1. 1 Autorem materiálu a všech jeho částí, není-li uvedeno jinak, je Mgr. Zdeňka Hrstková. Slezské gymnázium, Opava, příspěvková organizace. Vzdělávací materiál byl vytvořen v rámci OP VK 1.5 – EU peníze středním školám. Global problems - mixed grammar search VY_32_INOVACE_150106 26. srpna 2013

2. Starter Do you follow the news on TV/on the radio/ on the Internet? – What news? – How often? Do you think that people like you can influence political and environmental situation? What are you more worried about – political or environmental dangers? Why? 2

3. Pre-listening: match the phrases 1.option 2.to be in charge 3.unpredictable 4.war-torn 5.to melt 6.to be concerned 7.to escalate 8.to anticipate 9.to be tuned 10.to deplete a)to be worse and worse b)to expect c)to be responsible d)possibility e)to be interested f)surprising g)demaged by war conflict h)to c onsume and reduce i)to change from ice to water j)to be worried 3

4. Listening You will hear six people answering the question „Are you more worried about political or environmental dangers?“ Listen and choose the correct option. http://www.elllo.org/english/Mixer126/T139- Worry.htm 4

5. Sarah:environment X politics Lindsay:environment X politics Gareth:environment X politics Tim:environment X politics Antoinette:environment X politics Tony:environment X politics Listen again and mark the reason each speaker gives for his/her choice. 5

6. Go to: http://www.elllo.org/english/Mixer126/T139- Worry.htm Find the examples of the following grammatical structures in the transcript of the listening. 6

7. Sarah: 3 different comparative structures Lindsay: 4 examples of future structure that we use for personal plans and predictions Gareth: 1 example of a simile + 1 example of preposition phrase with adjective Tim: 3 examples of adverbs Antoinette: an example of a defining relative clause Tony: an example of a phrasal verb + an example of 2nd conditional sentence 7