Assignment 1
a Name 5 or more words related to plants. NO flowers allowed on this list.
b Now name 5 or more flowers.
| Flower Power
It looks as if flowers are blooming a month early because of climate change in the UK. Find out more at Newsround. |
Assignment 2
Read the text. Connect the words and expressions in the two columns that have the same meaning.
| 1. blooming | a. to change behaviour so that it is easier to live in a particular situation |
| 2. accounts | b. descriptions of a situation, stories or reports about something |
| 3. a span | c. to have a strong effect |
| 4. observations | d. in a state in which two or more things do not match one another |
| 5. flowering | e. to make something come closer to something else |
| 6. to associate | f. making and having flowers |
| 7. spring | g. making and having flowers |
| 8. to impact | h. a period of time |
| 9. alarming | i. to react |
| 10. to attract | j. to stay alive |
| 11. to respond | k. the season between winter and summer, when plants and trees begin to grow |
| 12. out of synch | l. things noticed by watching and listening |
| 13. to adapt | m. to think of one thing when you think of another thing |
| 14. to survive | n. ways of behaving |
| 15. habits | o. worrying, giving cause for alarm |
Assignment 3
a Why are flowers blooming earlier?
1 Because of Brexit, flowers in the UK don’t have to follow EU regulations any more.
2 Because the temperatures are warmer earlier in the year as a result of climate change.
3 Because they want to attract particular types of insects as soon as possible.
4 The flowers are blooming in survival mode because more and more Insects are becoming extinct.
b Why does it matter when flowers bloom?
1 Birds and insects need flowers to live. If flowers bloom at changing times, they will be upset and drop dead.
2 It does not really matter. It is only important that flowers bloom at some time of the year.
3 Many animals and insects need plants to survive. They could die if they missed the flowers blooming.
4 Scientists and professors at Cambridge University need to know when flowers bloom for their work.
c What is “Nature’s Calendar”?
1 A calendar with pictures of flowers.
2 A charity in the UK that studies climate change.
3 A collection of data related to plants.
4 A season calendar for nature in the UK.
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