Assignment 1
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a Brainstorm with a classmate to make a list of 10 climate words.
COP JargonCarbon footprint, greenhouse gases, net zero, runaway climate change…Find out what all these words and phrases related to COP27 mean. |
Assignment 2
Read the text. Find (and mark) the following words in the text:
to attend – conference – to contribute – crucial – to emit – overall – a polluter – power stations – renewable – responsible – tackling – target – tipping point – tricky – zero
Now read the definitions. Match the above words and expressions with their correct definitions.
- a meeting which often lasts a few days and where many people come together to talk about a particular subject
- difficult
- to be present at a meeting or other event
- to produce and send out heat, gas, a smell, etc.
- a person or company that makes land, water, air, etc. dirty and dangerous to use
- to be one of the reasons why something is happening
- places where electricity is produced
- extremely important
- dealing with
- being the cause of something
- 0
- in general
- a result that you are trying to achieve
- able to be replaced by nature
- the critical point in a situation that leads to a big change
Assignment 3
a What is COP27?
1 A big international meeting about climate change where leaders of 27 countries meet and talk.
2 The 27th climate change conference of world leaders and many delegates that is held in Egypt.
3 The crisis conference organized by the UN in Egypt to talk about tricky scientific language.
4 The international climate change conference that takes place in Egypt every year.
b What is climate change?
1 A change in temperature to 1.5 degrees higher all over the world.
2 A change in the political climate in countries all over the world.
3 A change in the usual weather in many places in the world.
4 A change in the weather at the beginning of summer and winter.
c What is true about positive feedback loops?
1 They are an example of terrible climate hoaxes.
2 They are good for the climate and life on earth.
3 They lead to a bad situation that keeps getting worse.
4 They lead to a good situation that keeps getting better.
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WK 46 2022-2023 Lezen B2 – COP Jargon
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