8/11/2019 Mid Year Exam Form 2 2014
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Good morning, everyone. Today, I am very pleased to speak to
all of you about our environment. The topic of my speech is
Letsreduce our carbon footprint.
Over the last one hundred and fifty years, our environment
hasbeen destroyed at an alarming rate. o you kno! that all of us
areresponsible for air pollution"
Our carbon footprint refers to ho! much carbon dio#ide our
lifestyle produces to cause air pollution. $arbon dio#ide is
agreenhouse gas, the main pollutant that is !arming earth.
%e need o#ygen to breathe, but !e are also responsible for the
poor air &uality. Themore electricity !e use, the more !e
pollute the environment. 'urning fossil fuel is one of themain
causes of air pollution. Open burning, forest fires, spraying
pesticides, smoke from
factories and motor vehicles all release harmful to#ic chemicals
into the air.
(ir pollution is killing our planet. The earth is !arming up.
)olar ice caps in the *orth )oleand the +outh )ole are melting. The
sea level is rising. (nimals are forced to move from their
traditional habitats as the rising temperatures have affected their
comfort and food sources.
ainfall has increased, days are !armer and storms are becoming
stronger. $hildren aregetting sick more often because their immune
systems are !eaker than adults. They cannotcope !ith the air
pollution. +ymptoms of air pollution include burning eyes and nose,
itchyirritated throat and breathing problems.
To stop global !arming, !e should travel less, recycle more and
conserve energy. (ll
these !ould reduce our carbon footprint. )lanet -arth !ill soon
be unsuitable for living unless!e all reduce pollution. +o lets
save our planet by reducing our carbon footprint.
Thank you
Section C
[15 marks]
[Time suggested: 25 minutes]
Questions 21-27 are based on the speech belo !
8/11/2019 Mid Year Exam Form 2 2014
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Questions 21-2": #ead the speech care$ull% and ans er the
&uestions belo !
21! 'hat is the topic o$ the speech(
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22! 'hat does *our carbon $ootprint+ re$er to(
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2,! ame the greenhouse gas that is the main cause o$ global
arming!
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adults(
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Question 2: .ill in the table ith appropriate ords/phrases $rom
the speech!
0eaning 'ord/ hrase
a) 'orr%ing pace
b) Sa ec3 4ecrease
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Question 2 : .ill in the 5 spaces belo !
Global Warming
CausesEffects
SolutionsLiving Things Environment
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6urning e%es andnose
#isingtemperature
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b! c! d! Conser e energ%
Spra%ing pesticides
4eath ncreased sea le el
[5 marks]27! n %our opinion8 hat are other solutions $or the
global arming problem(
