CBSE Class 12 English Elective Sample Paper 2015 Set A

1. As the Winter Olympics opened in Sochi, Russia, in February this year, The New York Times published a prominent article headlined ,” The End of Snow?” examining the damaging effects of climate change on the ski industry. Some weeks later, Chipotle Mexican Grill , a Colorado fast food chain, caused a minor media firestorm when its annual report mentioned that global warming could cause it to “suspend” guacamole—a key vegetable ingredient –from its menu. 

2. “The sky is not falling,” Chipotle spokesman Chris Arnold reassured the Los Angeles Times. “ We have guacamole in all our restaurants. As a public company …. we are required to disclose any potential issues that could have an impact on our business..” 

3. American media covers many different aspects of climate change, from recent scientific findings to fears about its effects on recreation and dinner. Coverage increased about 30 percent in 2013 from 2012, partially because of droughts, hurricanes and other severe weather in many parts of the United States, says Douglas Fischer, editor of The Daily Climate, an aggregator of climate news. 

4. Despite widespread coverage, a November 2013 study by Yale University Project on Climate Change Communication, done with George Mason University, found a seven percentage point increase since Spring 2013 in the number of people in the United States who don’t believe in global warming. Overall 23 percent of those surveyed don’t think climate change is occurring, while 63 percent do, with47 percent blaming human activities. 

5. Public opinion has been swayed by a small but strident group of climate change deniers and a systematic campaign to sow doubt about the issue, says Anthony Leiserowitz, director of the Yale Project.

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