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12 Bionomics

Listening and Language Skills

A. Match the opposites. Use a dictionary to
help you.
alkali
acid
lie
freeze
melt

rise increase
truth warm

cool decrease

fall

B. Do you think these statements are true or false? E. Complete the phrases. Which did you hear
Discuss with a partner. in the recording?
1. Global temperatures are rising. kidding ridiculous truth

2. The amount of ice in the Arctic has increased having
since 2012. way exaggeration
3. Acidity levels in our oceans are growing. rubbish serious
4. Some conspiracy theorists believe climate
change was a lie invented by the Chinese. a. Don’t be…!
b. No…!
C. 12.1 Listen to the recording and tick the c. That’s a bit of an…

phrases you hear. d. That’s stretching the…a bit.
a. Anyone will tell you… e. What a load of…!
b. Everybody knows that… f. You can’t be…!
c. Few people would deny that… g. You’re … me on!
d. It’s widely believed that… h. You’ve got to be … me!
e. It’s common knowledge that…
F. Discuss with a partner.
f. It’s generally accepted that…
g. Some people say that… 1. Are electric cars popular where you live?
h. … is thought to be… 2. What are the advantages and
disadvantages of owning an electric car?

D. What do you think about these conspiracy
theories? Discuss with a partner.

1. The earth is flat.
2. The US government secretly controls the
weather and was responsible for 2005´s
Hurricane Katrina and the 2010 Haiti
earthquake.
3. Some countries have trained animals, like
sharks and eagles, to spy on other nations.

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