Climate crisis: Last warning for humanity? BBC News Review
The world's largest ever report into climate change is published, setting out the stark reality of the state of the planet. The study, by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, says it is "unequivocal" that human activity is responsible for global warming
Tom and Catherine talk about the vocabulary from this story so you can talk about it too.
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Video chapters:
0:00 - Introduction
0:22 - Story
1:37 - Headline 1: COP26: UN issues stark warning on state of climate crisis
4:20 - Headline 2: Stark warning over climate change a ‘wake-up call’
7:35 - Headline 3: UN report set to issue dire climate change warnings
9:36 - Language summary
The story:
United Nations researchers are set to make their strongest statement yet on the impact of climate change.
In a key report setting out how the world’s oceans, ice caps and land could change in the next decades.
Researchers confirmed that if global temperature increase is limited to 1.5 Celsius above pre-industrial levels,
the worst catastrophes can be avoided.
Key words and phrases:
stark
clear and unpleasant
- The government issued a stark warning to protesters who refused to leave the city centre.
- This year’s business losses are in stark contrast to last year’s profits.
a wake-up call
a shocking event which can cause changes in behaviour or attitude
- Last month’s extreme weather was a wake-up call for the government’s environment agency.
- My last test result was a wake-up call! I need to work harder.
dire
very serious; bad
-The consequences of ignoring climate change warnings could be dire.
-Critics slammed the actor’s dire performance.
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Tom and Catherine talk about the vocabulary from this story so you can talk about it too.
Related stories:
News Review: Stark UN reports – Nature Loss report from 2019
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbHOAOFlnKQ
News Review: Can you sleep during lockdown?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3QC1LII9jY
Video chapters:
0:00 - Introduction
0:22 - Story
1:37 - Headline 1: COP26: UN issues stark warning on state of climate crisis
4:20 - Headline 2: Stark warning over climate change a ‘wake-up call’
7:35 - Headline 3: UN report set to issue dire climate change warnings
9:36 - Language summary
The story:
United Nations researchers are set to make their strongest statement yet on the impact of climate change.
In a key report setting out how the world’s oceans, ice caps and land could change in the next decades.
Researchers confirmed that if global temperature increase is limited to 1.5 Celsius above pre-industrial levels,
the worst catastrophes can be avoided.
Key words and phrases:
stark
clear and unpleasant
- The government issued a stark warning to protesters who refused to leave the city centre.
- This year’s business losses are in stark contrast to last year’s profits.
a wake-up call
a shocking event which can cause changes in behaviour or attitude
- Last month’s extreme weather was a wake-up call for the government’s environment agency.
- My last test result was a wake-up call! I need to work harder.
dire
very serious; bad
-The consequences of ignoring climate change warnings could be dire.
-Critics slammed the actor’s dire performance.
To download the audio and a transcript and test your understanding, go here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/newsreview/unit-19/session-206
For more English videos and English lessons to help you learn English: www.bbclearningenglish.com
We like receiving and reading your comments - please use English when you comment.
#learnenglish #newsreview #climate #climatecrisis #climatereport
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