Objectives:
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to encourage students to
share facts, additional information about the problem;
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to develop students logical
and creative thinking;
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to form students opinion in
discussing ecology.
Equipment:
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cards, tables and schemes
Worming up
T. – Today the contradiction
between man and nature are acquiring a dramatic character. That’s why we are
going to discuss different environmental problems. First of all
What does the word environment mean?
P. – I think the word environment
means simply what is around us.
T. – What are the most serious
environmental problems?
P. – The most serious
environmental problems are:
·
pollution in its many forms (water pollution,
air pollution, nuclear pollution);
·
noise from cars, buses, planes, etc.;
·
destruction of wildlife and countryside
beauty;
·
shortage of natural resources;
·
the grows of population.
1. Introducing the
topic and task
a) Prove the following: (cards)
* Nowadays there are a lot of environmental
problems.
* People destroy many habitats of animals (and
fish).
* Direct sunlight can be dangerous.
* Nuclear power station can cause a lot of trouble.
* Man should solve ecological problems as soon as
possible.
* Rainforests are so important for the life on the
Earth.
* Global warming.
b) Approximate answers
P1 – Overpopulation,
pollution and energy consumption have created such planet-wide problems as
massive deforestation, ozone depletion, acid rains and global warming that is
believed to be caused by the greenhouse effect. It is one of the greatest
dangers of human life on Earth.
P. – The general ecological
situation in Ukraine continues to worse. In many regions there is a real threat
to flora, fauna and the very existence of a man as a biological species. In
1986 a horrible accident occurred at the Chernobyl nuclear power station. There
was a nuclear reactor explosion which had far reaching consequences, i.e.
nuclear contamination of air, soil, water.
The Ukrainian Government as well as many
ecological organizations is trying to undertake every step possible to improve
the general ecological situation in our country.
P2 – I think if present
trends continue for the next several decades, our planet will become
uninhabited. The seas are in danger. They are filled with poison: industrial
and nuclear waste, chemical fertilisers and pesticides.
P3– A lot of forest are
so badly damaged that they will hardly be able to recover.
P4– Many scientists
think the world is becoming hotter. During the last 100 years people have
produced a lot of carbon dioxide. This gas in the atmosphere works like glass
in a green-house. It lets heat get in, but it doesn’t let much heat get out. So
the atmosphere becomes warmer.
P5– More and more
people are told not to be in direct sunlight, because ultraviolet radiation
from the sun can cause skin cancer.
2. T. – What can we personally do to survive? (approximate
answers):
a. Walk or use a bicycle instead of going by car.
b. Don’t litter with paper, cans or bottles.
c. Recycle used material such as metal, bottles and
paper.
d. Plant more trees.
e. Feed birds in winter and help them survive in the
cold.
f. Have showers, not baths. Showers use less water.
g. Don’t turn the planet into a pile of
rubbish. etc.
3.
Game.
Give it a name:
1) something that kills people or animals if it is swallowed;
(poison)
2) a place where rubbish is left; (a dump)
3) something that is used to kill or hurt people in
a fight or a war; (a weapon)
4) a number of people who live in a place,
country etc.; (a population)
5) making water, air, atmosphere dirty and dangerous
for people and animals to live in; (pollution)
6) a situation where there is not enough of
something; (a shortage)
7) material which was used and is no longer wanted.
(waste).
4.
Match
the words similar in meaning (using cards).
Example: to ruin – to spoil
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to ruin
a little
a crisis
help
litter
to try
to make dirty
dangerous
to surprise
to begin working
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rubbish
cooperation
a bit
to test
to spoil
a disaster
to shock
to pollute
to set to work
to clear away
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5. Think of the best way to express the same in
Ukrainian:
global nuclear books
energy
crises ecological disaster
a pile of boxes
nuclear global newspapers
ecological
6. Task: decided which part of human body can suffer
from bad ecology most of all and name them.
