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Climate figures
Name:Date:
Hear decimals, percentages and years in a report.
Listen to each sentence and write what you hear.
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Words to know
- global
- Affecting the whole world.
- agreement
- An official arrangement between countries.
- renewables
- Energy from sources such as wind and sun.
Answer key
- Average global temperatures have risen by about 1.3 degrees since pre-industrial times.“One point three” is 1.3.
- Nearly 200 countries adopted the Paris Agreement in 2015.Write the numbers as digits or as words.
- Their goal was to keep warming well below 2 degrees.Write 2 or two.
- Renewables now produce more than 30 percent of the world's electricity.Write 30 or thirty; “%” and “per cent” are also accepted.
- Arctic sea ice in summer has shrunk by about 12 percent per decade.Write 12 or twelve; “%” and “per cent” are also accepted.