Joy English · Level B2 · Citiesjoy-english.com
Urban heat islands
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Follow an explanation of a problem and its solutions.
Listen to each sentence and write what you hear.
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Words to know
- urban
- Connected with towns and cities.
- absorb
- To take in something such as water, heat or light.
- release
- To let something go out.
Answer key
- Cities are often several degrees warmer than the countryside around them.“Countryside” is one word.
- Dark roofs and roads absorb heat during the day.The b of “absorb” runs into “heat”.
- At night, they slowly release it back into the air.The stress in “release” is on “lease”.
- This is known as the urban heat island effect.“Island” has a silent s.
- Painting roofs white and planting more trees can help to cool streets.“Roofs” ends with an f sound.