Unit 11 Our greener world Lesson 1 Getting started

Suggested effects SOIL POLLUTION - food shortage - cause of human health cancer, heart disease… - wasteland  desertification - cause of floods in vast areas - destruction of ecosystems.[r]

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2 There are a lot of environmental problems today

Write each problem in the box under the picture.

a.air pollution b.water pollution c.deforestation d.noise pollution d.soil pollution

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4 ……….……… 5 ………

Unit 11 :OUR GREENER WORLD

Lesson 1 : Getting started

Let’s Go Green !

Thursday, April 5th , 2018

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Where are they? What are they talking about?

Mi Nick

M: Hi, Nick.

N: Hello, Mi.

M: You’ve bought a lot of things.

N: Yes We’re going on a picnic tomorrow

What are you doing at the supermarket, Mi? M: I am buying a loaf of bread Hey, what’s this? N: It’s a reusable shopping bag.

M: Do you always use it?

N: Yes, I do It’s better than a plastic one

because it’s made of natural materials If we all use this kind of bag, we’ll help the

environment.

LISTEN AND READ

M: I see I’ll buy a bag for my mum Where can

M: You’re right If more people cycle, there

will be less air pollution Right?

N: Yes Oh, look, it’s five o'clock already I

have to go now We have a lot to prepare for the picnic See you later.

M: See you, Nick Have a nice time tomorrow! Bye.

a Read the conversation again and complete

the following sentences Use no more than three words in each blank

1 Nick is going _ tomorrow.

2 The green shopping bag is _ The

materials of the bag are .

3 People can buy the bag at .

4 Mi wants to buy bag for her mum.

5 Nick thinks that Mi’s 'green' because she’s

.

on a picnic

reusable natural

the check-out

a reusable cycling

b Based on the ideas in the conversation,

match the first half of the sentence in column A with its second half in column B.

1 The reusable bag

is better a they will help the environment.

2 There will be less

air pollution b than the plastic bag.

3 If people use

reusable bags for

shopping, c if more people cycle.

c Find these expressions in the conversation.

Check what they mean.

1 I see

2 By the way

3 Not at all used to say ‘no’ or ‘not’

strongly (can also be used

to mean 'no problem'.)

d Fill each blank with a suitable expression.

1 A: It works like this.

B: I’m going to a birthday party _,

what do you think about this dress?

By the way

I see

Not at all

4 Match the causes in column A with the

effects in column B.

1 Air pollution a causes floods.

2 Water pollution b causes breathing problems.

3 Soil pollution c causes hearing problems.

4 Noise pollution d makes fish die.

5 Deforestation e makes plants die.

Click

5 Game: Which group is the winner?

1 Make groups of six.

2 As a class, choose one environmental

problem in 2

3 In five minutes, write down as many effects

of the pollution as possible.

4 After five minutes, one member from each

group runs quickly to the board and writes the effects.

5 The group with the most effects wins!

HOMEWORK

- Learn new words by heart.

- Practice the dialogue again.

- Do exercise B1,2 in workbook (page

33, 34).

- Prepare for Unit 11: A closer look 1.

- loss of animals’ habitat  rare animals

- increased greenhouse gases

- soil erosion

- cause of floods in vast areas

- cause of desertification

Suggested effects

WATER POLLUTION

- death of aquatic animals  food shortage

- cause of human health (cancer, cholera…)

- shortage of fresh water (drinking water…)

- wasteland (can not cultivate crops)

- destruction of ecosystems

Suggested effects

AIR POLLUTION

- cause of human health (lung cancer, asthma…)

- cause of acid rain  damages of crop, trees…

- cause of global warming  climate change

- destruction of ecosystems

Suggested effects

NOISE POLLUTION

- cause of hearing problems

- cause of psychological health problems

- cause of sleeping disorder  poor health

- trouble of communication

Suggested effects

Now, it’s your turn!

Work in groups of 6 Choose one problem in 2 In 5 minutes write down as many effects as possible Then come to the board and hang your outputs on the boards.

Yes, through the lesson we can now use the lexical items related to the topic ‘Our greener world’, and talk about environmental problems.

Please tell me what you have

learnt today

See you again!

THANKS FOR YOUR ATTENTION!

Small interview:

Plant trees.

Go to school by bikes to reduce air pollution.

Turn off all electric lights when going out

Reuse and recycle things Don’t litter.

noise pollution

soil pollution