{"id":10876,"date":"2017-05-28T19:07:56","date_gmt":"2017-05-28T17:07:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/aglikapastras.com\/?page_id=10876"},"modified":"2017-05-29T13:55:20","modified_gmt":"2017-05-29T11:55:20","slug":"05-present-and-future-challenges","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/aglikapastras.com\/?page_id=10876","title":{"rendered":"Present and Future Challenges"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Question 1: Why is this an astonishing moment in human history?<\/strong><\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-10876-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/aglikapastras.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/why-is-this-an-astonishing-moment-in-human-history-noam-chomsky.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/aglikapastras.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/why-is-this-an-astonishing-moment-in-human-history-noam-chomsky.mp3\">https:\/\/aglikapastras.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/why-is-this-an-astonishing-moment-in-human-history-noam-chomsky.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p><strong>Vocabulary from the extract:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>be around for, immediate future, current form of, fundamental question, major power, be on the verge of, repeatedly, a few generations away, take decisive steps, be fairly confident that, irreversible consequences, inadvertently<\/p>\n<p><strong>Question 2: Is there hope for the future?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-10876-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/aglikapastras.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/is-there-hope-for-the-future-noam-chomsky.mp3?_=2\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/aglikapastras.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/is-there-hope-for-the-future-noam-chomsky.mp3\">https:\/\/aglikapastras.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/is-there-hope-for-the-future-noam-chomsky.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p><strong>Vocabulary from the extract:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>plenty of grounds for hope, articulate opposition, be in favor of , carbon tax, latent attitudes, compel, the leadership, the institutions, institute the policies, fossil fuels, alternatives, slogan, the intellect, the will, grasp, implemented, operative<\/p>\n<p>Source:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ILqBEXo_e9Y\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Noam Chomsky, &#8216;The Human Species Has Never Faced A Question Like This\u2019 (2016)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Present and Future Challenges\" href=\"https:\/\/aglikapastras.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/present-and-future-challenges.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Present and Future Challenges<\/a>: PDF Worksheet<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Question 1: Why is this an astonishing moment in human history? 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