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Greenhouse Effect and Venice.


and Global  An increase in temperature may cause health
Warming problems in humans, for example
breathing problems like asthma, and
diseases8. Insects, such as mosquitoes can
As you probably1 know already, the
carry9 diseases, and infect humans and
Earth is heated by the sun's energy, and
animals when they feed on them. The
without the sun, life as we know it would not exist.
number and range of disease carrying
However, it is not just the sun that keeps the Earth
insects may increase as the temperature
warm. Have you ever walked into a greenhouse 2,
increases.
and noticed how hot the air is? This is because the
energy from the sun comes through the glass of the
greenhouse, heating the air inside. This hot air is
then trapped as it cannot escape through the
What to do…
1. Answer the following questions in your book!
panels of glass. This is pretty much how the Earth is
kept warm.
1) What keeps the Earth warm?
2) What is the greenhouse effect
In the air around us, there are many different gases,
including oxygen (which we take from the air we
breathe in) and carbon dioxide (which we breathe 3) What two elements are most responsible for
out). Some of these gases trap3 the heat from the causing the greenhouse effect?
sun, much like the glass in a greenhouse, and hold
it against the Earth's surface4 much like the air in 4) Why is the greenhouse effect a bad thing?
the greenhouse. These gases are called
"greenhouse gases " and this is how the 5) What changes are likely to happen to plants
"greenhouse effect " got its name. and animals if the temperatures get hotter?
So why is the greenhouse effect a bad thing?
As the Earth is now, the greenhouse effect is not a 6) What changes are likely to happen to the sea
bad thing, and it helps to keep us alive. However, levels as the greenhouse effect gets worse?
the way in which we are living today, means that a
lot more of the gases that trap the sun's energy are 7) What problems is the greenhouse effect likely
being made. In a few years time, this may mean to cause to the health of humans?
that more hot air will be trapped by this extra gas,
which means that the temperature of the Earth will 2. Choose 10 new words, copy them into your
increase. This is called the "enhanced5 greenhouse book!
effect ". If the temperature increases6 too much,
many changes will happen to the Earth and to the
3. Put the following sentences in the correct
creatures living on the Earth.
order!

 The effects of global warming


Firstly, some animals and plants that do not  This is called “Enhanced Greenhouse effect”.
like high temperatures may find that the
area that they live in starts to get hotter.
These animals move to another, cooler
 An increase in temperature will change many

environment, or they die. Then other things on the Earth.


animals and plants that rely on each other to
survive have to move as well.
 The way we are living produces extra
greenhouse gases which means that more hot
 Another problem is that when
the temperature of the Earth air will be trapped.
increases, glaciers7 and the
polar icecaps (huge blocks of
 Earth is heated by the sun’s energy.
ice and snow at the North and
South Poles) start to melt. As they melt,
 Natural gases called “Greenhouse gases” trap
the sea and ocean levels rise, and some the heat from the sun.
areas of land get completely covered by
water, flooding coastal areas like the 4. Order the sentences, copy them into your
book!
1
wahrscheinlich
2 and plants Some higher temperatures. animals do
Glashaus
3
einfangen not like
4
Oberfläche environment another die animals These move to or.
5
Angreichert, verstärkt
6 8
ansteigen Krankheiten
7 9
Gletscher übertragen
of land get completely covered by areas water
Some.
diseases carry Insects can and new humans or
animals infect.

4. Future Tense: Form 10 sentences, write


them in your book!
e.g. Animals will die. It will get hotter. …

5. Write a short summary about Greenhouse


Effect and Global Warming. ( 5 sentences)
Solution

1- Earth is heated by the sun’s energy.


2- Natural gases called “Greenhouse gases”
trap the heat from the sun.

3- The way we are living produces extra


greenhouse gases which means that more
hot air will be trapped.

4- This is called “Enhanced Greenhouse effect”.

5- An increase in temperature will change many


things on the Earth.

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