VOCAB
What are "Greenhouse gases"?
Gases in Earth's atmosphere that trap heat from escaping, such as carbon dioxide or methane
Signal Words emphasis key information. Can be used to link causal chains (how events leads to another).
Examples: above all, most of all, primary, main, key, critical, pay particular attention to, especially, truly, clearly, namely,
Transportation, Waste Disposal, Personal Habits, Electricity
What does "excess" mean?
extra, more than necessary
"He is trying to eliminate excess fat and calories from his diet."
What is a "condition"?
An event that needs to occur in order for something else to happen.
Words to signal a condition: As long as, Provided (that), If, only if, On the condition (that), Should
What is "fact-checking"? Why is it important?
The process of verifying the factual accuracy of questioned reporting and statements on social media.
What does "Harass" mean?
to bother or disturb someone persistently.
"Cyberbullying is when an anonymous person harasses another person online."
Give an example of a causal chain of Climate change.
Urban Sprawl - Destroys animal habitats and ecosystems to build homes and roads for cars - Release of large amounts of greenhouse gases - Climate Change.
Sending cruel or threatening messages, spreading rumors online, posting private or secret information of another person, harassing another person, pretending to be someone else.
What does "Attribute" mean?
to assign as cause of or reason for something.
"Scientific data attributes most of our environmental problems to human activity."
When do we use past unreal conditional? What are the two parts of Past unreal conditional?
We use it to discuss situations in the past that did not happen (are not real or true) and describe what could have happened. The If clause and the Result clause.
Greenhouse gas emissions mainly caused by human activity.
What is ""Fauxtography"?
images that show inaccurate events or scenes.
Make this sentence Past unreal conditional:
The local government did not take proactive measures so the Palisades fire caused a lot of damage.
If the local gov. had taken proactive measures, the palisades fire would have caused less damage.
or
The palisades fire would have caused less damage if the local gov. had taken proactive measures.
How can we tell if a photo or article on social media is accurate?
We can reference a fact-checking website.