Coral reef fish danger - Blue Planet - BBC Environment





Comprehension questions and videoscript by Yolanda García Jordán, group AP2

1.Coral reefs are having a ____ ____ __
2.Part of the problem is the ____ ____ in reef fish
3... the ____ ____ __ is an alarming rate
4.Fish on coral reefs [...] are hide among as a ____ for people __ ____ ____ arround the world
5.Cities like Hong Kong is a ____ ____
6.People like the fish ____
7."This beautiful animal is called ____ ____"
8.Humped rash should be able to live for more than __ ____ but they ____ ____ that age this days.

QUESTIONS:

• How many tones of fish go into Hong Kong each year?


• What is the woman who appears at the video worried about?


• What happens if you have fisherers which take large numbers of juveniles?

VIDEOSCRIPT

It's not just a deep that's in danger, shallow would a xxx xxx like coral reefs are having a hard time too.Part of the problem is the green trade in reef fish and is often the market to xxx for luxury fish like xxx called tauten rash that's behind the problem. They're being fished out at an alarming rate.Fish on coral reefs double ones a staple food for local people are now in hide among as a delicacy for people in much cities around the world.The majority goes to main than China and cities like Hong Kong, it's a huge market and some 30000 tones of reef fish come into Hong Kong every year.But the fisherman are having to go to coral reefs further and further a field a stocks dry up. Some now travel 3000 miles on a single fishing trip to find reef with fish.People like the fish fresh, very fresh. So much too but the cost of live fish is ten times the cost of fresh dead fish and the fish on the market place are getting smaller and smaller.Dr. Evoncy Dovy is worried about the amount of juveniles being sold here.-” This beautiful animal is a humped rash and is called humped rash because on his hump on his head and the other oner is the join grouper, this is the join grouper, the several xxx and this juveniles... this one is probably a late teenager but still not particularly old or well develop fish and the majority that we see of this species are young juvenile fish”-Humped rash should be able to live for more than 20 years but they rarely reach that age this days. They take an out far too young.-” If you have fishers which take large numbers of juveniles, this animals have not have a chance to reproduce, so you start to wonder where's the next generation going they come from.If you take too many juveniles slowly what happens is you don't get enough adults in the next generation and slowly the populations are stacks declining numbers so that's what my concerning is that this is part of a trend that we see more and more juveniles being taking in the street that's not xxx well for this particularly species”-But much more serious in the possible lost of the few species is the lost of an entire habitat specially one which deports thousands upon thousands species.Coral reefs are the most diverse communities in our oceans. Many of them have grown up over hundreds sometimes thousands of years and over that time a fantastic number of animals and plants had involved with them. The intricate sculpture built by the corals himself provide animals with protection from xxx important breathing sides and endless feeling opportunities.

UNICEF: Climate change and children




Test and videoscript contributed by Zenaida Gascó Rodrigañez, group AP2

Climate change is_______. (&) on the earth and each people, well limited access on ______, _____ and _________.
Who are the most harmed in climate change?
Where does climate change have a disproportional impact?
(&) it's just a part of the story.
A ______ family may not be able to send their _________ at _______ or for ______ care.
Who is more likely to die in natural disasters?
The power of ________ _________ to effect ________ and _______ our covert _________.
What does UNICEF programme promote?
By _______ children, we help _________ _________ and our ______ _________.


VIDEOSCRIPT

Climate change is real. A change in global enviorement (xxx) the basic necessities of human survivol. Inflecting damage on the earth and each people, well limited access on water, food and education. But each children who are most folder able, they will suffer first, they will be impacted most traumatically, but they are also the world best hope to adress this challenges in the warm communities.
Well, we still learning about the implications of climate change, it's clear that economic and social developement will be undermined without immediate action.The effects of climate change have a disproportional list of impact on the poorest and most vulnerable. Pretentiully run-rain everyone of the millenium developement goals less achievelable.Drops desemate of village's food and water supply creating eating hunger. But hunger alone; it's just a part of the story. A hungry family may not be able to send their children to school or for health care.Climate change has above for an environmental issue in to one the requires collective expertise insostenable development, energy security and the well being of children. Children are more likely than adults to die in natural desasters, also come to malnutrition, injuries what dieses in the after mark. Protecting the enviorment well providing for the health and developement of children and mitully inclusive their goals, almost any action taken to in hundreds environmental quality, also helps the basic needs and right of children.Well, many of the earth resources are frighten by climate change, one resorce remains untaped. The power of young people to effect changes and reduce our covert footprint.To this end UNICEF, the UN eviorment programme, and other partners at developing in the education resource pack, which support gavements and prommotes children participation local enviormental initiatives, such as tree planting, watershit restauration, recycling, reducing consumtion, as well as rescudaction disaster properness activities. Reducing pollution, save garding education and health, preserving enviormental diversity, protecting water supplice, increassing acces the proper sanitation, what is good for children is also good for the planet. By helping children, we help ourselves today and our world tomorrow.

Environment

GLOBAL WARMING

Discuss these questions:
What is Global Warming?
What are the causes of global warming? Be specific, make a list of damaging products & actions
What are the consequences of global warming?

Speaking about the Environment

HOW GREEN ARE YOU?

1. What do you do with the rubbish in your household?
2. Are you economical about using water and electricity? Why/Why not?
3. How would you feel if you had to walk or cycle everywhere?
4. What do you think about being a vegetarian?
5. What's your opinion of people who wear real fur coats?

Cambridge Objective First Certificate, p. 97.

Conversation Questions : Environment & Pollution

What are some things that can be recycled?
What are some things which you recycle?

Does your local government make it easy or hard for citizens to recycle?
What are some types of pollution?
What are some ways that you can reduce pollution in this country?

Do you think cars should be banned from city centers?

How often is garbage collected in your neighborhood?
Do you think people should recycle newspapers? Why or why not?
Do you think there are lessons to learn from nature?
How has the world changed since you were a child? (technology, values, environment, health)
What do you think of people who smoke cigarettes indoors?
Who do you think is more responsible for pollution, individual people or the government?
What is the most important issue facing the environment today?
If you could choose one alternative energy source to develop which one would you choose?Why?
Who should pay for the costs associated with renewable energy?
Should we make the development of renewable energy sources an economic priority?
What are some ways energy is wasted?
What types of energy are popular in your country?
What is the main problem with renewable energy sources?
What can large cities do to improve their air quality?
How can we protect the environment and at the same time improve people's standard of living?
Do think global warming is real?
Do you think this is an effect of pollution?
Are you worried about global warming?
What's happening to forests in the world? What happens when we remove forests?

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