Discuss these brainstorming questions with your classmates: Is climate change affecting your everyday life? Can scientific innovations have a positive impact on global warming? What do you know about the position of the U.S. toward climate change?
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Read the idiom of the week. Rephrase it in your own words and give examples.
Toolbox
Toolbox
disconcerting / puzzling /ˈpʌzlɪŋ/ (adj.)
draw attention to (exp.)
lack of interest /ˈɪntrəst/ (exp.)
make visible (exp.)
publicity stunt (exp.)
trigger a reaction (exp.)
indifference /ɪnˈdɪfrəns/ (n.)
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Word quiz
In pairs, prepare four questions about this page. For each, give four answers (three wrong, one right). You can use .
Idiom of the week!
Pave the way (for)
Idiom
This idiom is about taking the first steps which will make further progress or development easier, as in “Research is paving the way for a greener future”. The expression alludes to paving the surface of a road to provide smooth travelling conditions.