Practice SVIP

a. Chris: This misuse is certainly accelerating the global temperature rise.

b. Anna: It is a huge waste of necessary electricity, and it is very poor.

c. Chris: Look at how many lights are on in this empty office building now.

a. George: My uncle lost all his wheat because of those terrible, long floods.

b. George: Climate change is truly making life extremely difficult for all farmers.

c. Ella: It's worrying how much the extreme weather damages our vital food supply.

a. Sam: We all need to drink lots of water when it gets this hot.

b. Sam: My grandmother went to the doctor because of the high heat.

c. Nina: The warm weather makes heat illnesses happen much more often.

a. Mark: We should really try to recycle all of our glass and plastic bottles, I think.

b. Kate: Yes, recycling helps the planet and reduces factory pollution a lot.

c. Mark: Doing these small things helps us fight global warming together.

a. Maria: That's smart! Reusing things is really important for a clean planet now.

b. Ben: We must try to reuse everything to reduce our waste for the earth.

c. Ben: I found an empty box; maybe we can use it for something else today.

a. David: My teacher talked about climate change causing more serious fires.

b. David: We must stop putting carbon dioxide into the air to help fix this.

c. Chloe: When it is hot for many weeks, the trees and plants dry out fast.

a. Lisa: Well, always remember to turn off the lights when you leave a room quickly.

b. Tom: Saving energy this way will help to lower our overall carbon footprint.

c. Tom: I want to do something small each day to stop global warming now.

a. Tom: Did you know that imported goods increase global warming greatly?

b. Tom: So, buying things made nearby is better for the whole environment.

c. Lisa: Yes, big ships and planes use lots of fuel to bring things far away.

a. Emily: Yes, when the sea is too warm, many beautiful fish and reefs die quickly.

b. Ryan: Did you see the report about the coral reefs being completely damaged?

c. Ryan: That means fewer tourists will go to those places for diving and seeing things.

a. Kate: That is because global warming is causing much less snow to fall on the slopes.

b. Mark: Climate change is changing what holidays people choose to take in winter.

c. Mark: If there is no snow, then the local hotels and shops will surely lose money.

d. Mark: I saw a report saying fewer people are visiting the ski areas this year.

e. Kate: Yes, the lack of white snow is really bad for all the winter tourism business now.

a. Emily: The city really needs to tell everyone about these new possible health issues quickly.

b. Ryan: I saw a program about sicknesses moving when the global climate gets hotter and hotter.

c. Emily: The hotter climate makes it easy for mosquitoes to travel and live in many more spots.

d. Ryan: That means the risk of people catching a sickness from them is getting much bigger, you know.

e. Ryan: It's important to understand that climate change truly affects our personal health directly.

a. Ryan: It's sad to see so many homes and buildings damaged by the big wind.

b. Ryan: Global warming is truly changing how strong these storms can become now.

c. Ryan: That last typhoon seemed stronger than the ones from a few years ago.

d. Emily: Yes, the high ocean temperature means they are getting much more powerful.

e. Emily: We must find better ways to build houses to protect people from these storms.

a. David: This heavy rain started so suddenly this afternoon, without warning.

b. David: Everything feels much less stable because the Earth is getting warmer now.

c. David: I hope the climate can become more predictable again very soon, though.

d. Chloe: Yeah, the weather forecasts just can't predict the sudden changes lately.

e. Chloe: I think we have to accept that these sudden changes are the new normal.

a. Leo: This long, dry heat makes it much easier for fires to begin, right?

b. Maya: I know! The forests are so dry because of the hot weather lately.

c. Maya: That's true. Global warming is making the trees lose their water quickly.

d. Leo: We need rain soon to stop these bad, big wildfires from spreading more.

e. Leo: Look at the news; there's another big forest fire starting now.

a. Emily: This animal movement shows how serious global warming really is for nature.

b. Ryan: We need to keep the world cool so their natural habitats stay safe for them.

