EXPRESSI ORAL TOPIC 13: THE NATURAL WORLD

ADVANCED LEVEL preparation time: min!te"

1.- Conversation. Talk about the following questions with your partner. You can use the pictures to help you if you wish.

1. Are there any special traditions associated with different seasons in your country? . !ow can e"tre#e weather conditions affect the econo#y and social life in countries? $. %hat is the relationship between weather and natural disasters? &. %hen would knowing to#orrow's weather change you plans? (. )o you think that in recent years we are losing our four distinct seasons?

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1artner A. 2elow there are three state#ents related to the topic. Talk about the# for appro"i#ately 13( #inutes without help fro# the e"a#iner. You #ay be asked further questions about the topic when you have finished. 1. 4f hu#ans are really intelligent and not si#ply #anipulated by their genes like any other ani#al3 why can't they do anything about overpopulation? . %ho do you think is #ore responsible for pollution3 individual people or the govern#ent? 0"plain. $. %hat is the #ost i#portant issue facing the environ#ent today?

1artner 2. 2elow there are three state#ents related to the topic. Talk about the# for appro"i#ately 13( #inutes without help fro# the e"a#iner. You #ay be asked further questions about the topic when you have finished. 1. %hat should we do to increase the awareness about environ#ental pollution? . )o you have any ideas on how to #ini#i5e the use of plastic bags and 6tyrofoa# bo"es? $. )oes your local govern#ent #ake it easy or hard for citi5ens to recycle? Tota# "$ore: %& Pa"" mar': 1& ()*+,

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Topic 1$ 78en9#ens at#osf:rics #;s co#uns< The natural world= the weather forecast3 taking care of the environ#ent.

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>uestions %eather 6. What' !o"# $a%o#&t' 'a o( a(d )h!* ?. Are there any special traditions associated with different seasons in your country? @. !ave you ever been caught in bad weather? 4f so3 what did you do? A. %hat crops are produced in which seasons in your country? 1B. )o you think weather patterns are changing? 4f so3 why do you think

this is? 11. )o you have #any disasters in you country which are caused by

weather? 1 . 1$. 1&. 1(. )o you know any interesting #yths or stories about weather? )o you like snow? %hich do you like better hot weather or cold weather? )o you have snow in your country?

1. )o you have hail? . )o you have fro5en rain? $. )o you have typhoons? 1C. %hat #onth gets the #ost rain in your country?

1. %hat #onth gets the #ost rain around here?< 1?. 1@. About how #any inches of rain does your ho#etown get per year? %hat's the average te#perature in your country in the su##er ti#e?

1. !ow about in the winter? 1A. )o you get tornadoes where you are fro#?

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)o you think that in recent years we are losing our four distinct seasons?

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%hat kind of cli#ate do you prefer when choosing a place to go on vacation?

%hat is the best season to get #arried?

1. Can you think of other activities in which one season #ay be better than another? $. &. (. C. %hat are the seasons? %hat is the hottest season? %hat is the coldest season? 4n your opinion3 which season is the #ost beautiful?

1. %hich season is the #ost co#fortable for you? ?. %hy do you think spring 7or another season< is the #ost beautiful season? @. A. $B. !ave you ever been stranded in a snowstor#? %hat did you do? )o you think weather affects the way people feel? !ow can e"tre#e weather conditions affect the econo#y and social life in countries? $1. )o you think weather patterns are changing?

1. 4f so3 what do you think is causing these changes? $ . $$. $&. $(. $C. %hat are the different kinds of weather? %hat is the weather like in your country for each season? %hat so#e of the different kinds of weather? %hat is the weather like in your country for each season? !ow does weather affect your attitude?

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1. !ow does weather affect your lifestyle? $?. $@. $A. &B. &1. & . &$. &&. &(. &C. &?. &@. %hat is the relationship between weather and natural disasters? !ow to you depend on the weather reports on TD? !ow do television stations secure weather reports? %hy is it i#portant to know future weather conditions in advanced? %hen would knowing to#orrow's weather change you plans? !ave you ever checked the weather for your city on the 4nternet? %hat ti#e of year is the best weather where you live? !ave you ever seen snow? !ave you ever been in a typhoon? %here do you get your weather infor#ation? %hat is your favorite winter activity? %hat is the hottest natural te#perature 7not in a sauna< you have e"perienced? %here and when was it and what did it feel like?

