GLOBAL WARMING. PANIC OR REALITY?

GLOBAL WARMING

Global warming is already under way. The evidence is vast and the urgency of taking action becomes clearer with every new scientific study. Some of the most obvious signs are visible in the Arctic, where rising temperatures and melting ice are dramatically changing the region’s unique landscapes and wildlife—as well as people’s lives and livelihoods. Across the globe, other early warning signs include melting glaciers, shifting ranges of plants and animals, and the earlier onset of spring.

VISIT THE LINKS AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS:
1. What is the global warming?

 The gradual increase in the overall temperature of the earth's atmosphere due to the  greenhouse effect caused by increased levels of carbon dioxide, CFCs, and other pollutants.

2. What is the process involved in the greenhouse effect?

The "greenhouse effect" is the warming that happens when certain gases in Earth's atmosphere trap heat. These gases let in light but keep heat from escaping, like the glass walls of a green house. 
First, sunlight shines onto Earth's surface, where it is absorved and then radiates back into the atmosphere as heat. In the atmosphere, "greenhouse" gases trap some of this heat, and the rest escapes into space. Most of greenhouse gases are in the atmosphere, the more heat gets trapped. 

3. What signs warn us about global warming?

In the Artic (where rising temperature s and melting ice are dramatically changing the regions unique landscapes and wildlife) as well as people's lives and livelihoods. Across the globe, other early warming signs include meeting glaciers, shifting ranges of plants and animals, and the earlier onset of spring. It's changing the rhytmics of climate that all living things have come to rely upon. 

4. Watch the video and explain this idea: Global Warming: panic or reality?

It is a reality because that video shows how humans are destroying nature. And it's panic because the humans we destructing the planet and is very dangerous.

5. What can we do to stop global warming? Suggest 5 ideas

     1. Reduce

     2. Reuse

     3. Recycling

     4. Find new energy sources

     5. We can use low consumption light bulbs

OPTIONAL WORK

New/Important vocabulary:
- Recycling
- Reduce
- Reuse
- Global Warming
- Greenhouse efect
- Melting of the ice
- Earth's atmosphere

Writing UNIT 9

Hi,

My name's Lidia Banegas and I live in London. I like the area where I live, so I want to improve it.

In my opinion there aren't a youth club and many parks. Here is very hot, but we can't change the weather.There isn't anywhere for young people. As a result, young people spend all their time hanging around on the street.

I think that we neet a one café in the city!

Lidia Banegas

Three US women missing for years rescued in Ohio

Three young women who vanished about a decade ago in the US state of Ohio have been found and are in hospital in a fair condition, officials have said.

Amanda Berry disappeared aged 16 in 2003, while Gina DeJesus went missing at the age of 14 a year later.

They and Michele Knight, 32, who vanished in 2002 at the age of 20, were found in a house in the city of Cleveland, police confirmed.

Three brothers have been arrested in connection with the case.

Cleveland police said the suspects are Hispanic, aged 50, 52 and 54, and one of them had lived at the house on Seymour Avenue.

Gina DeJesus' uncle said they were in shock but very grateful for her discovery.

"In all this time, 10 years, nobody never figured nothing about where she was at and this has come to an end and it's right here on Seymour," he said.

Meanwhile, a doctor confirmed the three women were being kept in hospital for observation.

"This isn't the ending we usually hear to these stories," said Dr Gerald Maloney in a brief news conference outside Metro Health hospital in Cleveland. "We're very happy."

Speaking amid cheers from spectators, he added the women were able to speak to hospital staff but he declined to give further details.

The BBC's Jane Little says it was assumed the girls were dead, and the mother of one victim said she believed her daughter had been sold into slavery.

At least one of the women is reported to have a baby.

The Host

This is the film of a book by Stephenie Meyer, the author of the Twilight series. There are no vampires this time - Earth has been infiltrated by parastic aliens called ''souls'', which possess humans. There's a love story, of course, between a boy and a ''soul''. Twilight fans will be happy!

Iron Man 3

Robert Downey Jr. is back on the big screen as Iron Man- This time the superhero must fight the powerful  Mandarin. And he will have to count on his intelligence, not his hi tech

armour, to win. It's a new challenge for Iron Man... 

Writing Unit 7

Dear Sir o Madam

I am the captain of a rugby club in Banyoles, Catalonia. The name of the club is Banyoles Rugby Club I am writing to you because we are planning a competition and we are looking for sponsors.

The competition will take place in April. Teams and fands from nine countries are going to be in Banyoles for this event, and I think that it will be good publicity for you company. And we need hotels or hostel with the players and the fans.

Please contact me if you are interested in sponsoring us or if you need any more information.

Thank you so much for read the letter.

Yours faithfully

Lidia Banegas

Captain

Dialogue unit 9

Callum      Hey, guys. What's going on here?
Leah          We're trying to organize a barbecue. We want to make some money for the youth club.
Callum      Cool! Can I do anything?
Leah          Yes. There's a lot to do. We need some food and drink.
Callum      Yeah, my dad's helping with that.
Shaun        And I think we should make some invitations.
Callum      I can do that, if you want.
Shaun       OK. Thank's, Callum.
Leah         Then all we need is some music.
Callum      You should phone beth - she's in a band.
Shaun       OK. Great.