U4 L2 p76

It's going to be a nice weekend. Let's go to the _______.

• beach

• sea

• coast

• BEACH & COAST

Much of the ice in the Arctic is ____________.

• softening

• hardening

• melting

• freezing

There's been so much rain that the level of water in the lake is __________.

• rising

• decreasing

• growing

• falling

Temperatures can change a lot here in March, but the _________ for the month is about 50 degrees.

• extraordinary

• usual

• average

• unusual

The whole world is getting warmer, but temperatures in some places are (1) __________ faster than in other places. Greenland is one example.

The whole world is getting warmer, but temperatures in some places are (1) __________ faster than in other places. Greenland is one example. In the past, the weather (2) _________ there was always about the same— cool in the summer and very cold in the winter.

Now, however, the summers are a little longer and a little warmer. People in Greenland aren't buying all their food from other countries. They're (3) _________ more food (4) _________.

Now, however, the summers are a little longer and a little warmer. People in Greenland aren't buying all their food from other countries. They're (3) _________ more food (4) _________.

Although ice still covers most of Greenland, some of the ice is (5) _________.

That means there is now a little more land, and the land holds the (6) _________ from the sun, so even more ice is disappearing. Greenland's ice won't go away completely anytime soon, but life is changing quickly for Greenland's people.