122. What is the weather like in your hometown? ( 5 - 8 ) One of the aspects I could tell you about regarding this topic is that it is very cold in winter, and hot in summer in my hometown Shenyang. What I mean to say is that in winter the temperature often 0drops to as far as twenty degrees Celsius below zero. During the summer however, it might rise as high as thirty degrees Celsius above zero. In addition, we often get some snow in winter. However, it is not as heavy as in a place like Harbin, which is further north. I am pleased when it snows because the city seems to be clean then. Lastly I would like to mention that we seldom get dust storms here in Shenyang. This is because, unlike a city like Beijing, there are many forests around the city.
123. What is the difference in the weather between Beijing or Hong Kong and your hometown? ( 5 - 8 ) How does the weather in Beijing or Hong Kong compare to that in your hometown? ( 5 - 8 ) The first point I could tell you about concerning this topic is that Beijing is further south than my hometown and therefore not so cold in winter. They also get some snow in winter, but it is not as heavy as in my hometown. Secondly, I would like to mention that we seldom get dust storms here in Shenyang. This is because, unlike a city like Beijing, there are many forests around the city.
124. Describe global warming. ( 5 - 6 ) One of the aspects I could tell you about regarding this topic is that pollution is causing the earth to become warmer. For example, air pollution is causing the atmosphere to become denser and so it cannot cool off at night.
124. Describe global warming. ( 7 - 8 ) Global warming is a popular term used to describe a complicated and subtle change in the weather patterns of the planet. Global warming is caused by the so-called ‘greenhouse effect’. The ‘greenhouse effect’ is caused mainly by air pollution that is preventing some of the sunrays to reflect back into the atmosphere.