GLOBAL CONCERNS IN THE 21st CENTURY

Master global concerns vocabulary! Match words, define terms, and explain what worries you most about our world.

Match these words with their Croatian pairs: ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS AND NATURAL DISASTERS PROBLEMI S OKOLIŠEM I PRIRODNE KATASTROFE POVERTY AND FAMINE SIROMAŠTVO I GLAD DISEASES BOLESTI NEW TECHNOLOGY NOVA TEHNOLOGIJA NUCLEAR POWER NUKLEARNA ENERGIJA WARS AND TERRORISM RATOVI I TERORIZAM NOW, TELL ME, WHAT SCARES YOU MOST AND WHY? CHOOSE ONE OF THE ABOVE MENTIONED GLOBAL CONCERNS AND EXPLAIN. Match the words with their Croatian pairs: HURRICANES URAGANI HOMELESS PEOPLE BESKUĆNICI EXPENSIVE DRUGS SKUPI LIJEKOVI DISPOSAL OF RADIOACTIVE WASTE ODLAGANJE RADIOAKTIVNOG OTPADA BOMBINGS EKSPLOZIJE STARVATION GLAD FLOODS POPLAVE HIJACKED AIRLINERS OTETI AVIONI POLLUTION ZAGAĐENJE THE HIV VIRUS HIV VIRUS SORT OUT THE WORDS FROM THE TASK ABOVE: ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS AND NATURAL DISASTERS hurricanes floods pollution POVERTY AND FAMINE homeless people starvation DISEASES the HIV virus expensive drugs NEW TECHNOLOGY NUCLEAR POWER disposal of radioactive waste WARS AND TERRORISM bombings hijacked airliners Open your books, p. 111. Listen to the text WHAT SCARES YOU MOST? There's an audio file attached in your Teams classroom. After reading and listening, complete these sentences: Because of climate changes in the world, natural disasters will be more dangerous and more frequent.The deadliest natural disaster in American history was caused by hurricane Katrina which hit four states.Terrorist organizations are a real threat to our safety because of the help of new technology. The 9 terrorist attacks in the USA happened on September 11, 2001, when a series of terrorist attacks destroyed the twin towers of the WTC in New York and severly damaged the Pentagon.Nuclear power is one of the cheapest sources of energy, but many people worry about the safe disposal of radioactive waste. The worst nuclear disaster in history happened at Chernobyl in 1986, where an explosion destroyed the place and caused deaths and illnesses many years afterwards, as well as pollution over wide areas of Europe. Put these words next to the corresponding definitions: A DROUGHT a long period of dry weather when there is no water AN EARTHQUAKE a violent shaking of the earth's surface AN ILLNESS a disease TO DEVASTATE to destroy completely A THREAT a danger HOMELESS poor and without a place to live Global concerns PLAY THIS QUIZ AND YOU'LL REACH THE END!