Listen to these words and repeat to practice your pronunciation.
terraform
to transform
living underwater
natural resources
inhabitable or uninhabitable
population growth
Listen and read along to these sentences.
The Earth is always changing due to our constant population growth. If we continue living as we do now, resources will continue to be used up and environments will be destroyed.
Pollution and global warming may eventually make certain areas of our planet uninhabitable. We're already beginning to see signs of this in certain parts of the world.
Scientists are beginning to explore the concept of "terraforming," or transforming other planets in our solar system so we can live on them. However, this is still very far from being a realistic option.
At the rate we are going, it'll be impossible for us to call Earth our home in the future. Will all our future homes be on another planet? Or can we act now to save Earth from becoming uninhabitable?
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Exercise
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