Unit

5

Uni
t

GLOBAL
WARMING
FAMILY
LIFE

The UN Climate Change
Conference
LESSON 3 - READING

LESSON 3

WARM-UP

READING
Describing game

PRE-READING

Task 1: Discuss the problems.
• Task 2: Choose the best title.
• Task 3. Match the highlighted words with
their meanings.
• Task 4. Choose the correct answers.

WHILE-READING

POST-READING

CONSOLIDATION

Task 5: Discussion
• Wrap-up
• Homework

WARM-UP
Work in groups. Look at the pictures and describe the situations
before and after.

PRE-READING

1

Work in pairs. Look at the pictures and discuss the
environmental problems you see.

PRE-READING

1

Work in pairs. Look at the pictures and discuss the
environmental problems you see.

Picture A: 
forests are cut down for various reasons.
 loss of plant and animal species, soil erosion, and climate
change.
Picture B:
large amounts of carbon dioxide are released into the
atmosphere from human activities.
 This contributes to the greenhouse effect and global
warming,

WHILE-READING

2 Read the article and choose the best title for it.

WHILE-READING

3

Match the highlighted words with their meanings.

khí thải

Cân bằng

khí cacbon

Mêtan

WHILE-READING

4 Read the article again and choose the correct answers
A, B, or C.

1. Which of the following is not a COP's key
goal?
A. Stop cutting down forests.
B. Replace coal with cleaner sources of energy.
C. End methane emissions.

In 1994, the UN decided to bring together world leaders for an annual event, known as COP or
'Conference of Parties', to discuss climate change. This year's conference will review what has been
achieved and discuss the key goals.
The first goal is to limit the global temperature rise to 1.5°C. This will require reducing global CO,
emissions by 50 per cent by 2030, and by 2050 achieving a balance between the greenhouse gases
released into the atmosphere and those removed from it.
The second goal is to reduce the use of coal, whichis the dirtiest fuel and biggest source of planetwarming CO2 emissions. Countries will have to stop building new coal plants and switch to clean
sources of energy.
The third goal is to end deforestation. Forests remove CO2 from the atmosphere and slow global
warming. But when they are cut down or burnt, they release the carbon stored in the trees into the
atmosphere as CO2. Stopping deforestation is, therefore, an effective solution to climate change.
The last key goal is to reduce methane emissions. Methane is a greenhouse gas that is more powerful
than CO2 at warming the earth. It is responsible for nearly one-third of current warming from human
activities. Methane comes from farming activities and landfill waste. The production and use of coal, oil,
and natural gas also release methane.
This conference is very important because this is the best last chance we have to slow global warming.
World leaders, climate experts, organisations, and national representatives will carefully discuss these
goals and agree on how to make global progress on climate change

WARM-UP

WHILE-READING

4 Read the article again and choose the correct answers
A, B, or C.

1. Which of the following is not a COP's key
goal?
A. Stop cutting down forests.
B. Replace coal with cleaner sources of energy.
C. End methane emissions.

WHILE-READING

4 Read the article again and choose the correct answers
A, B, or C.

2. What will happen if there is a balance between the
greenhouse gases released and those removed from
the atmosphere?
A. Global warming will be limited to 1.5∘C.
B. Global CO2 emissions will increase.
C. Countries will switch to clean energy.

In 1994, the UN decided to bring together world leaders for an annual event, known as COP or
'Conference of Parties', to discuss climate change. This year's conference will review what has been
achieved and discuss the key goals.
The first goal is to limit the global temperature rise to 1.5°C. This will require reducing global CO,
emissions by 50 per cent by 2030, and by 2050 achieving a balance between the greenhouse gases
released into the atmosphere and those removed from it.
The second goal is to reduce the use of coal, whichis the dirtiest fuel and biggest source of planetwarming CO2 emissions. Countries will have to stop building new coal plants and switch to clean
sources of energy.
The third goal is to end deforestation. Forests remove CO2 from the atmosphere and slow global
warming. But when they are cut down or burnt, they release the carbon stored in the trees into the
atmosphere as CO2. Stopping deforestation is, therefore, an effective solution to climate change.
The last key goal is to reduce methane emissions. Methane is a greenhouse gas that is more powerful
than CO2 at warming the earth. It is responsible for nearly one-third of current warming from human
activities. Methane comes from farming activities and landfill waste. The production and use of coal, oil,
and natural gas also release methane.
This conference is very important because this is the best last chance we have to slow global warming.
World leaders, climate experts, organisations, and national representatives will carefully discuss these
goals and agree on how to make global progress on climate change

WARM-UP

WHILE-READING

4 Read the article again and choose the correct answers
A, B, or C.

2. What will happen if there is a balance between the
greenhouse gases released and those removed from
the atmosphere?
A. Global warming will be limited to 1.5∘C.
B. Global CO2 emissions will increase.
C. Countries will switch to clean energy.

WHILE-READING

4 Read the article again and choose the correct answers
A, B, or C.

3. Why is it important to reduce the use of coal?
A. Because it is easy to build coal plants.
B. Because coal is not as clean as gas.
C. Because it is responsible for a large part of the CO2
emissions.