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Skin, stomach, lungs, blood, arms, the whole
body, legs, brain
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§ poisoned water;
§ polluted air;
§ television, computer, etc.
§ bad (ecologically unsafe) food;
§ little physical activity;
§ traffic noise;
§ nuclear radiation;
§ radiation from the sun.
(reasoned answers).
Conclusion
T. – In conclusion I want to say that when our
environment is clean and safe every person will be able to live in greater
harmony with nature, to preserve our native land for future generations.
Home assignment
What would you do if you were the mayor of our town?
“Chernobyl Tragedy ”
Pre-reading activity
Answer the questions
What happened on the 26-th of April, 1986?
Why do people call the accident at the Chernobyl
Do you know how many people suffered?
How has the world changed since that time?
What did that tragedy show to the whole world?
While-reading activity
On April 26, 1986, the number four reactor at the Chernobyl
nuclear plant in the former Soviet Union
exploded, causing the worst nuclear accident in history. Further explosions and
the resulting fire released more than eight tons of highly radioactive fallout
into the atmosphere. Nearly thirty to forty times more fallout was released
than had been by the atomic bombings of Hiroshima
and Nagasaki
As a result of the disaster, a territory of 160,000 square kilometres was
contaminated. Among the most affected areas were northern Ukraine , western Russia
and Belarus Europe .
In the aftermath of the accident, 237 people suffered from acute
radiation sickness, of whom 31 died on the spot. On the whole more than 3.2 million people were affected by
radiation. Some experts predict thousands of extra cancer deaths as a result of
the disaster.
After the disaster, four square kilometres of
pine forest directly downwind of the reactor turned reddish-brown and died,
earning the name of the "Red
Forest
The Chernobyl 30 km
remains in place today, although its shape has changed and its size has been
expanded. The land surrounding Chernobyl
The fires at the number four reactor were extinguished by 5:00 on the
same day of explosion. The fire inside reactor 4 continued to burn until 10 May
1986. The fire was extinguished by a combined effort of helicopters dropping
over 5,000 metric tons of sand, lead, clay, and boric acid onto the
burning reactor.
In the months after the blast, by December 1986 workers hastily built a
so-called sarcophagus to block off the radiation but it has already exceeded its proposed
service life. Now Ukraine ,
along with the European Union and the European Bank for Reconstruction and
Development, is building a new shelter, known as the New Safe Confinement, to
cover the ruins of Chernobyl St Paul
During the memorial events dedicated to the 25-th anniversary of the
tragic date in Ukraine ’s
history President Viktor Yanukovych said that the Soviet-era disaster at Chernobyl in 1986 had left Ukraine
Match words with
similar meanings
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1. release
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a) осадки
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2. fallout
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b) зона отчуждения
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3. contaminate
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c) тушить
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4. acute radiation sickness
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d) справиться
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5. exclusion zone
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e) выпускать
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6. extinguish
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f) предполагаемый срок службы
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7. cope with
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g) заражать
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8. proposed service life
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h) острая лучевая болезнь
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Keys: 1e), 2a), 3g), 4h), 5b), 6c), 7d), 8f ).
Synonyms matching
1. accident a) shelter 7. release g) at once
2. former b)devoted 8. combined h) incident
3. aftermath c) debris 9. ruins i) consequence
4. hastily d) joint 10.
sarcophagus j) impact
5. affect e) emit 11. dedicated k) put out
6. extinguish
f)
ex- 12.
on the spot l) in a hurry
Keys: 1h), 2f ), 3i), 4l), 5j), 6k), 7e), 8d), 9c), 10a),
11b), 12g).
Phrase matching
1. the
worst a) evacuation 7.
temporary g) nuclear disaster
2.
further b) zone 8.
exclusion h) wound
3. highly c) efforts
9.
combined i) radioactive
fallout
4. the
most d) events 10. proposed j) of contamination
5. level e) service
life 11. memorial k) effected areas
6. acute f)
explosions 12. deep l) radiation sickness
Keys: 1g), 2f ), 3i), 4k), 5j), 6l), 7a),
8b), 9c), 10e), 11d), 12h).
