Advanced English Reading and Comprehension

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Reading comprehension

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EXERCISE

Reading for main ideasAnswer the following questions in complete sentences.

1. What is the message behind Train and Horse and The Limits to Growth?


2. How did the authors of The Limits to Growth arrive at their conclusions about the future
   of the planet?


3. What was the reaction to the book?


4. What is the book’s publishing history?


5. What is overshoot, and what factors could cause it?


6. How can sustainability prevent overshoot?


7. What do people need to do to achieve an efective turnaround?