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Session 11
คำเตือนเรื่องการเปลี่ยนแปลงของภูมิอากาศ
นักวิทยาศาสตร์เผยรายงานฉบับใหม่ เตือนความเสี่ยงจากภาวะโลกร้อน ตามชานและแคลร์ไปอ่านข่าวนี้ และศึกษาคำศัพท์ภาษาอังกฤษเกี่ยวกับคำเตือนกันค่ะ
Scientists have released a report, warning about the risks of rising global temperatures. Join Sian and Clare to find out more about this story and to learn some great words for talking about warnings.
Activity 1
Climate change warning!
นักวิทยาศาสตร์เผยรายงานฉบับใหม่ เตือนความเสี่ยงจากภาวะโลกร้อน ตามชานและแคลร์ไปอ่านข่าวนี้ และศึกษาคำศัพท์ภาษาอังกฤษเกี่ยวกับคำเตือนกันค่ะ
Scientists have released a report, warning about the risks of rising global temperatures. Join Sian and Clare to find out more about this story and to learn some great words for talking about warnings.
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Useful vocabulary
a wake-up call (literal)
a telephone call to wake you up in the morning
a wake-up call (non-literal)
something shocking that happens and makes you realise you need to make changes
life-or-death
very, very important and serious
dire
serious and urgent
dire (informal)
very bad
Time is running out
We don't have much time left to achieve something
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'A wake-up call' is used to talk about something shocking that happens and makes you realise you need to make changes. It also has a literal meaning.Question 1 of 3
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What phrase can we use when we have used up something and have none left?Question 2 of 3
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Which word can we use informally to mean 'very bad'?Question 3 of 3
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Session Vocabulary
a wake-up call (literal)
a telephone call to wake you up in the morninga wake-up call (non-literal)
something shocking that happens and makes you realise you need to make changeslife-or-death
very, very important and seriousdire
serious and urgentdire (informal)
very badTime is running out
We don't have much time left to achieve something