Задание

Complete the task

Three teenagers — Lena, Danil and Artem — have to make a presentation on an environmental problem. They've decided to search the Internet for some information.

Look at the text and match the parts of the text to the blank spaces.

  • But now a new problem aroused
  • This leads to temperature rising
  • lead to increased risk of wildfires
  • the soil's natural balance
  • all around the world

Climate change: what is it?

Carbon dioxide, or CO₂, is vital for our planet not to get frozen solid, since it makes air, soil and ocean waters warmer. [ ]: the levels of CO₂ are reaching a critical point, where there is too much of it being produced thanks to cars, factories, deforestation and agriculture to some extent. [ ] all over the globe, which may seem nice at first — there is no snow in winter, and the climate is mild, so you can wear a coat as if it is spring. But the problem lies in how harmful it is to nature. Extreme droughts [ ], and the rising sea levels cause flooding and, as a result, destruction not only of people's property and crops, but also of [ ]. Moreover, it leads to extinction of many plants and animals [ ].