Post-Reading activity
DISASTERS: Which are the scariest? Rank these
and share your rankings with your partner. Put the scariest at the top. Change
partners and share your rankings again.
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Work group
Pupils work in groups and find out what the
consequences of the Chernobyl
The disastrous consequences
of the Chernobyl
1)
Many
people were affected by radiation and died afterwards.
2)
The
environment nearly in every country in the northern hemisphere was contaminated
by radiation.
3)
Thousands
of people left their homes for ever and were resettled.
4)
The
world will never be the same as it was before Chernobyl
Sample plan to the
text
1)
The
explosion at the Chernobyl
2)
Radioactive
release.
3)
Harmful
effects of radiation.
4)
Evacuation
developments.
5)
Fire
containment.
6)
Recovery
project.
7)
Commemoration.
Grammar Spot
Put the verbs in
brackets in the correct form of the Passive Voice.
- Tons of highly radioactive
fallout/to release/ into the atmosphere.
- Vast territories of
- Slight levels of contamination
/to detect/ all over
- A great deal of people /to affect/ by radiation.
- Thousands of people/ to force/
to leave their homes.
- The fires at the number four
reactor /to extinguish/ on the
same day of explosion.
- Now a new shelter /to build/ in
- It /to know/ as the New Safe
Confinement.
- A lot of memorial events /to
dedicate/ to the 25-th anniversary of the tragic date.
Homework
Make a short summary of the text and express
your attitude to the events of April 26, 1986 according to the plan, and think
what should be done by governments to prevent such disasters in future.
Synonyms
matching
1. accident a)
in a hurry 7. extinguish g) ex-
2. former b)
devoted 8.
combined h) impact
3. aftermath c) joint 9. ruins i) close
4. hastily
d) put out 10.
sarcophagus j) at once
5. affect e)
incident 11. dedicated k) consequences
6. lock
f) shelter 12.
on the spot l) debris
Phrase
matching
1. the worst a) zone 7. temporary g) of contamination
2. further
b) events 8. exclusion h) nuclear disaster
3. highly
c) wound 9. combined i) effected areas
4. the most d) efforts 10. proposed j) radiation sickness
5. level e) evacuation 11. memorial k) explosions
6. acute f) service life 12. deep l) radioactive fallout
Synonyms
matching
1. accident a)
in a hurry 7.
extinguish g) ex-
2. former b)
devoted 8.
combined h) impact
3. aftermath c)
joint 9.
ruins i) close
4. hastily
d) put out
10. sarcophagus j) at
once
5. affect
e) incident
11. dedicated k)
consequences
6. lock
f) shelter
12. on the spot l) debris
Phrase
matching
1. the worst a)
zone 7.
temporary g) of
contamination
2. further
b) events
8. exclusion h)
nuclear disaster
3. highly
c) wound 9.
combined i) effected
areas
4. the most d)
efforts 10.
proposed j) radiation sickness
5. level
e) evacuation 11. memorial k) explosions
6. acute
f) service life
12. deep l)
radioactive fallout
Synonyms
matching
1. accident a)
in a hurry 7. extinguish g) ex-
2. former b)
devoted 8.
combined h) impact
3. aftermath c)
joint 9. ruins i) close
4. hastily
d) put out
10. sarcophagus j) at
once
5. affect
e) incident 11. dedicated k) consequences
6. lock
f) shelter
12. on the spot l) debris
Phrase
matching
1. the worst a)
zone 7. temporary g) of contamination
2. further
b) events
8. exclusion h)
nuclear disaster
3. highly
c) wound 9. combined i) effected areas
4. the most d)
efforts 10.
