A beautiful life - ecology

A BEAUTIFUL LIE 

SAVE THE GLACIERS 

DID YOU KNOW THAT THEY ARE MELTING? 

GET INVOLVED IN THE ACTION AND STOP GLOBAL WARMING 

                                                                              

Task 1. Read the text and choose the appropriate words. 

ABOUT THE VIDEO

The band shot the video on 1. spreading / melting  glaciers 200 miles North of the Arctic Circle in Greenland.   They wanted to 2. pay / draw people's attentionto the problem of global warming. Global warming is the increase in the 3. average/ medium  temperature of Earth's near-surface air and oceans.  The consequences of the process might be : 4. raising/ rising sea levels,  decreased snow cover in the Northern Hemisphere, extreme weather 5. terms/ conditions.

The idea of the video was to show the world that we're destroying the planet , because we don’t care about the environment. These beautiful glaciers are melting, and it has 6. influence/ involvement  not  only on those who live by, but on the whole world.

They want to 7. discourage / encourage everyone to get involved  in the action to save the earth 

Task II . Listen to the song , watch the video and answer the questions. 

1. Did you enjoy the song?
2. Why are the glaciers melting?
3. Did you know that they are melting?
4. Do you support such actions , people who get involved in such ecological campaigns.
5. What does the title mean ? A beautiful lie ? Are we lying to ourselves that there is no problem of global warming ?
6. What did the Eskimos say about  their problems

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Kvd-uquuhI

Task 3. 

Complete the words . 

1. We should stop global warming because it will ( wpływa) …..…………not only people but also animals, some of which might become extinct.
2. We should ( budować) ………………… sewage treatment plants
3. We should use bikes( zamiast ) ……………… cars because  they are more eco-friendly
4. We shouldn’t drop ( śmieci ) …………………….. in the street
5. We shouldn’t  cut trees because  they produce oxygen and absorb large amounts of ( dwutlenek węgla) ………………………
6. We shouldn’t produce so many unnecessary things .Factories  produce too much smoke which (zanieczyszczać ) ……….…….. the air. Over-production and over-consumption is not good for the environment.
7. We should protect endangered ……………………(gatunki)