Zahiriddin muhammad bobur nomidagi andijon davlat universiteti ingliz tili grammatikasi kafedrasi

Activity 1. Match each word with the correct definition.
1. compressed a. to move back or away
2. sustain b. to suck up or take up
3. recede c. packed tightly
4. looming d. to keep at the same size or rate
5. absorb e. overwhelming; intimidating
6. daunting f. difficult to avoid
Activity 2. Match each word or phrase with the correct definition.
1. alien a. specific kinds of plants or animals
2. extinct b. no longer existing
3. grim c. from another place
4. habitat d. belonging to a particular place
5. native e. gloomy; somber
6. species f. an environment where something lives and grows
Activity 3.
A. Mark each statement as either true (T) or false (F) according to the reading.
1. ____ Greenhouse gases trap carbon emissions in the atmosphere.
2. ____ Most of the fresh water on the Earth comes from glaciers.
3. ____ Receding glaciers are beneficial for farmers.
4. ____ Glaciers absorb about 80 percent of the sun’s heat.
B. Choose the best answer according to the reading.
1. What happens when a glacier cannot sustain its mass?
a. It melts.
b. It shrinks.
c. It advances.
d. It compresses.
2. Why are receding glaciers a concern?
a. They are the chief cause of global warming.
b. They will contaminate the world’s salt water.
c. They disrupt the equilibrium of the ecosystem.
d. They are making the Earth colder and colder.
3. When do experts predict that an environmental catastrophe will happen?
a. Within the next few decades
b. Sometime in the 22nd century
c. Within the next seven years
d. By the end of summer in 2012
C. For the next two questions, look for the answers in the book and write them on the lines provided.
1. How will receding glaciers affect farms?
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2. How would the disappearance of glaciers affect the Earth’s temperature?


Activity 3. Here are six words or phrases that are related to the topic but are not in the reading. Fill in each blank with the best word or phrase from the list. Use each word or phrase only once.