Module 3 · Unit 3 — Environment & Climate Change
Climate Action
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Climate Action

Core 60 min
Pathway

Lesson 3.2 develops Reading matching-information on climate action and paragraph cohesion.

What you'll be able to do
  • Match a piece of information to its paragraph
  • Identify cohesive devices
  • Use referencing words accurately
Reading Skills

Reading · Climate action across countries

Example · Passage

A. Denmark has invested heavily in offshore wind, which now supplies more than half of its electricity in peak months. B. Costa Rica routinely runs on renewable energy for weeks at a time, helped by abundant rainfall feeding its hydroelectric dams. C. China remains the world's largest emitter in absolute terms but is also the leading producer of solar panels and electric vehicles. D. Many smaller island nations argue that international finance for adapting to rising seas falls far short of what is required.

Task 1 · table
QWhere is the following information mentioned?Para
1A country that relies on water-powered electricityB
2Concern that climate funding is inadequateD
3A country that leads in clean-energy manufacturing despite high emissionsC
4Wind energy supplying over half of electricity at certain timesA
Writing Task

Pathway focus · Cohesion in Academic writing

this approach
ref
refers back to a method just described
the latter
ref
the second of two things mentioned
such measures
ref
previously mentioned actions
Exam Strategy

Strategy · Matching information

You're searching for a specific piece of info — not the main idea. Scan, don't read.

Matching-information workflow
Underline the search keyword
Scan each paragraph for that idea
Decision
Found a paraphrased match?
Lock paragraphSkip to next
Cross-check answer fits the question
Exam Strategy

Exam Strategy

  • Exam Tip

    Scan for proper nouns and numbers first — they're easy anchors.

Independent Practice

Independent Practice

Cohesion log

Highlight every 'this / these / such' in a news article you read this week.

Key Takeaways

Key Takeaways

Remember
  • Matching information = scan, not read.
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