Hi guys,
Below are the answers to the reading lesson based on matching headings about The Greenhouse Effect.
If you have not completed this reading lesson, please do it before look at the answers. Click here: Matching Headings Reading Practice
Below you will find the headings options and the answers.
Matching Headings Options
- i Temperatures on Earth
- ii. The Greenhouse
- iii. Creating Global Warming
- iv. Use of a Greenhouse
- v. Our Choices
- vi. Greenhouse Gases
- vii. Earth’s Atmosphere
- viii. Reversing the Damage
- ix. Effects of Carbon Dioxide
Paragraph A = ii
Explanation: This first paragraph explains what a greenhouse is and how it works. The first paragraph does give information about the use of the greenhouse, such as planting (iv), but that is not the aim of the paragraph. The information about the use of the greenhouse is additional information. The paragraph actually explains a) what a greenhouse is b) what use it has and c) how it works day and night. If you list that information on paper, the best heading is “The Greenhouse” – the paragraph gives an overview of a greenhouse.
Paragraph B = i
Explanation: The second paragraph explains the changes in the temperatures on Earth and compared this to a greenhouse.
Paragraph C = iii
Explanation: This was a bit tricky. If you didn’t get this right, don’t worry. The aim of the paragraph is to explain how the global warming is created. This paragraph explains how the greenhouse gases function to cause global warming. There certainly is a lot of information about greenhouse gases (vi), but the reason for the information is to explain how global warming happens. To help you understand further, if the paragraph aim was about the gases, it should have more information about the gases such as what causes them. The information about Carbon Dioxide (ix) is just additional information.
Paragraph D = v
The first sentence opens up the debate of whether it is too late or not to change the effects of global warming. The paragraph aim is to present the three options that are open to us according to the specialist mentioned. Only options three is about reversing the damage (viii), but that is not the aim of the whole paragraph.
I hope you found this useful 🙂 From Liz.
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