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Module 3 Key Intro, 3a

This document discusses the environmental and social issues facing the small island nation of Tuvalu due to climate change and rising sea levels. It notes that as the sea levels rise, more of the island becomes flooded, ruining the soil with salty seawater. This creates serious water shortages during droughts due to the lack of groundwater. While the people don't want to leave their ancestral lands, remaining may soon make the island uninhabitable. The document suggests that Tuvalu may have to relocate its population as rising seas are expected to eventually swallow the nation entirely.

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Module 3 Key Intro, 3a

This document discusses the environmental and social issues facing the small island nation of Tuvalu due to climate change and rising sea levels. It notes that as the sea levels rise, more of the island becomes flooded, ruining the soil with salty seawater. This creates serious water shortages during droughts due to the lack of groundwater. While the people don't want to leave their ancestral lands, remaining may soon make the island uninhabitable. The document suggests that Tuvalu may have to relocate its population as rising seas are expected to eventually swallow the nation entirely.

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1) a.

Environmental problems: overfishing, global warming, ozone depletion, deforestation,


overpopulation
Social issues: crime, poverty, war, famine, homelessness, starvation, child labour, bullying,
overpopulation, illegal downloading of songs/films

b. A global warming B overpopulation C deforestation


D illegal downloading of songs/films E child labour F poverty

2) A 1 figure 2 needs 3 planning 4 living


B 5 fossil 6 greenhouse 7 temperatures 8 conditions 9 transport
C 10 illegal 11 affects 12 exploitation

1) a) 1 war 2 disasters 3 soil, grow


4 water shortages 5 emigrated 6 cholera

b) Sentences 3, 4, 5, 6 are true.

2) 1 E 2B 3C 4A 5F 6D

3) 1 Tuvalu is a low-lying country, and as the sea levels rise, more of the island becomes flooded. The
soil is ruined by the salty seawater, and the lack of groundwater means a drought creates serious
water shortages.

2 They don't want to leave the place where all their ancestors lived.

4) Suggested Answer
The nation that the sea is swallowing

5) Para A: small = tiny


Para B: not suitable for living = uninhabitable
Para E: ancestors = forefathers / to be expected = inevitable
Para F: important = significant / passionate = emotional / severe = brutal
6) 1 tiny: huge 2 popular: * unpopular 3 harmful: * safe
4 import: export 5 long: short 4 significantly: insignificantly

atoll (n): a landmass made from coral


at risk (phr): in danger
effect (n): the result of an action on sth; mental or emotional impression
thermal expansion (phr): the act of getting bigger because of heat
sea levels (n): the height of the sea water compared to the land
spell (v): to mean/result in sth
claim (v): to believe sth to be true
uninhabitable (adj): unsuitable for people to live there
emerge (v): to come out from a place where you could not be seen
soil (n): the top layer of earth in which plants grow
grow crops (phr): raise plants to eat
geological makeup (phr): what sth natural is made of, especially concerning rock
import (v): to bring into a country through legal means
home-grown food (phr): edible crops grown in one's own country
lack (n): when sth is not available/ enough
groundwater (n): water that comes naturally from under the ground
due to (phr): because of
drought (n): a long period of time in which no rain falls
contaminated (adj): dirty or harmful (because of dirt, chemicals or radiation)
but for (phr): except for
emergency shipment (phr): a cargo of emergency supplies
forefathers (n): ancestors
inevitable (adj): certain to happen and can't be prevented or avoided
significant (adj): very important
draw up (phr v): to formulate/prepare sth in writing
proposal (n): a suggestion/plan
emotional (adj): causing strong feelings
outline (v): to give the main ideas of sth
brutal (adj): cruel, violent

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