Environmental problems

1. Environmental problems

Выполнила: Алифанова Валерия ПОДб
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2. Look at the screen Repeat the sounds and the words

[e] – environment, protect, protest
[l] – pollute, litter, less, collect
[r] – protect, forest, problem, prohibit, rubbish
[s] – solve, sea, recycle, plastic, spoil, solution
[k] – cut down, pick up, protection, container
[i] – ecology, environment, litter, region, river
[i:] – clean, people, keep, please, breathe, see
[v] – save, river, village, everybody, never
[w] – water, well, want, winds, weather, we
[t] – transport, trees, plant, a lot of, city, street
You can see highlighted words. What is the subject of the lesson?

3. Ecological problems

4. Look at the pictures and discuss the following questions:

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What can you see in these pictures?
Is the nature in the pictures beautiful?
Do you like to go for a walk in the forest?
Do you like to swim in a lake?
Would you like to spend holidays at the seaside?
Do you like these places? Why?
Would you like to spend holidays or go for a walk at these places? Why?

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What ecological problems are there?

6. Fill in the blanks with an appropriate word from the box, using each word once only

Littering (засорение), help, danger (опасность),
organization, disappearing (исчезновение),
cut down (вырубать),
recycle (перерабатывать), pollution (загрязнение),
polluters (источники загрязнения), ecology
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… is a big problem in our cities.
People can … rubbish instead of throwing it away.
… is very dangerous for people, animals and birds.
Many species of animals are … .
It is necessary to … wild animals.
Greenpeace is an … that fights to protect the environment.
Many people are concerned about the … today.
The seas and rivers are in … .
People need wood and paper so they … forests.
Cars are the world’s biggest air … .

7. The right answers:

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Littering is a big problem in our cities.
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People can recycle rubbish instead of throwing it away.
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Pollution is very dangerous for people, animals and birds.
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Many species of animals are disappearing .
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It is necessary to help wild animals.
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Greenpeace is an organization that fights to protect the environment.
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Many people are concerned about the ecology today.
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The seas and rivers are in danger .
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People need wood and paper so they cut down forests.
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Cars are the world’s biggest air polluters .

8. Answer the questions:

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Why is the problem of protecting our nature so important now?
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What is the air polluted by?
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Are rivers polluted?
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Can you see pollution at the seaside?
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Why have many species of birds and animals disappeared?
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Why do people cut the trees down?
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Why is it so important to save the forests?
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Is littering a problem in your city?

9. We should

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Save water.
Turn off taps when you don’t need water any more.
2. Save electricity.
Turn off the lights when you leave the room. Turn
off the TV when you are not watching it.
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Plant trees and flowers.
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Feed birds and animals in winter.

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We should
5. Help homeless animals.
Feed homeless animals.
6. Avoid buying packaged goods.
7. Walk or cycle.
Don’t use a car
8. Put garbage into a garbage bin.
Don't throw garbage in the street!

11. We should not

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Leave litter in the forest.
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Throw litter into the river.
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Throw away plastic bottles.
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Cut down trees.
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Disturb birds.
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Kill animals.
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Pick up rare animals.
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Leave a fire in the forest.
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Waste paper.

12. We should follow the Rule of 3 Rs!

We can recycle newspapers, metal, rubber, glass bottles, aluminium cans
and plastic containers.
We can reuse glass and plastic bottles.
We can reduce using electricity or water.

13. TEST:

Complete the sentences:
1. We live in …….
A) killing animals
2. To keep our planet safe…..
B) a beautiful world
3. We should fight against ….
C) create national parks
4. If we want to help animals we should ….
D) we should reduce air and
water pollution
5. If we want to help fish we shouldn’t ….
E) throw litter into the river

14. Answer the questions:

1. Do we live in a wonderful world?
2. Why do millions of animals die every year?
3. Why is the air in towns not clean and fresh?
4. Is there a lot of fish in the rivers?
5. Are the forests disappearing all over the world?
6. Is littering an international disaster?
7. Must people help the world ?
8. Do you want to live in the clean world? / to help nature?

15. Let’s save the planet! Go green!