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     Nature does not consider competition. It values cooperation, not competition. We do not have to go far to find examples of species helping each other. Trees produce oxygen for us to breathe and we produce carbon dioxide, which the trees breathe. It´s a symbiotic win-win cooperative relationship.

     A choice to work together with nature, however, does not happen by government  decree. It is an individual decision, reflected in the common simple actions that we do every day. And that choice does not happen automatically. It is a choice that each of us needs to make. Our own personal values, morals, ethics, and ideals determine our relationship  with nature and our own contribution to life.

                                       ( Adapted from"Sustaining Your Own Life", by Debra Lynn Dadd)

     Man and nature do not live in separate worlds. On the contrary, we are all integrated in one enormous web, called web of life. Do you believe that´s always true?

     Every part of nature is essential to us. The sun warms our bodies and provides light. Plants turn that light into energy. We then eat those plants to get energy. Rain is the source of all the water we drink. Soil supports plant life, which supports animal life, and these support the existence and health of our own bodies. Without every piece of nature working together in harmonious cooperation for all to live, we humans do not survive.

     In nature, everything has a purpose. A tree produces oxygen, shade, and food. A cloud distributes water. Earthworms create soil. But we humans do not consider the impact of our actions on the Earth. We do not define our attitudes as a Homo sapiens and as individual. Do you know what your own purpose is?Do you have your own positive attitudes- helping at home, cleaning, cooking, helping people in the local community, recycling, protecting the environment? Or does the word "competition" rule your life? Do you believe your final purpose in

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 Words in Context - Complete the sentences with the correct word.

1. Global warming threatens the existence of polar bears. They are now * with extinction.

  a. changing     b. disastrous     c. threatened      d. evident

2. It´s * hot and the ice is * . In the other words, the ice is becoming liquid.

  a.getting- increasing  b. becoming- warming  c. becoming- rising  d. getting- melting

3.Ice needs * to melt.

  a. cold     b. heat     c. fossil fuels     d.survival

4. The Arctic´s animals are losing their habitat. The * of wildlife habitat possibly results in extinction.

  a. loss     b. burning     c. danger      d. weather

5. Some of those problems are hard to solve, but wu should * try to solve them.

  a. at last     b. at least     c. forever     d. actually

 "What´s it all about?  Escolha a frase que, na sua opinião, melhor sintetiza o texto.

1. Cientistas estão estudando os efeitos das mudanças climáticas no Ártico.

2. O aquecimento global está causando desastres naturais em todo o planeta, especialmente no Ártico.

3. O aquecimento global está ameaçando a sobrevivência da fauna do mundo inteiro.

Natural disasters like heat waves, droughts, floods, storms, hurricanes, even tsunamis are getting more common now. In the Arctic the effects are dramatic and disastrous. Scientists say that the Arctic is warming at least twice as fast as the rest of the globe, so the Arctic ice is melting. The melting of the ice results in a serious loss of habitat for the area´s wildlife. Because seabirds and mammals like seals, walruses and polar bears are gradually losing their habitat, they are threatened with extinction. And extinction is forever.

                                                         (Adapted from "Environment: Global Warming Threatens Arctic Wildlife", by Danielle Knight)

O clima da terra está mudando, está ficando cada vez mais quente. 

O aquecimento global é atualmente um dos problemas que mais nos afligem. Além the provocar o derretimento do gelo das calotas polares, causa enormes desequilíbrios na vida do nosso planeta. Como esse problema afeta a existência dos animais das regiões mais frias? Formule hipóteses a respeito, leia o texto e verifique se elas são confirmadas.

            Text: Are You Feeling the Heat?

     Polar bears live in the extremely cold regions of the Arctic,near the North Pole. Nothing seems to treaten their existence, but those animals are actually in great danger.

     Our climate is changing. Global warming, the increase in world temperatures due to a greenhouse effect from the burning of fossil fuels, is not a problem for the future. It is happening now. And it has terrible consequences.

     The effects of global warming are evident. Glaciers are disappearing. Oceans are rising. Extreme weather is getting more frequent.

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