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Another task which also must draw your attention is: give the implications of the
following sentences. The first two sentences are done.
a) I remembered to post your letters. I didn’t forget to post your
letters.
b) I remember meeting him years ago. I met him years ago.
c) You must remember to give him my message.
d) We all remember them having one of the first television sets.
e) I remember taking that photograph on your birthday.
f) I’ll remember to lock the door next time.
g) I remember being given a prize for sewing at school.
h) I ought to remember the regulations at our office.
i) Am I going to remember his wedding party?
j) Could you remember this recipe for me?
Are you concerned about the environment? Do you read the latest reports about
the situation with global warming? Can your anxiety be in vain?
Read another article on the point.
WHAT’S WRONG WITH GLOBAL WARMING?
We’ve all read global-warming scare stories. Though some scientists insist there
is a cause for alarm, evidence indicates otherwise. Global warming may be
coming, but if it does, it won’t necessarily be extreme. And it might actually be
a boon for the environment.
Now researchers say that the earth is likely to warm by about three degrees
Fahrenheit during the next century. That may sound like a lot, but it isn’t. The
world has experienced approximately that much warming fairly recently in
history. And we loved it! Between A.D. 900 and 1300 the earth warmed by
some three degrees, according to the Oregon Institute of Science and Medicine.
Scholars refer to that period – one of the most favorable in the human history –
as the Medieval Climate Optimum.
Food production surged, many scientists believe, because winters were
milder and growing seasons longer. Key agricultural regions experienced fewer
floods and droughts. There was more rainfall, but it evaporated more quickly.
Death rates declined in many places, partly because of the decrease in hunger
and partly because people spent less time huddled in damp, smoke-filled hovels
that helped spread tuberculosis and other infectious diseases.
Prosperity stimulated an outpouring creativity – in architecture, art and
practical invention. In Europe artisans built the soaring cathedrals that even
today stun tourists with their beauty and engineering excellence. In Southeast
Asia the Khmer people built the huge temple complex of Angkor War. The
windmill and spinning wheel entered daily life, while new iron-casting
techniques led to better tools.
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