proposed j) radiation sickness
5. level e) evacuation 11. memorial k) explosions
6. acute
f) service life
12. deep l)
radioactive fallout
Synonyms
matching
1. accident a)
in a hurry 7.
extinguish g) ex-
2. former b)
devoted 8.
combined h) impact
3. aftermath c) joint 9. ruins i) close
4. hastily
d) put out
10. sarcophagus j) at
once
5. affect e) incident 11. dedicated k) consequences
6. lock
f) shelter
12. on the spot l) debris
Phrase
matching
1. the worst a)
zone 7.
temporary g) of
contamination
2. further
b) events
8. exclusion h)
nuclear disaster
3. highly
c) wound 9.
combined i) effected
areas
4. the most d)
efforts 10.
proposed j) radiation sickness
5. level
e) evacuation 11.
memorial k) explosions
6. acute
f) service life
12. deep l)
radioactive fallout
Тема: Екологія
Мета: Активізувати лексику по темі в різних
видах діяльності: читання, говоріння, аудіювання.
Розвивати
навички говоріння шляхом монологічного і діалогічного мовлення за темою уроку.
Виховувати
бережне ставлення учнів до навколишнього середовища.
Обладнання:
інтерактивна дошка, роздатковий матеріал (картки з граматичними, лексичними
вправами, текст для
читання,), підручник.Хід уроку
І. Підготовка до сприйняття іншомовного мовлення
Привітання: Good afternoon my dear children and our guests. I’m glad to see you.
Повідомлення теми і мети уроку: Today we’ll speak about environmental problems which we face nowadays
and try to find ways out.
Мовленнєва розминка.
- Read out the quotations and try to explaine their
meaning.
- For 200 years we've been
conquering Nature. Now we're beating it
to death. ~Tom McMillan
- Man is a complex
being: he makes deserts bloom - and
lakes die. ~Gil Stern
- The system of nature, of
which man is a part, tends to be self-balancing, self-adjusting,
self-cleansing. Not so with
technology. ~E.F. Schumacher
- In an underdeveloped
country, don't drink the water; in a developed country, don't breathe the
air. ~Changing Times magazine
T.: What
ecological problems can you name?
S.: There
are such ecological problems as water pollution, deforestation, hole in the
ozone layer, air pollution.2. T.: What other environmental problems we face in our world?
Student 1: Air pollution, littering, shortage of natural
resources, destruction of wildlife and countryside, the growth of population,
climate change, greenhouse effect.
T.: What causes these problems and what we should
do to solve them?
Student 1: The air
today is rather polluted with smoke from cars, buses, factories and plants.
Also this smoke ruins ozone layer, and harmful ultraviolet rays of the Sun can
come down and cause skin cancer. The poisoned air also creates so called
“greenhouse effect”. In order to prevent this we need quality air-filters at
all factories and plants especially chemical and metallurgical ones. Increasing
the areas of forests and green zones is important as well.
Student 2: Speaking about water pollution, everyone knows
that water is the basis of life. Clean water is as important as fresh air for
our existence. Today a lot of rivers and seas are filled with poison:
industrial waste, all kinds of chemical elements and pesticides. Industrial
enterprises of large cities pour harmful substances into river and sea’s
waters. The emissions destroy fishing industry and lead to damage of wildlife.
We must stop the poisoning of fresh-water sources. It needs extra water-purifying
constructions, to make all enterprises to use only recycled water. Don’t let
rivers become dumps!
Student 3: I want to speak about the problem of
deforestation. Vast forests are cut and burn in fire nowadays. Their
disappearance upsets the oxygen balance. As a result some rare species of
animals, birds, fish and plants disappear forever.
Student 4: Other very important environmental problem is
the growing level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. This greenhouse gas
emissions lead to the considerable climate change: growing average temperatures
– disastrous results of which we can see already today: weather extremes,
destructive floods, and water and food shortages. The way out is to use
alternative, renewable energy sources: solar energy, energy of wind and water.
