Niue} Our changing environment @ Vocabulary Weather extremes & Aw con? Write the words below the pictures. Then listen and check your answers, rediide heatwave hunicane wildfire feed tornado drought drought atedtide 4g 5. Wildfire 7 hurricane _ To SB Work with a classmate. Which of these natural phenomena happen in your region? “We sometimes have wildfires.” B Language in context What should you do if there is a wildfire? & A © co 18 Read the information. What should you do in these situations? WHAT SHOULD YOU bom WHERE SHOULD YOU e IF THERE IS A WILDFIREs GO IF THERE IS A FLOODes ®& B Work with a classmate. What other things should you do in a wildfire or flood? What should you do in an earthquake? 20 © Cambridge University Press 2015© Grammar « 0:0 First conditional questions ‘What will you do when you graduate trom high school? | wil get 2 job. What should you do if there is a wildfire? ‘You should call emergency services. ‘Where should people go if there is a flood? “They should stay at home or go to an emergency shelter. What might happen if you are late for a job interview? “They might tell me to go home! & A Put the words in the correct order to form questions. Then check your questions with a classmate, 4. ahuicane / do/ What / you / should / there is /if [you do if thi 2. if/ Where / there is / you / go / a tornado / should Where should you go if there is a tornado 4. there is / Who / ean /f/ an emergency / you / call 2 4. free time / What / on the weekend / might / do / you / it / have / you What do you might if you fave free time on the weekend 5 1 / What / wil it WRETSS OU Wit YSU Yet & cold @ B Work with a classmate. Ask and answer the questions in exercise A. Take turns. ‘A: What should you do if there is a hurricane? B: If there's a hurricane, you should get away from the beach. a © Speaking My plans and advice 4 A Complete the sentences. It have some extra money, rii_ Save and buy something expensive if finish my homework early, | mightRest or do some pending task It you go camping in the mountains, you shouldbe Careful be attentive to everything ® B Work with a classmate. Ask and answer questions. Take turns. ‘A: What will you do if you have some extra money? B: If have some extra money, I'l buy a new case for my cell phone! > Can you talk about the causes and etfects in different situations? © Cambridge] Herday HRs 2015 *© Reading Extreme fire season SA Read about the wildfires in Mexico. Circle the sentences that have cause-and- cffact statements. Dic you know that hurricanes can cause wildfires? Every year there are a few months when wildfires occur, but 2011 was an “extreme fire season.” In 2070, we had the worst rainy season on record. Hurricane Alex flooded northern Mexico, and heavy rains in southern ‘Mexico caused flooding, too. This extra rain made the grass grow more than usual. In the dry season, the extra grass gave more fuel to the wildfires. Forest fire teams tried to put out the fires, but it was impossible. By May 2011, thousands of acres of grasslands were burned. The next rainy season finally extinguished the last of the wildfires. What does this tellus about the weather? Its all connected. If there is a hurricane, there will be more rain. I there is ‘more rain, more grass will grow. When the grass dries, there may be more fuel for wildfires. If there is along, hot, dry season, there might be bigger wildfires. 4% B Work in a small group. Identity the cause-and-effect statements from the reading. Use the poor evaluation form on page 24. @ Listening Effects of global warming 4 A © co120 Listen to the information about natural phenomena. Which phenomena do they talk about? & B ©)co121 Listen again. Complete the questionnaire. Then check your answers with a classmate. © Work with a classmate. Go to page 120. Read the audio script, and find the cause-and-effect statements. Then go to page 31. Complete the grammar table. 22 © Cambridge University Press 2015,&% A Work in a croup. Idontify an environmental problem in your region. Ressarch other national or international communities that have the same problem. What are they doing to solve it? Greate a presentation that describes the problem and proposes some solutions. Air pollution is a big problem in oar community. 1s abso a problem in. {@ B Check your presentation. It should include the name of the environmental problem the name of the place with a similar problem photos or drawings that illustrate the problem information about the problem some solutions to the problem {ve cause-and-effect sentences that use the first conditional to present your proposals, © Speaking Talking about environmental problems and solutions % A Work in your aroup. Practice your presentation. 4S. B Work with another group. Give your presentation. > Can you research and describe environmental problems and solutions? 23 © Cambridge | ity PNQs 2015