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Vocabulary the environment Grammar will for prediction; might
A crowded planet
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Vocabulary and Speaking
The environm ent
Work in pairs. Fill in the gaps in the diagram with these words/phrases about the environment. Check in
the environment the world population feed pollution rainforests the cost of livingoil and gas floods green energy wildlife global warming the planet climate change the Earth
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the environment p ro te c t
Listening and Speaking Q p ro d u c e
a f g H r 1 Listen to an interview with Dr Andrew Scott, an expert on the environment. Tick the things he talks about. • the world population in 2030 • the world population in 1930
pollution
• the number of people over 65 •
cities in the future
• food and water •
global warming and climate change
• green energy the world population
is in c r e a s in g
•
protecting wildlife
•
protecting rainforests
b Listen again. Which of these sentences does Dr
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a Look at these sentences. Tick the ones that you think
are true for your country.
1 The cost of living is increasing. 2 3 4 5 6
There is more pollution than there was 10 years ago. Most people want to protect wildlife and the environment. My country produces most of its own food. There are more floods than there were 10 years ago. Our country produces more green energy than it did 10 years ago.
b Work in groups. Discuss the sentences in 2a.
Scott think are true about the year 2030? Correct the false sentences. 1 2 3 4
The planet will be very crowded. There will be about 8.2 billion people on the planet. China will have a bigger population than India. We might have 10 cities with populations of over 20 million. 5 It won’t be easy to produce food for everybody. 6 Green energy will be very important. Work in pairs. Do you agree with Dr Scott’s predictions? Why?/Why not?
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