sort of, damaging on our environment.
Amy: Yeah, I agree. I agree. I've also read a bit about weather systems that are perhaps not—because of climate of change, every planet has weather systems that come and go. And I understand that part but I also fully agree that we have to
Task 3: Match the extreme weather conditions with their definition.
blizzard
snow storm
drought
no rain
heat wave
hot weather
typhoon
strong storm
flooding
excess rain
Task 4: Which of the following have you
elllo.org stop being so destructive.
I think it's pretty clear. You can't continue cutting down acres and acres and acres of really valuable resources like the rainforest. I mean, we need that to breathe, so it just doesn't make sense. Yeah, I think we definitely have to stop being so destruct_____.
been in? Try to find one person that has been in each of the weather conditions.
Weather
Who?
When?
blizzard drought heat wave typhoon flooding
Task 5: Amy says we should need to stop cutting down trees. What are five things we should do less to help the environment.
(some sample answers)
0) Cutting down trees 1) Using less plastic 2) Walking more 3) Turning off lights 4) Not using aircon in summer 5) Air drying clothes