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ปริมาณก๊าซคาร์บอนไดออกไซด์กำลังเพิ่มขึ้นเป็นครั้งแรกในรอบ 4 ปีค่ะ มาติดตามชานและแคลร์คุยกันถึงข่าวนี้ และฝึกการใช้ภาษาอังกฤษเพื่ออธิบายกราฟด้วยค่ะ

Levels of carbon dioxide are rising for the first time in four years. Join Sian and Clare to find out more about this story and to learn how to talk about graphs. (Background image: Getty Images)

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The story

New data suggests that global emissions of CO2 are rising for the first time in four years. However, researchers are uncertain about whether the projected increase in emissions this year is a one-off or the start of a new period of growth in levels of carbon dioxide.
Scientists say the main cause is the increased use of coal in China as its economy expands.

Key words and phrases 
วิธีอธิบายกราฟ

soar
fly high in the air / increase rapidly

surge 
increase suddenly

a surge
a sudden large increase

a plateau
an area of high ground / a period of no change

plateau
reach a level and stay at that level

To do

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