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Unit 5 The Villain in the Atmosphere Information Related to the Text Manhattan Manhattan is one of the five boroughs that comprise the City of New York. It is by far the most densely populated county in the United States and famous for its soaring skyscrapers. Manhattan (Island) is one of the commercial, financial, and cultural centers of the world. It has many famous landmarks and tourist attractions. They include Broadway, Chinatown, the Empire State Building, Greenwich Village, Times Square, The United Nations Headquarters, Wall Street, and many churches, colleges, skyscrapers, and theatres. Most of New York’s municipal buildings stand on Manhattan Island. When people think of New York City, they are usually thinking of Manhattan, the core of the city. The British Isles The British Isles are s group of islands off the northwest coast of Europe consisting of Great Britain (that is England, Scotland and Wales), Ireland and the many smaller adjacent islands. These islands form an archipelago of more than 6,000 islands. Polar ice cap A polar ice cap is a high-latitude region, centered in the polar region, which is covered in ice. 4. Greenland An Arctic island nation located in North America by geography, Greenland is a self-governed Danish territory. It is the world’s largest island, and about 81 percent of its surface is covered by ice. Introductory Questions Who is the “villain” in the atmosphere? What does carbon dioxide do to plants and animal life on the Earth? What is happing to the sea level? What will the rising sea level do to our life? What does carbon dioxide do to the temperature of the Earth? How come that the concentration of the gas in the atmosphere is going up steadily? So in the final analysis, who are the villains and who are the victims? What should be done? Language Points poisonous: containing poison in itself; very harmful and cause illness or death Dangerously high levels of poisonous chemicals were found in the water. The Ministry of