Global warming (phrasal verbs & compounds)

Read the fact file about Global Warming and complete the sentences with the right words to create compound nouns.climate, fossil, global, greenhouse, ice, rain, renewable, sea, surface GLOBAL WARMING: FACT FILEThe Earth is heating up. The average surface temperature is 0,75C higher now than it was 100 years ago. When we burn fossil fuels, they give off greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide (CO2). This causes global warming. We have cut down over 50% of the Earth's rain forests in the last 60 years. These are important because they remove CO2 from the atmosphere and add oxygen. They are also home to over half of the world's plant and animal species. Some scientis believe that by 2050, about 35% of all plant and animal species could die out because of climate change. Sea levels are rising and the polar ice caps are melting. Scientists say that fossil fuels like coal and gas may run out by the year 3000. So we need to develop alternatives, such as renewable energy and nuclear energy. Match the following phrasal verbs to their definitions. use up finish carry on continue look after take care of put off delay, postpone come up with find a solution give up stop using or doing sth rely on depend on close down cease business activity Complete the sentences with the correct preposition down, off, on, out, uporwith to get correct phrasal verbs. Then decide whether the statements are true or false. Write T for true or F for false. 1) Factories and power stations give off greenhouse gases. T 2) When we cut down trees, we increase the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere. F 3) The world's oceans are slowly heating up. T 4) The world's supply of gas is likely to run out in the next ten years. F 5) The EU recently decided to close down all the nuclear power stations in Europe. T6) Solar energy works better in places where you can rely on good weather. T7) Scientis recently came up with a car engine that uses only CO2. F8) Many types of animals and plants are dying out because the Earth is getting warmer. T Fill the gaps with the right phrasal verbs. 1) Internet cafes are dying out because people use smartphones instead. 2) My dad cut down the tree in the front garden.3) Kate gave up chocolate because she wants to be healthier.4) Supermarkets are causing small shops to close down.5) We've used up all the bread. Can you buy some more?6) You can heat up the soup in the microwave.7) I looked after my little brother while Mum was out. Fill in the gaps with the right phrasal verbs. 1) I need to comeup with a good excuse for not handing in my homework. 2) I'm trying to give upjunk food.3) After running ten kilometres, she was too tired to carry on.4) He left his job so he could lookafter his sons.5) Please don't use upall the milk - I need some for my breakfast tomorrow.6) We should put off the meeting because nobody can come that day.7) Don't stay up late! We need to set offearly tomorrow. Can you now use those phrasal verbs and global warming vocabulary on your own?