Climate change: More changes needed to prevent temperature rise — Reading comprehension exercise

B1 / B2 / C1
STEP 1
Read the following article: READING COMPREHENSION ARTICLE 34
STEP 2
Answer these questions (choose the best answer):
1. Unless major changes are made, the world will warm by _______________ by the end of this century.
2. Which organization is responsible for this analysis?
3. _______________ set the global warming target goal of 1.5 degrees centigrade.
4. How much should greenhouse gas emissions fall for the 1.5 degree target to be met?
5. A growing body of scientific evidence suggests that the proposed 1.5 degree goal has a ______________ chance of succeeding.
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Did you know? Climate reporting often uses a mix of scientific vocabulary (like "emissions" and "targets") and more everyday language about weather and lifestyle changes. Reading climate articles regularly is a good way to build a vocabulary set that appears across many different topics.

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