Amphibian Extinction in Europe: Causes, Threats and Conservation Solutions

Reading

1. According to the text, scientists have warned that more than half of all amphibians in Europe could be driven to extinction...
c) due to the effects, among others, of climate change.

2. Why do conservationists fear for the future of some species of amphibians in Britain?
c) Because the effects of viruses on amphibians in that area are already devastating.

3. When researchers talk about the "bleak outlook" for Europe's amphibians, it means that...
b) they are very pessimistic about the future of Europe's amphibians.

4. According to Sir David Attenborough,
b) amphibians are essential to certain ecosystems and environments.

5. In the text, Garner argues that we will feel the effects of the disappearance of some amphibians
b) when the effects are more direct on us.

6. According to the text, one of the effects of climate change has been...
a) the extinction of many amphibians because of infections caused on them by fungus.

7. On the whole and according to the text, why is the situation alarming?
b) Because planet warming will probably affect most amphibian habitats.

8. According to scientists and conservationists, the solution to these problems is:
d) to reduce gas emissions and to encourage breeding programmes for threatened species.

Vocabulary

perform = actuar
promote = promoure
record = enregistrar
release = treure
share = compartir
tour = anar de gira
compose = compondre
copy = copiar
download = descarregar
hit = exit
lead singer = cantant principal
live music = música en directe
lyrics = lletres
piracy = pirateria
recording = enregistrament

Verb + Prepositions

agree with = estar d'acord amb
break up = separar-se
complain about = queixar-se de
help with = donar un cop de mà
insist on = insistir
listen for = parar atenció
listen to = escoltar
participate in = participar
recover from = recuperar-se
rely on = confiar en
resign from = dimitir
search for = buscar

Phrasal Verbs

call off = suspendre
join in = afegir-se
sell out = esgotar-se
set up = muntar
sign up = firmar un contracte
turn up = aparèixer
warm up = preparar-se

Relative Pronouns

who = persones
which = coses
when = temps
where = lloc
whose = possessió