c. Ryan: So, they have to leave their home to find food and a place to survive.

d. Ryan: I read that the animals are moving because their food is disappearing now.

e. Emily: Yes, the plants and insects they eat can't grow when the climate is too hot.

a. Ben: We have to recycle and reuse to help keep their habitat safe and cold.

b. Ben: It's terrible that climate change is threatening their very existence now.

c. Ben: I wonder what would happen if all the polar bears died out soon.

d. Maria: They are such important animals in their cold environment, you know.

e. Maria: The entire Arctic ecosystem would change dramatically without them there.

a. Sam: Imagine if a huge, sudden flood came through our street tonight.

b. Sam: We would need to quickly move to the highest part of our building immediately.

c. Sam: We must talk about ways to protect our neighborhood from too much water.

d. Nina: This kind of extreme rain is caused by the planet getting much hotter.

e. Nina: That would be really scary! Where would we go to stay safe from the water?

a. Maya: I guess I could try taking the local bus to work on some days instead.

b. Leo: Hey, could you actually survive for a week without using your motorbike?

c. Leo: Even a few days of less driving really helps the environment a little.

d. Maya: Wow, a whole week would be really difficult for me to manage now.

e. Leo: It's important to cut back on driving to help with global warming, though.

Fill in the blanks to complete the conversation.

A. Seeing the real-life damage really makes people understand how serious this situation is.

B. So yeah, social media has absolutely boosted global climate awareness a huge amount.

C. Exactly, their posts make millions of followers notice the climate warnings immediately.

D. Totally. Now, you see tons of young people instantly sharing all those important facts.

E. Before, getting this kind of heavy news out took weeks to reach every single place.

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Mike: Social media is crazy good at showing everyone the climate issues now.

Sarah: Yeah, seriously! Pictures of big floods and wildfires zip around those apps so fast.

Mike: You know, before, only the major news programs ever talked about global warming.

Sarah: (1)

Mike: That super quick sharing helps everyone realize the problems much faster, doesn't it?

Sarah: Plus, we can watch videos of bad things actually happening in so many different countries.

Mike: (2)

Sarah: Social media is brilliant for getting people together to talk about helping the planet, too.

Mike: You can easily follow big-name celebrities who speak out about the environment every day.

Sarah: (3)

Mike: It's such a powerful and quick way to send a message out to the whole entire world.

Sarah: That fast communication means way more people are concerned about saving the Earth now.

Mike: (4)

Sarah: Now, one picture of a melting glacier is seen by practically everyone in one single day.

Mike: (5)

Fill in the blanks to complete the conversation.

A. But how does technology actually monitor all the big changes happening in the climate?

B. It gives us all the essential tools we need to make a big difference in the long run.

C. You mean like those huge, spinning wind turbines and the efficient solar panels we see everywhere?

D. Using clean energy is the absolutely best way to slow down global warming, hands down.

E. Plus, the new smart computer programs can try to guess future extreme weather patterns, too.

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Tom: Hey, you know what? Technology has to be helping us fight global warming, right?

Lisa: Oh, totally! It's our best bet for actually watching the whole planet super closely now.

Tom: (1)

Lisa: Well, satellites are constantly up there, taking sharp pictures of the melting ice and rising sea levels.

Tom: Seeing those major changes so clearly helps scientists figure out the problem way better.

Lisa: (2)

Tom: That kind of smart planning is definitely helping us get ready for those climate disasters easily.

Lisa: And don't forget, tech helps us build much cleaner and more reliable power sources, thankfully.

Tom: (3)

Lisa: Exactly. (4)

Tom: It's cool we even have those new apps that help us save electricity in our homes every day.

Lisa: Yeah, and our smart home systems can just switch off the lights when no one's even using them.

Tom: So, technology lets us watch the warming and also cut down on our carbon output—that's great.

Lisa: (5)

Tom: That actually makes me feel way more hopeful about our planet's future, honestly.