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>uestions Tsuna#i

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1. %hat language is this word? . %hy is this word used internationally? $. %hat is the difference between a Etsuna#iE and a Etidal waveE? &. %hat is another word for tsuna#i? (. %hat is the origin of the word tsuna#i? C. %hat does it #ean? Assistance 1. %hat could your class do to help victi#s of a tsuna#i? . !ow can people help victi#s of a tsuna#i? $. !ave you ever volunteered for a group that helps victi#s of a natural disasters? &. %hat are so#e groups or organi5ations that help the victi#s of natural disasters? (. %hat outside aid #ight co#e in cases of a tsuna#i e#ergency? C. !ow #ight people be educated to understand the dangers of a tsuna#i? ?. %hat #ethods #ight be used to help fa#ily get back together after a tsuna#i? To identify corpses? @. !ow #ight a fa#ily prepare for a tsuna#i e#ergency? A. 6hould assistance in preparing for disasters such as typhoons have priority over an early warning syste# for tsuna#i?

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0#ergency 1. %hy is a tsuna#i an e#ergency? . %hy is a tsuna#i so dangerous? $. !ow should countries respond to natural disasters? &. %hat are so#e essential things that are needed after a natural disaster? (. 4s the newspaper or television always correct? C. %hy is it so hard to get accurate infor#ation after a tsuna#i? 1ersonal 1. !ave you ever e"perienced a tsuna#i? . )o you know anyone who has e"perienced the tsuna#i disaster? $. )o you know so#eone who has been affected by a tsuna#i? &. !as a tsuna#i ever hit the area where you live? Tsuna#i 1. %hat causes a tsuna#i? . 4s there an early warning syste# for tsuna#is in the area you live? $. %hat are so#e areas of the world that have #any tsuna#is? &. !ow do you know that a tsuna#i is going to hit soon? (. !ow fast do tsuna#is travel? C. Can you surf on a tsuna#i? ?. %hat are you suppose to do when you know a tsuna#i is co#ing? @. %hy does the sea water level go down very low right before a tsuna#i hits? A. %hat are the i##ediate health effects of tsuna#i? 1B. %hat are the secondary 7short ter#< health effects of tsuna#i?

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%hat are the long ter# health effects of tsuna#i? %hen do you know it is safe to return to your ho#e? %hat kind of ecological da#age do tsuna#is cause? !ow fast do tsuna#is travel in the ocean? %hy do people continue to live in tsuna#i areas?

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>uestions 0arthquakes 1. Ha%' !o" '%'# ',-'#&'(.'d a( 'a#th/"a0'* . %hen was the last earthquake that you re#e#ber? $. !as your house been da#aged by an earthquake? &. %hat preparations should you #ake before the earthquake hits? (. %hat happens during an earthquake? C. %ere you frightened the first ti#e you e"perience an earthquake? ?. %hat areas of the world have #any earthquakes? @. %hat preparations should you #ake before the earthquake hits? A. %hat kind of inFuries are caused by earthquakes? 1. !ow do you treat these inFuries? 1B. 11. 1 . %hat frightens people #ost after an earthquake? !ow can you prepare for a possible earthquake? !ow can you deal with post trau#atic stress resulting fro# an earthquake? 1$. 1&. 1(. %here is the best place to go during an earthquake? 4s it possible to know in advance that an earthquake is co#ing? %hat kind of strange pheno#enon occurred Fust prior to the .reat !anshin earthquake in Gobe3 Hapan? 1C. 1?. 1@. 1A. 4s an earthquake always followed by a tsuna#i? %hat causes a tsuna#i after an earthquake? !ow do you #easure earthquakes? 4s your ho#e built to withstand earthquakes?

1. %here in your house would you hide if there were an earthquake? B. %hat causes aftershocks? 16

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)o you live in an area that has earthquakes?