ІІ. Активізація лексики , робота в парах.
Group 1. Fill in the gaps in the text using given
words: environmental, environment, natural resources, renewable, pollute,
difficult, future generations, finally, Earth
If we do
not change our ways in dealing with Mother Earth, we will soon die out. One way
of escaping ____________________________ (environmental) disasters is to reduce
the exploitation of our ________________________ (natural resources). We have
to find _____________________ (renewable) energy sources which will be more
environment-friendly and will not _________(pollute) the air so much. This will
certainly be ______________(difficult) to do, but we have to work harder for
the ______(future generations) and we have to make a change faster.
__________________ (finally), we have to remember that the changes must start
with us: _____ (Earth) is our home, our habitat, and we have to take good care
of it. Naturally, if we do not do anything ourselves, why should we expect
others to clean the _________(environment) for us?
Group
2. Fill in the gaps in the text using given words: acid, change, endangered,
environmental, layer, ozone, polluted, rainforests, reduction, renewable
Friends of
the Earth is the world’s largest international network of (1) ……………………………………….
Groups represented in 68 countries. In the UK
ІІІ. Практика читання. Робота з текстом.
LET’S SAVE OUR PLANET!
Everyone must play a part in protecting the
environment. There are many things you can do your own every day to рelp save the planet. Here are some suggestions.
REDUCE!
Really, the best thing we can do
for the planet is to use less of it. At
the Earth of the environmental crisis is our consumer society. Here are some
questions you can ask yourself before buying something: Do I, or the other
person I am buying this for, really need this? Is there another product which
would do the same thing but more sustainable? Will this last a long time? Did I
know how this item was made, how it will be used and how it will be disposed
of?
REUSE!
Regrettably, because we live in a
“disposable society”, we are encouraged to buy a new “improved” item even if
the one we have can be repaired. When we buy, we should buy items which are
durable, we should maintain them, and have them repaired when necessary. If we
practice this, many things can not only last a life-time, but they can be
passed along generation to generation. If something is truly unusable for its
original proposes, try to be more creative and think of how else it might be
used. When you’re done with it, think of whether someone else might be able to
use it.
RECYCLE!
Rather than throwing an item out when
neither you nor anyone else can make use of it, have it recycled. And while
recycling is not perfect, it is better than sending goods to landfill or having
them incinerated.
Find out what types of materials can be
recycled in your area. Clean and sort the materials before putting them out on
the curb – often collectors will not pick up recycling that is mixed or contains
non-recyclables.
COMPREHENSION
B) Find evidence of these statements in the text:
1. The main reason why our planet is
in danger is our uncontrolled
willingness to buy goods even they
aren't necessary.
2. Consumers should have in mind the
necessity of buying products that can last for a long time.
3. Everybody has not only the worry
about keeping things in working order but also restoring them good condition in
order to put the “Reuse” principle in practice.
4. People should search for information on the items that are accepted
for recycling in their place of living.
REPORTED SPEECH
- Correct the mistakes..
a) “There are also many things you can
do on your own everyday to help save the planet.”
Greenpeace told us there was many
things you could do to on your own to save the planet.
b) “Will this last a long time?”
We wanted to know if this will last
a long time.
c) “How was this item made?”
I asked them how this item has been
made.
d) “Be creative and think how else it
may be used.”
The Greenpeace members advised us be
creative and think of how else it might be used.
IV. Діалогічне мовлення. Складання діалогів на основі тексту. Робота в групах.
1) Read the text; discuss your problem in a
role play “A journalist interviews a factory manager, a doctor and some
experts”.
Water pollution
Water is necessary for life on the Earth. It is
in oceans, seas, lakes and rivers. But very little water on the Earth is good
for drinking because it is dirty. Some factories and companies dump chemical
wastes, millions of tons of oil into the sea every year. We can only imagine
how many seabirds and animals, fish, shellfish die in such water.
