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Practice Listening: Highlight Correct Summary ID: #33200 Medium winter

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This winter has been rather cold. It almost feels like we're entering a new ice age. Now don't laugh. This statement isn't as crazy as it seems. Yes. Global warming is a uh, hot topic these days, but more and more scientists are considering the possibility of global cooling occurring soon. This would result in the average temperatures on earth dropping. It has happened in the past, and it will happen again in the future. Earth is warm now, but that’s not always the case. In the past, large parts of the planet were covered in ice. We call these periods ice ages. Note the plural. There wasn’t just one ice age. There have been several. During the recent past. We experienced the little ice age. It lasted almost five hundred years from around, urn, say thirteen hundred to eighteen hundred. The ice pack in the arctic ocean grew larger and moved south. Glaciers in the european alps and on greenland grew bigger and advance southward temperatures dropped all over the northern hemisphere.

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Global cooling has taken place on Earth in the past and the Little Ice Age lasted from around 1300 to 1800. Some scientists think changes in Earth’s orbit make the temperature drop, and a lack of sunspots might affect temperatures on Earth. The temperatures in the Northern and Southern hemispheres decreased during the Little Ice Age. There was less rain in summer during this period, which resulted in a lack of food. Global cooling will occur soon due to sunspots, which will further result in the average temperatures on Earth dropping. As a result, the ice pack in the Arctic Ocean will grow larger and move south.

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Option 1: "Global cooling has taken place on Earth in the past and the Little Ice Age lasted from around 1300 to 1800. Some scientists think changes in Earth’s orbit make the temperature drop, and a lack of sunspots might affect temperatures on Earth."
Explanation: This option accurately summarizes the main ideas presented in the text. It mentions that global cooling has occurred in the past, specifically referencing the Little Ice Age and its duration from around 1300 to 1800, which aligns with the text's details. The mention of scientists considering factors like changes in Earth's orbit and sunspots reflects the text's discussion about the potential causes of temperature changes, thus supporting the overall theme of the text regarding historical and future climate variations.
Option 2: "The temperatures in the Northern and Southern hemispheres decreased during the Little Ice Age. There was less rain in summer during this period, which resulted in a lack of food."
Explanation: This option incorrectly states that temperatures decreased in both the Northern and Southern hemispheres during the Little Ice Age. The text specifically discusses temperature drops in the Northern Hemisphere only. Additionally, the mention of less rain and resulting food shortages is not supported by the text, making this option not only partially incorrect but also lacking in relevant details.
Option 3: "Global cooling will occur soon due to sunspots, which will further result in the average temperatures on Earth dropping. As a result, the ice pack in the Arctic Ocean will grow larger and move south."
Explanation: This option incorrectly predicts that global cooling will occur soon due to sunspots, which is not explicitly stated in the text. The text discusses the possibility of global cooling but does not attribute it solely to sunspots. Furthermore, it does not mention the immediate future or the specific consequences of the ice pack growing larger and moving south, making this option misleading and not aligned with the text's content.

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