“Environment and

its Problems”

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Objectives of the lesson:Practical objectives: to enable pupils to convey their opinions

on the topic “Environment and its Problems”; to practice speaking in group and pair work; answering the questions, doing after-watching activities, describing the pictures, sharing information about ecological problems; to develop listening skills by using video and audio materials; to form reading skills; to activate and to train lexical competence on the topic.

Educational objectives: to form pupils’ positive attitude, love and respect to our nature, environment and ecological problems; to bring up careful attitude to natural wealth and resources; to teach to take care about environment

Cultural objectives: to develop the pupils’ communicative abilities, to form linguistic outlook.

Developmental objectives: to stimulate pupil’s thinking and develop their creative imagination, to develop pupil’s attention, different kinds of memory and concentration; to give pupils’ chance to get to know each other better.

Look at the apple. Imagine it`s our Earth. I will cut it into 4 pieces. Three quarters of the Earth surface is water and only 1/4 is land. One half of it is

habitable.

Warming up

Nature's EnvironmentBeauty of nature, we all love to see, From tiny insect to exotic tree. So much life and diversity, You can learn more, at university.Our environment, keeps us alive, We must protect it, for society to thrive. Creates oxygen, that we all consume, What's more prettier, than a flower bloom?We must combat, deforestation, It is the duty of every single nation.Let's begin, by fighting pollution, Think together, to find a solution.Climate change, we need to control, What about that ozone hole? We must remember, to respect and cherish, If we don't, nature shall perish.

Vocabulary Practice • What do you associate with “Eco-problems”? Fill in the mind

map

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Do the Environmental Crossword

Down• 1. To make air, rivers etc. dirty• 2. To damage something so

badly that it no longer exist.• 3. Weather conditions of a

particular place.• 6. The layer of this gas

protects the Earth from dangerous rays of the Sun.

• 7. Gas which is sent out into the air.

Across

• 4. To process used objects so that they can be reused again.

• 5. Lots of trees from it.• 8. The problem of the rise in

temperature of the Earth’s atmosphere is called global …

• 9. A mixture of smoke and fog.

• 10. The type of rain that falls from the clouds and contains harmful chemicals

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3. Match the parts of the word combinations

1) endangered a) up

2) acid b) their environment

3) ozone c) species

4) fossil d) weapons

5) nuclear e) with

6) energy f) fuel

7) changing g) layer

8) greenhouse h) warming

9) toxic I) rain

10) fuel j) radiation

11) cope K) gas

12) global l) wastes

4. Complete the sentences with the words from the table

1. __________are birds or animals which are in danger of extinction.

2. ____________causes problems for human health, damage to buildings through corrosion, and environmental damage, including for example killing fish in Scandinavian lakes and causing die-back in German forests.

3. They rejected a demand for the removal of all _______________from UK soil.

4. The commission has struggled to _______________the flood

5. The _____________is the part of the Earth’s atmosphere that has the most ozone in it.

6. The main _____________is carbon dioxide.

7. Many species have become endangered or extinct through human activities, through hunting them, __________________, or introducing exotic species which kill them or compete with them for resources.

8. _______________is fuel such as coal or oil that is formed from the decayed remains of plants and animals.

9. The level of _____________in the river was falling.

10. The ozone layer protects living things from the harmful ____________of the sun.fossil fuel, greenhouse gas, ozone layer, to cope with, changing their

environment, endangered species, acid rain, toxic waste, radiation, water

Checking up the home task

The list of ecological problems:• Shortage of water• Waste dumping• Air, water and soil pollution• Radioactive pollution• Global warming• Climatic change• Forest destruction and deforestation• Endangered plants and animals• Extinction of species• Forest fires• Overspending of energy resources• Land erosion and flooding

Discuss the quotations (“Press Method”)

“Look after this planet; it’s the only one we have” (Prince Philip of Britain)

“When the last tree is cut down and the last fish killed, the last river poisoned, and then you will see that you can’t eat money”(Greenpeace message)

“Mother Planet is showing us the red warning light – “be careful” – she is saying. To take care of the planet is to take care of our own house.” (The Dalai Lama)

Look at the pictures and describe one of the global issues using new vocabularies.

The song of outstanding American singer Michael Jackson “EARTH SONG”.

What about sunrise What about rain What about all the things That you said we were to gain...

. What about killing fields Is there a time What about all the things That you said was yours and

mine... Did you ever stop to notice All the blood we've shed before Did you ever stop to notice The crying Earth the weeping

shores?

Read the text to yourself. Complete the sentences. Put in the words from the box.

OUR FRAGILE PLANET

People have got a lot of ecological and environmental problems. They are the most important problems these days.

The world climate is changing. The earth became warmer. It is so because of the greenhouse . Sunlight gives us heat. Some of the heat warms the atmosphere, and some of the heat goes back into space. Nowadays the air around the earth becomes much warmer because the heat can’t go back into space. That’s why winter and summer temperatures in many places have become higher. These changes can be for our fragile planet.

A lot of species of animals and plants are endangered. They may because men kill animals and destroy their . Some of the plants and animals are ________. Every day we use paper and cardboard, furniture. They are made of wood. People cut down forests. Trees produce oxygen. We breathe in oxygen. Also plants help to cure many illnesses (cancer, AIDS).

Oceans, seas and rivers are used as a______. People dump tons of industrial waste.

Nuclear power stations can go wrong and cause nuclear pollution. Nuclear pollution cannot be seen but its effects can be terrible.

Our fragile planet needs____________. Modern man ruins the world step by step. People all over the world think and speak about ecology. Man should solve ecological problems as soon as possible.

How can you personally save our fragile planet? We must plant trees, save gas, water, electricity and natural resources. Don’t pollute rivers, lakes seas and oceans. BETTER TO GIVE THAN TO TAKE.

protection effect habitats dangerous extinct dump disappear

2. Ask the questions to the text and answer them.

• greenhouse, What , remember, you, about, do, the, effect?

• nuclear ,Why, stations, dangerous, are?• the earth, forests, important, for, Why, the

life, are, on? • you, save, How, our, planet, fragile,

personally, can?

Brainstorming

Answer the questions, please.

1. How do you understand the word “environment”?

2. What is ecology and ecologist?

3. How can you explain the term “pollution”? What kinds of pollution do you know?

One group says the problem, the other one how to solve it.

First group Second group

1. Deforestation. Cutting down the trees and plants. 1. Planting more trees because they make the air

fresh and produce oxygen.

2. Killing and hunting the animals.

Endangered species

2. Creating special parks for animals.

3. Air, land and water pollution 3. Using the rule of 3Rs: reduce, reuse and recycle

4. Nuclear power stations 4. Using wind and solar energy because they don’t

cause any harm to the pollution.

What we should do to protect nature:

We should:• throw away less trash;• find out how to recycle paper;• use special bins and do not throw waste everywhere;• pick up litter you see as you are walking;• recycle bottles and cans;• plant trees and flowers every year;• love birds, insects and animals, help them to survive;• care about Mother-Nature as well as it cares about us;• save as much water as possible;• use products that won’t stay forever in the Earth;• use public transport;• Don’t leave on electric lights, hi-fi, if you are not

using them.

Home assignment You have to choose one of the ecological

problems and present it. You can work in twos. Don’t forget to do presentation and draw pictures in order to persuade us that this problem is the most significant.

Thank you for

attention!!!