Nobel Speech Drag and Drop

Central Idea Choice: The results of climate change are a very serious matter.

Central Idea Choice: Scientists have reported studies on climate change.

Central Idea Choice: People cause climate change without realizing it.

Central Idea Choice: Even though humans have contributed to climate change, they have the power and resources to fight it.

Central Idea Choice: Al Gore has been fighting the effects of climate change for many years.

Key Detail Choice: "Fifteen years ago, I made that case at the 'Earth Summit' in Rio de Janeiro."

Key Detail Choice: “We never intended to cause all this destruction, just as Alfred Nobel never intended that dynamite be used for waging war."

Key Detail Choice: “We, the human species, are confronting a planetary emergency - a threat to the survival of our civilization that is gathering ominous and destructive potential even as we gather here."

Key Detail Choice: “Heads of state should meet early next year to review what was accomplished in Bali and take personal responsibility for addressing this crisis."

Key Detail Choice: "But the outcome will be decisively influenced by two nations that are now failing to do enough: the United States and China."