Exercise III. Replace the words in bold with their opposites:
| a). raised | 1. You soon get used to the little difficulties. | ||||||||||
| b). high | 2. The Central Bank has lowered interest rates by 2 percent. | ||||||||||
| c). great | 3. It is cold outside today. | ||||||||||
| d). dry | 4. The sun was low in the sky. | ||||||||||
| e). warm | 5. Its going to be wet tomorrow. | ||||||||||
| 1. | 2. | 3. | 4. | 5. | |||||||
Exercise IV. Match the terms with the following definitions. Choose from rainfall, environment, pollution, climate, weather forecast:
1. The process of making air, water and soil dirty is called .
2. The natural world in which people, animals and plants live is called .
3. Condition of the atmosphere at a particular location over a long period of time is called .
4. A description, for example on the radio or television, of what the weather will be like tomorrow or for the next few days is called .
5. The total amount of rain that falls in a particular area in a particular amount of time is called .
Exercise V. Answer the following questions to check your understanding of the text:
1. What kind of problems appear in the newspapers almost daily?
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2. What problems will mankind face by 2050 year?
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3. What changes in earths climate will the carbon dioxide build-up bring to the northern hemisphere?
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4. When will these changes have great effect?
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5. How can mankind cope with these problems?
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