1. Are you afraid to be living in an earthquake prone place? . !ave you thought about #oving?

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>uestions 0nviron#ent I 1ollution 4. A#' th'#' 1&tt'# 1a) )h'#' !o" 1&%'* I$ o2 )hat & th' -'(a1t! $o# 1&tt'#&(3* (. )o you think cars should be banned fro# city centers? C. )o you think people should recycle newspapers? %hy or why not? ?. )o you think there are lessons to learn fro# nature? @. !ow has the world changed since you were a child? 7technology3 values3 environ#ent3 health< A. !ow often is garbage collected in your neighborhood? 1B. 4f hu#ans are really intelligent and not si#ply #anipulated by their

genes like any other ani#al3 why can't they do anything about overpopulation? 11. 1 . 1$. 1&. 1(. 1C. 1?. 1@. 1A. %hat are so#e things that can be recycled? %hat are so#e things that your co##unity is doing to help the? %hat are so#e things which you recycle? %hat are so#e types of pollution? %hat are so#e ways that you can reduce pollution in this country? %hat can you do to help prevent pollution? %hat can you do to #ake this world a better place? %hat do you think of people who s#oke cigarettes indoors? %hich is #ore i#portant3 increasing people's standard of living3 or protecting the environ#ent? 1. Think of a situation in your area involving this issue. . %hich side would you choose? B. %ho do you think is #ore responsible for pollution3 individual people or the govern#ent? 0"plain. TOPIC 13 THE NATURAL WORLD.odt 18

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%hat is the #ost i#portant issue facing the environ#ent today? )o you know about any anti-pollution progra#s in your co##unity?

1. %hat about progra#s in your native country? $. &. )o you usually drink bottled water? %hy or %hy not? 4f you could choose one alternative energy source to develop which one would you choose? %hy? (. Are co#panies #ore or less environ#entally responsible now than they were in the past? %hy do you think that is? C. )o you think recycling is an i#portant co##unity service?

1. )o you recycle? ?. @. %ho should pay for the costs associated with renewable energy? 6hould we #ake the develop#ent of renewable energy sources an econo#ic priority? A. $B. $1. $ . $$. %hat are so#e ways energy is wasted? %hat types of energy are popular in your native country? %hat is the #ain proble# with renewable energy sources? %hat can large cities do to i#prove their air quality? !ow can we protect the environ#ent and at the sa#e ti#e i#prove people's standard of living? $&. )o you think overpopulation is an i#portant environ#ental issue? %hy or why not? $(. 6hould an environ#ental levy be i#posed on 6/Ds not used in the far#ing co##unity? 1. !ow would this help the environ#ent? $C. 6hould gas for #otorists be #ore e"pensive?

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1. %hat would be the advantages and disadvantages of this? $?. )o think global war#ing is real?

1. )o you think this is an effect of pollution? $@. $A. Are worried about global war#ing? 4f you live on an island or on the coast does this increase the danger fro# global war#ing? %hy? &B. &1. & . &$. &&. %hat's happening to forests in the world? %hat happens when we re#ove forests? %hat can we do to protect forests? %hy should we recycle? )oes your local govern#ent #ake it easy or hard for citi5ens to recycle? &(. Are there people in your country who #ake their living fro# pickingup other people's garbage? &C. !ow is pollution effecting the environ#ent of the /nited 6tates today?

1. !ow about your own country? &?. &@. &A. )oes your country have a s#oking ban law in place? %hat are the benefitsJ disadvantages of a s#oking ban? !ow do individual decisions about nu#ber of children affect overall population nu#bers? (B. (1. %hat is global war#ing? )o you think nuclear power is safe? %ho should be allowed it and why? %ho should police it? ( . ($. 4n what ways can we save #ore water? 1lease tell your e"periences. %hat should we do to increase the awareness about environ#ental

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pollution? (&. )o you have any ideas on how to #ini#i5e the use of plastic bags and 6tyrofoa# bo"es? ((. )oes your local govern#ent #ake it easy or hard for citi5ens to recycle?

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>uestions 8ire 6afety 1. Do !o" ha%' a 4o0' a1a#4* Ho) o$t'( do !o" .h'.0 th' 5att'#&' * . )o you have a fire escape plan? )oes everybody in your fa#ily know where to go in case of fire? $. )o you have a s#oker in the house? &. !ave you got a fire blanket? (. !ave you ever escaped fro# a fire? C. !ow do you put out a fire when you have no water? ?. %hat are so#e types of fires in the house? @. %here are fires likely to break out? A. %hat do you need to do for burn victi#s of a fire? 1B. 11. 1 . 1$. %hat is the phone nu#ber for the fire depart#ent where you live? %hat is the fire depart#ent's phone nu#ber in your country? %hat equip#ent do fire fighters need? !ow would you escape fro# your house if it caught on fire?

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