{"id":24990,"date":"2023-03-10T19:42:56","date_gmt":"2023-03-10T18:42:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=24990"},"modified":"2023-03-12T03:21:46","modified_gmt":"2023-03-12T02:21:46","slug":"a-sinking-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2023\/03\/a-sinking-city\/","title":{"rendered":"A Sinking City"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

B2 – Upper Intermediate<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

As global warming becomes worse year by year, the Indonesian capital Jakarta is on the verge of sinking. The city has sunk by a few meters in the past decade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read the article to learn more about why this city is sinking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/www.english-online.at\/news-articles\/world\/asia\/jakarta-a-sinking-city.htm<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vocabulary Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. What does “torrential<\/strong>” mean, “Torrential <\/span><\/strong>rainfall in the monsoon season causes flooding on a regular basis.”<\/em>? Give 2 synonyms and make your own sentences.<\/li>
  2. What does “densely<\/strong>” mean, “Jakarta is one of the most densely <\/span><\/strong>populated cities in the world – home to about 10 million people.”<\/em>? Use this word in your own sentence. <\/li>
  3. What does “draw something out<\/strong>” mean, “Many people\u00a0draw\u00a0water out<\/span><\/strong> of the ground for\u00a0drinking and other\u00a0purposes.”<\/em>? Make a sentence with this phrase in this context.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Discussion Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    1. What is your reaction to this news?<\/li>
    2. According to the article, why is Jakarta sinking?<\/li>
    3. In what ways can people contribute to slowing down the sinking of this city?<\/li>
    4. Do you think it’s possible to stop global warming? Why or why not?<\/li>
    5. What other cities do you know are in danger of sinking?<\/li>
    6. Do you think your city will also be in danger of sinking? Why or why not?<\/li><\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      B2 – Upper Intermediate As global warming becomes worse year by year, the Indonesian capital Jakarta is on the verge of sinking. The city has sunk by a few meters in the past decade. 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