Unit 10: Melting ice in Arctic

Listening:

http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/news/140609-arctic-ice-maps

Questions:

1.   When does the man in the video say there will be no ice in the Arctic?

• a. In one century
• b. In 10 years
• c. In 2 centuries

2. In the 80’s what was the length of the Arctic poles?

• a. Between 7 and 8 million km2
• b. Between 8 and 9 million km2
• c. Between 6 and 8 million km2

3. And in 2007?

• a. It stayed the same
• b. There was a small decline
• c. There was a drastic decline

4. And in 2012?

• a. It went up to 3 thousand km2
• b. It went down to 3 thousand km2
• c. It went down to 3 million km2

5. What does the data mean?

• a. It has been a reduction
• b. It has stayed the same
• c. It has increased

6. How many levels do they reflect?

• a. 22
• b. 2
• c. 12

7. Does ice change during the year?

• a. Yes, during the summer there is less
• b. No, it remains the same
• c. Yes, during the winter there is less

8. For how long does data show it has been decreasing?

• a. Last century
• b. Last decade
• c. Last year

Comment in pairs on the importance of the information from the video.

Then whole class.