Задание

1. Read the short text, look at the highlighted words and decide what they mean

The problem of deforestation is caused by the irrational use of natural resources. This is also the cause of another global issue, such as drought. Global warming is related to air pollution and deforestation, which leads to the extinction of animals and plants. As a result, this problem causes climate change and rising sea levels.

There are natural disasters and man-made disasters. Among natural ones, there are volcanic eruptions, floods, earthquakes, and so on, while explosions, oil spills, gas leaks, etc. are man-made disasters.

There are various social problems from which many people suffer such as poverty, the issue of homeless people, a lack of drinking water, famine and much more. Due to the fact that there are not enough resources, aggression can arise, which, in its turn, can lead to civil wars.

2. Study the definitions and fill in the gaps with the correct words

poverty global warming natural disasters famine drought civil war rising sea levels pollution climate change global issues homeless people extinction deforestation

— problems that concern the whole world

— the state of being poor

— a situation in which something no longer exists

— the increase in temperature of the earth's atmosphere that is caused by the increase of particular gases, especially carbon dioxide

— the process of making air, water, soil, etc. dirty; the state of being dirty

— a lack of food during a long period of time in a region

— a war between groups of people in the same country

— changes in the earth's weather, including changes in temperature, wind patterns, and rainfall, especially the increase in the temperature of the earth's atmosphere that is caused by the increase of particular gases, especially carbon dioxide

— people who don't have homes and live in the streets

— a sudden and violent event in nature (such as an earthquake, hurricane or flood) that kills or injures a lot of people or causes a lot of damage

— increasing level of the world's oceans that is caused by global warming

— a long period of time when there is little or no rain

— the act of cutting down or burning the trees in an area