{"id":30207,"date":"2025-04-18T09:27:56","date_gmt":"2025-04-18T07:27:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=30207"},"modified":"2025-04-18T09:27:57","modified_gmt":"2025-04-18T07:27:57","slug":"global-warming-will-delay-the-next-ice-age","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2025\/04\/global-warming-will-delay-the-next-ice-age\/","title":{"rendered":"Global Warming Will Delay the Next Ice Age"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

B1- Intermediate<\/em><\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Scientists predict that the next ice age or \u201cthe long period of reduction in the temperature of Earth’s surface and atmosphere\u201d will come in about 10,000 years. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, due to human activities that contribute to global warming, the possibility of the next ice age might be delayed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read the article about how global warming will delay the occurrence of the next ice age. Be ready to answer the questions that follow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/breakingnewsenglish.com\/2503\/250306-ice-age.html<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

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  1. What does \u201cto<\/strong> push something back<\/strong>\u201d mean? \u201cThe scientists said melting glaciers in the North and South Poles <\/em>will push back the next ice age<\/em><\/strong>.<\/em>\u201d Use this phrase in a sentence and give a synonym.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. What does \u201cat regular intervals<\/strong>\u201d mean? “When the amount of ice on the continental ice sheets was stable, ice ages happened <\/em>at regular intervals<\/em><\/strong>.<\/em>” Use this expression in a sentence and give a synonym.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. What does \u201cgap<\/strong>\u201d mean? \u201cHowever, Professor Barker said less ice means a longer <\/em>gap<\/em><\/strong> between ice ages.\u201d<\/em> Use this word in a sentence and give a synonym.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

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

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    1. Do you think this is good news? Why or why not?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. What comes to your mind when you hear \u201cice age\u201d? Talk about it.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    3. Is studying about past ice ages important? Why or why not?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    4. Share your insights on this statement, “Earth’s climate is an interconnected system of complex processes, all acting together to produce the changes we observe.<\/em>\u201d.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    5. Have you joined a glacier tour before? Share your experience. If not yet, would you be interested? Why or why not?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      B1- Intermediate  Scientists predict that the next ice age or \u201cthe long period of reduction in the temperature of Earth’s surface and atmosphere\u201d will come in about 10,000 years. However, due to human activities that contribute to global warming, the possibility of the next ice age might be delayed. Read the article about how global […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[294,304,295,289,293],"class_list":["post-30207","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-homework","tag-b1-intermediate","tag-environment","tag-preliminary-pet","tag-reading","tag-text"],"yoast_head":"\nGlobal Warming Will Delay the Next Ice Age | phone english blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2025\/04\/global-warming-will-delay-the-next-ice-age\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Global Warming Will Delay the Next Ice Age | phone english blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"B1- Intermediate  Scientists predict that the next ice age or \u201cthe long period of reduction in the temperature of Earth’s surface and atmosphere\u201d will come in about 10,000 years. 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