Environment express certainty
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The document presents 10 statements about possible future environmental issues and asks the reader to indicate their level of certainty for each one occurring on a scale of 100% sure it will happen, 50% sure, or 100% sure it won't happen. It then prompts the reader to write a sentence expressing their opinion on one of the statements using words like "certain", "sure" or "won't" to indicate their level of confidence. Some of the statements addressed include most cars being electric, alternative energy becoming more important than oil, and the climate getting worse.
Environment express certainty
- 1. ENVIRONMENT – EXPRESS CERTAINTY A) Where do you place these ideas on the line of certainty? (Onde você coloca estas idéias na linha de certeza?) a. 100% Sure it will happen (100% de certeza que acontecerá) b. 50 % Sure (50% de certeza) c. 100 % Sure it won’t happen (100% de certeza que não acontecerá) 1) Most cars will be electric. 2) Nuclear Energy will end. 3) Alternative energy will be more important than oil. 4) You will recycle all your bags, cans and paper. 5) Almost all the rainforests will disappear. 6) People will continue to sunbathe. 7) The climate will get worse. 8) The next generation will care more about the environment than the present. 9) In elections “Green Issues” will become more important than any other. 10) People will destroy the earth. B. Think about which expression of certainty you can use to give your opinion and write a sentence. (Pense em qual expressão de certeza você pode usar para dar sua opinião e escreva uma frase). e.g. I’m certain that most cars will be electric. Ex: Estou certo de que a maioria dos carros será elétrico. Adaptado de: http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/try/lesson-plans/environmental- problems Acesso em: 11 de outubro de 2010.