Can we really deny this is happening? This beautiful island, populated many centuries ago by the Vikings is under threat. But just as Jason Box claims, ‘What happens in Greenland doesn’t stay in Greenland,’ meaning by this, that this is an issue that concerns the whole of humanity.

I’ve used this news from CNN as a listening activity for C levels. The video is of astonishing beauty as well as an alarming call to urgency.

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C1-C2 LISTENING GREENLAND IS MELTING

Watch the video from CNN and choose the correct option according to what you hear.

Activity by S Farr

1. Greenland's ice __________ 

is two-miles thick in the centre of the island.

is two-miles thick covering the whole island.

has already melted in an 80%.

2.What was said about the melting of the ice sheet? 

That the rivers are now flowing into the sea.

That the melting has nearly doubled over the last 50 years.

That it has increased over the last 20 years.

3. What does the video mention about the lakes? 

That they are in danger of disappearing.

That they are speeding up the rate of melting.

That they reflect the sunlight causing harm.

4.  How is global warming affecting the glaciers in Greenland? 

The glaciers are melting.

They are becoming rivers.

The glaciers' movement to the sea are faster.

5. Tobias states that ______ 

fifteen years ago he could dog sledge all year.

fifteen years before he could hunt all year round.

he cannot hunt from July onwards.

6. Why is the Summit Station under threat? 

Due to its dangerous and remote position.

Due to the drilling of bedrocks.

Due to budget cuts.

7. Within the claim concerning climate warming as something that has naturally happened throughout history Box states...

that this is actually true.

that humans have always caused an 80% of the changes to the environment.

that humans are chiefly responsible for the changes accurred during the last 150 years.

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