Are you studying for the Cambridge FCE exam? Need some help? We'll be talking about that and climate change vocabulary on this week's episode of…...AIRC Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ Voice message from Andress and Lulu who are living in Yorkshire, UK We spoke about the pronunciation of irregular verbs in episode 73 ( http://www.inglespodcast.com/2015/10/18/pronunciation-of-irregular-verbs-airc73/ ) We also spoke about the 'ed' endings on regular verbs in episode 60 ( https://www.inglespodcast.com/2015/07/19/the-ed-ending-on-past-regular-verbs-airc60-2/ ) XWe are living in Yorkshire since one year ago.X - We've been living in Yorkshire for a year. We came to Yorkshire a year ago. How long have you been living in Valencia? - Living in your flat? - Speaking Spanish? Email from Alberto Diaz Hello Craig and also Reza "The dynamic duo" hahaha Please help me, I have a doubt How we can realize what "time" has the verb could in the next sentence? (How can we know which tense the verb 'could' is in the next sentence?): "I could go to the party." Past: Pude/Podía ir a la fiesta Subjuntivo: Podría ir a la fiesta. How (does) a native speaker figure out the exact tense (past or subjunctive)? Thanks in advance I could go to the party - It's a possibility - Conditional - If I had a car, I could go to the party (but I don't have a car, so I can't) Past ability - I could go to the (firm's Christmas) party before I became an alcoholic (I was able to) If I could (PAST-pudiera) run faster, maybe I could (CONDITIONAL-podría) be a famous athlete some day. Voice message from Sira from Sabadell I live near Barcelona (or 'next to') I?m enjoying the podcast (or 'I'm enjoying IT') "Thank you for all" - Thank you for everything We already looked at some useful vocabulary about The Environment in Episode 96: http://www.inglespodcast.com/2016/03/28/nature-and-the-environment-airc96/ Climate Change Vocabulary Climate change - change in global weather patterns Emissions - gasses and smoke from power stations and factories burning coal and from car exhaust fumes (carbon dioxide). Greenhouse gases - gases that allow the sun's radiation to pass through the earth's atmosphere. They also trap heat and stop it leaving the atmosphere (carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide) The greenhouse effect - the effect that greenhouse gases have on the environment Fossil fuels - gas, oil, coal etc Ecosystems - natural habitats that support different kinds of animal and plant life, such as coral reefs. Carbon footprint - The measure of greenhouse gas emitted by certain actions of humans or industries. Extreme weather - flooding, typhoons/hurricanes, tornados, etc. Flash flooding - very severe flooding which happens extremely quickly Desertification Deforestation Rising sea levels rising ice caps Food/Water shortages drought Illegal logging - cutting down trees illegally Heatwaves - periods of unusually hot weather Climate change denier - person who denies/rejects the existence of climate change The polar ice cap is melting Floods, droughts and other extreme weather conditions lead to food shortages The ozone layer protecting the Earth's atmosphere is being damaged Useful Expressions As a result of…. Has an impact on... Is a consequence of... A rise in temperature could lead to….. 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