Unit 09. Preserving the Environment. Lesson 1. Getting started

Group
The Sun

Group
The Moon


Watch the video clip and answer the question
“What types of pollution have you seen?”


Suggested answers:
Air pollution
Water pollution
Land pollution
Noise pollution


UNIT 9
PRESERVING THE ENVIRONMENT
Getting started



I. Vocabulary:

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polar ice melting(n)
deforestation (n)
fossil fuels (n)
greenhouse effect (n)
global warming (n)
pollution (n)


1. polar ice melting
4. greenhouse effect

2. deforestation
5. global warming

3. fossil fuels
6. pollution

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II. Questions and answers:

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What is Nam doing for the school newsletter?
He is writing a letter for the school newsletter.

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What did the editor ask Nam to write about?
The editor asked Nam to write some practical
advice on environmental preservation.


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What does “environmental impacts” mean?
It means the negative influence or effect on the
environment.




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Why is Nam interested in environmental impacts?
Because he thinks if we can see the impacts on the
natural environment, we will know how to protect it.


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Name the threats to the environment mentioned
in the conversation.
They are deforestation, pollution, global
warming, fuel depletion, polar ice melting and the
rise of sea levels.

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What is the biggest threats to the environment in
your neighborhood?
Deforestation/pollution/river filled with rubbish
and plastic bags/using too much pesticides….


II. Questions and answers:
Key
1. ->He is writing a letter for the school newsletter.
2. ->The editor asked Nam to write some practical
advice on environmental preservation.
3->It means the negative influence or effect on the
environment.
4. ->Because he thinks if we can see the impacts on the
natural environment, we will know how to protect it.
5. ->They are deforestation, pollution, global warming,
fuel depletion, polar ice melting and the rise of sea
levels.
6. ->Deforestation/pollution/river filled with rubbish and
plastic bags/ using too much pesticides….


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What should and shouldn’t you do to 100

protect our environment?

III. Discussion:

You can begin with:
Well, I think we should……………….
I don’t think we should ……………..

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What should and shouldn’t you do to 100
protect our environment?

III. Discussion:

You can begin with:
Well, I think we should……………….
I don’t think we should ……………..

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