Unit 4 Language Study 课.ppt

Language Study Go over the new words and phrases in the previous sections. Then complete each sentence with one of those new words or phrases. 1. Charles Keeling collected ______on the carbon dioxide content in the atmosphere over a forty-year period. He found that the amount of carbon dioxide _______ increasing during that time. 2. Although we are burning coal in huge _________ every year, we wont ________ of it for centuries. 3. If the amount of greenhouse gases continues to _______ we could be facing a global __________ . 金手指考试网 / 2016年金手指驾驶员考试科目一 科目四元贝驾考网 科目一科目四仿真考试题C1 4. Many scientists believe that global warming has __________ through the burning of fossil fuels. They do not think that ignoring the issue is worth the ____ . 6. The _____________ of a rising sea level would be widespread flooding. 7. The use of energy in Susannas country is low ______________ the use of energy in the USA. 8. The warming of the earth is a _____________ that causes great concern. 9. The ________ shows temperature changes during the 20th century. 10. One hectare of forest can absorb 23 tons of carbon dioxide ____ year. Look at the two graphs on page 26. Then complete the paragraphs about them with appropriate words. The first graph shows the global ____________ between ______ and _____ . The temperature _________ and decreased over this period but on the whole it ______ by around one degree Fahrenheit. During this time, the earth reached its ______ temperature in about _____ and its highest in 2000. There was a steady _______ in the temperature during the twenty years after 1980. We can see from the graph that the earth has become ________ since early last century. The second graph shows the amount of_____________ in the atmosphere from _____ to _____ . The carbon dioxide _______ steadily over this forty-year period. It went up from 315 to 370 parts ____ million. Complete the sentences below with the correct word. Use a new word m