The Caspian Sea, the Aral Sea, Lake Baikal Ishim and to swim in
our lakes because there is a lot of garbage, broken glass, and plastic, tins,
and bottles, thrown everywhere. Some people wash their cars, bicycles in our
rivers and lakes,
The Aral Sea
was the fourth largest lake in the world. The former sea bed is now a salt
desert. It was a home to 24 species of fish. As the result of the shrinkage of
the Sea a lot of fishermen lost their jobs. The dying Aral
Sea has changed the climate of the region .A lot of people suffer
from different diseases
2) Read the text; explain, match the words;
complete the sentences; answer the questions.
Discuss your problem in a role play “A journalist
interviews a factory manager, a doctor and some experts”.
Ozone holes
In the
atmosphere there is the ozone layer. It protects the Earth from the ultraviolet
rays of the sun, like a kind of a roof. But the ozone layer is destroyed by
aerosol sprays, space flights. So the dangerous rays get through the
atmosphere, causing skin cancer and other diseases. We must stop using sprays
right now.
To make air
clean we need good filters at nuclear power stations, at factories and plants
and also in cars and buses.
Many
territories and our atmosphere are polluted with different kinds of
technological, chemical, nuclear wastes. The intensive development of sciences,
industry and chemistry nowadays has made the pollution of our environment a
global problem which should be solved by all means.
Deforestation
can also add greenhouse’s gas in the air. When the trees are cut down, the
forest becomes a desert. The homes of millions of animals and plants are
destroyed, too.
If only
people took care of the environment and one another, they would never need any
medical aid.
3) Read the text; explain, match the words;
complete the sentences; answer the questions.
Discuss your problem in a role play “A
journalist interviews a factory manager, a doctor and some experts”.
Disposing of the garbage
Disposing
the garbage we produce every day is a major problem. Finding land for new
landfills is becoming more difficult nowadays. But there are 3 R’s: reduce,
reuse and recycle. Energy, water, glass bottles, newspapers, plastic, cans,
tins can be reduced, reused and recycled.
In some families
kitchen and garden trash is easily burnt. The old furniture, clothing and other
useful things are cleaned, repaired or given away to people who need them. Some
people can make wonderful vases of plastic bottles, cans and painted paper. It
helps to save energy, money and to protect the environment and our precious
natural resources. We should build factories for utilizing solid wastes.
Everything
is connected in the world and we can save the planet from the ecological crisis
only acting all together.
VI. Практика граматики. Adverbs.
1.
There
was so much litter that we could hardly/hard clean it.
2.
they
live near/nearly the city dump.
3.
I
have late/lately joined the clean up country society.
4.
What
eco-problems are most/mostly actual today?
5.
Endangered
animals need most/mostly our care and protection.
6.
I
think the man dumped rubbish on the ground was right/rightly punished.
7.
Near/nearly
all African countries have the problem of water shortage.
8.
The
Green Piece Organization is wide/widely known.
VII. Підсумок уроку. Summary of the lesson.
-
explain
the quotation
-
give
answers to the questions
VIII. Повідомлення домашнього завдання.
Write the
composition on topic “We don’t own the Earth – we have borrowed it from the
future generation”.
1. The rate of the deforestation in the world
is alarming. Every day a hectare of the world's forests is being destroyed
forever. Why is this happening? There are two reasons - land and wood. In many
countries the trees have been cut down because the land was needed for crops.
In other part of the world they cut down trees because their wood is wanted.
This wood is used by the local people for firewood. Or it is exported to Japan,
Europe and North America. There they used for buildings or for making
furniture.
