Question

Check these words global warming, heat up, fault, fossil fuel, greenhouse gas, surround, blanket, trap, trouble, melt, climate, report, polar ice caps, vanish, low-lying, wave, coastal, under threat, cover, serious, in great danger, starve, drown, extinct, drought, unpredictable, reduce, energy-saving bulb, turn up, expert
Complete the summary with words from
the Check these words box in the correct
form. Compare with your partner.
Global warming happens because we burn
1)....... which produce. 2) .......... These will
3).... our world by up to 3°C,
which means big 4)......Mountain glaciers and the 5)..... are 6)..... fast Parts of the world in 7)......... areas may 8)............
completely in 100 years. Many animals are also 9)..... like the polar bear, which may become 10)....Extreme weather such as hurricanes and 11).............. will also become more
frequent.​

Answer 1

Global warming happens because we burn 1) fossil fuels which produces 2) greenhouse gas. These will 3) heat up our world by up to 3°C, which means big 4) trouble. Mountain glaciers and the 5) polar ice caps are 6) melting fast. Parts of the world in 7) surrounding areas may 8) drown completely in 100 years. Many animals are also 9) under threat like the polar bear, which may become 10) extinct. Extreme weather such as hurricanes and 11) drought will also become more frequent.​