In 1994, the UN decided to bring together world leaders for an annual event, known as COP or
'Conference of Parties', to discuss climate change. This year's conference will review what has been
achieved and discuss the key goals.
The first goal is to limit the global temperature rise to 1.5°C. This will require reducing global CO,
emissions by 50 per cent by 2030, and by 2050 achieving a balance between the greenhouse gases
released into the atmosphere and those removed from it.
The second goal is to reduce the use of coal, whichis the dirtiest fuel and biggest source of planetwarming CO2 emissions. Countries will have to stop building new coal plants and switch to clean
sources of energy.
The third goal is to end deforestation. Forests remove CO2 from the atmosphere and slow global
warming. But when they are cut down or burnt, they release the carbon stored in the trees into the
atmosphere as CO2. Stopping deforestation is, therefore, an effective solution to climate change.
The last key goal is to reduce methane emissions. Methane is a greenhouse gas that is more powerful
than CO2 at warming the earth. It is responsible for nearly one-third of current warming from human
activities. Methane comes from farming activities and landfill waste. The production and use of coal, oil,
and natural gas also release methane.
This conference is very important because this is the best last chance we have to slow global warming.
World leaders, climate experts, organisations, and national representatives will carefully discuss these
goals and agree on how to make global progress on climate change

WARM-UP

WHILE-READING

4 Read the article again and choose the correct answers
A, B, or C.

3. Why is it important to reduce the use of coal?
A. Because it is easy to build coal plants.
B. Because coal is not as clean as gas.
C. Because it is responsible for a large part of the CO2
emissions.

WHILE-READING

4 Read the article again and choose the correct answers
A, B, or C.

4. How does deforestation contribute to global
warming?
A. Trees remove carbon dioxide from the
atmosphere.
B. Trees release carbon into the atmosphere when
they are cut down or burnt.
C. Forests trap heat and increase temperatures.

In 1994, the UN decided to bring together world leaders for an annual event, known as COP or
'Conference of Parties', to discuss climate change. This year's conference will review what has been
achieved and discuss the key goals.
The first goal is to limit the global temperature rise to 1.5°C. This will require reducing global CO,
emissions by 50 per cent by 2030, and by 2050 achieving a balance between the greenhouse gases
released into the atmosphere and those removed from it.
The second goal is to reduce the use of coal, whichis the dirtiest fuel and biggest source of planetwarming CO2 emissions. Countries will have to stop building new coal plants and switch to clean
sources of energy.
The third goal is to end deforestation. Forests remove CO2 from the atmosphere and slow global
warming. But when they are cut down or burnt, they release the carbon stored in the trees into the
atmosphere as CO2. Stopping deforestation is, therefore, an effective solution to climate change.
The last key goal is to reduce methane emissions. Methane is a greenhouse gas that is more powerful
than CO2 at warming the earth. It is responsible for nearly one-third of current warming from human
activities. Methane comes from farming activities and landfill waste. The production and use of coal, oil,
and natural gas also release methane.
This conference is very important because this is the best last chance we have to slow global warming.
World leaders, climate experts, organisations, and national representatives will carefully discuss these
goals and agree on how to make global progress on climate change

WARM-UP

WHILE-READING

4 Read the article again and choose the correct answers
A, B, or C.

4. How does deforestation contribute to global
warming?
A. Trees remove carbon dioxide from the
atmosphere.
B. Trees release carbon into the atmosphere when
they are cut down or burnt.
C. Forests trap heat and increase temperatures.

WHILE-READING

4 Read the article again and choose the correct answers
A, B, or C.

5. Why is reducing methane emissions a key goal?
A. Because its emissions result from farming
activities and landfill waste.
B. Because methane's warming power is stronger
than that of CO2.
C. Because it is produced through human activities.

In 1994, the UN decided to bring together world leaders for an annual event, known as COP or
'Conference of Parties', to discuss climate change. This year's conference will review what has been
achieved and discuss the key goals.
The first goal is to limit the global temperature rise to 1.5°C. This will require reducing global CO,
emissions by 50 per cent by 2030, and by 2050 achieving a balance between the greenhouse gases
released into the atmosphere and those removed from it.
The second goal is to reduce the use of coal, whichis the dirtiest fuel and biggest source of planetwarming CO2 emissions. Countries will have to stop building new coal plants and switch to clean
sources of energy.
The third goal is to end deforestation. Forests remove CO2 from the atmosphere and slow global
warming. But when they are cut down or burnt, they release the carbon stored in the trees into the
atmosphere as CO2. Stopping deforestation is, therefore, an effective solution to climate change.
The last key goal is to reduce methane emissions. Methane is a greenhouse gas that is more powerful
than CO2 at warming the earth. It is responsible for nearly one-third of current warming from human
activities. Methane comes from farming activities and landfill waste. The production and use of coal, oil,
and natural gas also release methane.
This conference is very important because this is the best last chance we have to slow global warming.
World leaders, climate experts, organisations, and national representatives will carefully discuss these
goals and agree on how to make global progress on climate change

WARM-UP

WHILE-READING

4 Read the article again and choose the correct answers
A, B, or C.

5. Why is reducing methane emissions a key goal?
A. Because its emissions result from farming
activities and landfill waste.
B. Because methane's warming power is stronger
than that of CO2.
C. Because it is produced through human activities.

POST-READING

5

Work in groups. Discuss the following question.

“What should we do to reduce
global warming?”

CONSOLIDATION

WHAT HAVE YOU LEARNT
TODAY?

- Vocabulary about global warming
- Read for main ideas and specific information in an
article about the climate change conference

1 Wrap-up

CONSOLIDATION

2 Homework
• Do exercises in the workbook.
• Prepare for Lesson 4 - Unit 5.

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