Unfortunately, in most places the trees
won't be replaced. The soil in the forests is very thin, but it is protected by
the trees. When trees are cut down, the soil is washed away by the rain or
blown away by the wind. Soon nothing can be grown on it. The forest becomes a
desert. Then people will need more land and they will cut down more trees. When
we destroy the forest, we lose not only the trees but the homes of millions of
animals and plants together with them. At the moment there are between five and
ten million species of animals and plants on the Earth. One million of these is
extinct. All kinds of species are in danger - fish, reptiles, birds, insects -
as well as thousands of plants. Who is guilty of this disaster? The answer is
simple: all of us. There are just too many people in the world. The world's
population is now over one billion people. Of course, it's very easy to blame
the local people. We don't chop down trees. They do. But the products are
bought by people like you and me.
1. What are the reasons of deforestation?
3. What do the trees protect?
4. What is the number of endangered animals?
5. Why is deforestation dangerous for animals?
2.
Give it a name:
1) something that kills people or animals if it is swallowed;
(poison)
2) a place where rubbish is left; (a dump)
3) something that is used to kill or hurt people in
a fight or a war; (a weapon)
4) a number of people who live in a place,
country etc.; (a population)
5) making water, air, atmosphere dirty and dangerous
for people and animals to live in; (pollution)
6) a situation where there is not enough of
something; (a shortage)
7) material which was used and is no longer wanted.
(waste).
3. Доповніть
речення
ultraviolet generator natural tree factory
climate reduce oil health
sprays future
1)
A machine that makes electricity.
2)
We have to find ways to ... pollution.
3)
Oil, coal, wood, air and water are all resources.
4)
Many people in cities now have ... problems.
5)
... is a thick, black liquid that comes from the ground.
6)
The special type of oxygen around the Earth is important because it stops... radiation.
7)
Many aerosol... destroy the atmosphere.
8)
A place where they manufacture things.
9)
We must change the way we live. We have
to think about the ....
10)
Many scientists say that the ... is changing.
11)
A very large plant that helps to
make oxygen.
4. Rewrite the
sentences using passive structures.
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Water
pollution kills inhabitants of seas and oceans.
Logging
companies cut down thousands of trees every day.
Farmers
gathered the crops before the weather changed.
They founded a new national park
Children planted a lot of trees and flowers.
They won't discuss this
project tomorrow.
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THE TRAGEDY IN CHORBOBYL
Mankind will remember the 26th of April 1986 forever. The tragedy in
Chernobyl showed how great and how: dangerous the power of atom could be. On
the 26th of April 1986 there was the blast at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power
Station. And a lot of radioactive substances got into the atmosphere. During
the liquidation of the consequences of the accident, people
all over the world could see the courage and selflessness of the people
who tried to save the situation. During the first weeks of the tragedy a large
number of men of letters and
journalists, from Ukraine and other countries of the world visited Chernobyl Zone. The
rescuers did impossible. A lot of them
perished, but they managed to stop the fiery element. The courageous heroes
saved people who had got dangerous doses of radiation they cleaned fields, gardens
and houses. We can say that it was a national feat. The damaged reactor was covered with steel and concrete and buried under them.
2)Post-reading activity
Agree or disagree (True | False)
1)The tragedy in Chernobyl showed how weak the power of atom was.
2)The accident happened on the 26th of April 1986
3)During the liquidation of the
consequences people all over the world
could see the courage of the Ukrainian people.
4)A few journalists visited Chernobyl Zone.
5)The rescuers couldn't stop the fiery element.
6)The courageous heroes saved people who had got a dangerous dose of
radiation.
7)It was a national feat.
8)The damaged reactor was covered with leaves and wood.
3.
Match the words similar in meaning (using cards).
Example: to ruin – to spoil
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to ruin
a little
a crisis
help
litter
to try
to make dirty
dangerous
to surprise
to begin working
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rubbish
cooperation
a bit
to test
to spoil
a disaster
to shock
to pollute
to set to work
to clear away
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The most serious
environmental problems are:
·
pollution in its many forms (water pollution,
air pollution, nuclear pollution);
·
noise from cars, buses, planes, etc.;
·
destruction of wildlife and countryside
beauty;
·
shortage of natural resources;
·
the grows of population.
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