Global Issues

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Global Issues in 3 Schritten – mit Beispielen.

1. The environment

   Key words: climate change, pollution, renewable energy, sustainability. To protect the planet we must save resources and recycle.

   Renewable energy comes from the sun, the wind and water.

2. Global challenges

   Poverty, refugees and fair trade are global topics. Fair trade gives producers fair prices and conditions.

   A refugee is a person who flees war or persecution.

3. Working together

   Many problems can only be solved together, because the atmosphere is shared by all countries.

   The United Nations promotes peace and cooperation.

Übungsaufgaben mit Lösungen

10 Beispielaufgaben aus diesem Thema – erst selbst überlegen, dann die Lösung aufklappen.

1. What does 'globalisation' mean?

   • Athe worldwide connection of economies and cultures
   • Ba single country
   • Cthe end of trade
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   Richtig: A – the worldwide connection of economies and cultures

   Worldwide connection.

2. What is 'fair trade'?

   • Atrade that gives producers fair prices and conditions
   • Bthe cheapest trade
   • Cno trade
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   Richtig: A – trade that gives producers fair prices and conditions

   Fair conditions.

3. We should ___ resources to protect the environment.Antwort: verb

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   Lösung: save

   save resources.

4. Why is access to clean water a global issue?

   • Ait is unimportant
   • Beveryone has enough
   • Cmillions of people lack safe drinking water
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   Richtig: C – millions of people lack safe drinking water

   Water scarcity.

5. Why is global cooperation needed for climate change?

   • Athe atmosphere is shared by all countries
   • Bonly one country is affected
   • Cit is not needed
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   Richtig: A – the atmosphere is shared by all countries

   Shared atmosphere.

6. What are 'renewable energies'?

   • Aenergy from sun, wind and water
   • Benergy from coal and oil
   • Cenergy from petrol
   • Denergy from gas only
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   Richtig: A – energy from sun, wind and water

   Renewables come from natural, refilling sources.

7. What are 'human rights'?

   • Arules for animals
   • Bprices in shops
   • Cbasic rights that belong to every person
   • Dschool grades
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   Richtig: C – basic rights that belong to every person

   Human rights belong to everyone.

8. What does 'fair trade' support?

   • Achild labour
   • Bthe lowest possible prices
   • Cwaste
   • Dfair prices for producers
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   Richtig: D – fair prices for producers

   Fair trade pays producers fairly.

9. What is 'deforestation'?

   • Athe planting of forests
   • Bthe cutting down of forests
   • Cthe cleaning of rivers
   • Drecycling
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   Richtig: B – the cutting down of forests

   Deforestation destroys forests.

10. Weshalb ist Mülltrennung sinnvoll?

    • Aweil so Rohstoffe wiederverwertet werden können
    • Bweil getrennter Müll grundsätzlich von ganz allein wieder zu neuen großen Bäumen wird
    • Cweil es bunt ist
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    Richtig: A – weil so Rohstoffe wiederverwertet werden können

    Trennung ermöglicht Recycling.

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