E 9 - SÁCH GIÁO KHOA - HK2

UNIT 6 THE ENVIRONMENT
1. GETTING STARTED
Match these environmental problems to the pictures.
garbage dump air pollution water pollution
deforestation dynamite fishing spraying pesticides
2. LISTEN AND READ
Mr. Brown is talking to some volunteer conservationists.
"I want everyone to listen carefully, please. First of all, I`d like you to divide into three groups. Each group should take five plastic bags. Once you have filled a bag, come back to me as you will need another. I need group one to walk along the shore. Group two should check the sand, and group three has to check among the rocks. Mr. Jones is going to collect all the bags and take them to the garbage dump. Mrs. Smith has kindly provided a picnic lunch for us, but we won`t eat until the whole area is clean. If you can`t find your place, I will help you get there with this map. Don`t worry. ... uh ... I`m disappointed that people have spoiled this area. However, we are here to do something about this pollution. We must all work very hard. And, if we work hard, we`ll make this beach a clean and beautiful place again. OK. Now. Let`s get started."
a. Match the names in column A with the tasks in column B. Then write the full sentences.
Group 1 walk along the shore. Group 2 check the sand: Group 3 check among the rocks.
Mr. Jones collect all the bags, and take them to the garbage dump.
Mrs. Smith provide a picnic lunch for everyone. Mr Brown give out the bags.
b) Answer.
l. Who is the speaker? 2. Who are the listeners? 3. Where are they? 4. What are they going to do?
5. What will they achieve -if they work hard today? 6. Have you ever done anything similar? If yes, what did you do? Where did you do it? 7. If the pollution continues, what might happen?
3. SPEAK
Try to persuade your partner into doing the following things to protect the environment. Use the expressions and the idea cues given. Follow the example.
I think you should . . . Won’t you . . .? It would be better if you . . .
Why don’t you . . .? Why not . . .? What / How about . . .?
- Use banana leaves to wrap food. (Plastic bags are very hard to dissolve / save paper )
- Reuse and recycle bottles and cans ( Reduce garbage /save natural resources)
- Not throw trash onto the water. (Keep the water clean / polluted water can directly do harm to
people`s health and kill fish)
- Go to school or go to work by bike .( Save energy / keep the air cleaner)
- Put garbage bins around the schoolyard. ( Prevent lazy students from throwing trash / keep the schoolyard clean )
- Use public buses instead of motorbikes ( avoid traffic jams / reduce exhaust fume / save energy )
Example:
A: I think it would be better if we use banana leaves instead of paper or plastic bags to wrap food. B: Why? How come? .
A: Because plastic bags are very hard to dissolve, they will cause pollution. And if we use less, paper, we can save trees in the forests. That`s how we can save the environment.
b) Find the possible answers to the questionnaire. You can use the ideas in section a).
QUESTIONNAIRES
Protecting the environment
How can we . . .
Save paper? Use fewer plastic bags? Reduce water pollution?
Prevent littering? Reduce air pollution? Reduce the amount of garbage we produce?
c) Now discuss with a partner the best way to protect the environment. Take turns to try and persuade your partner into doing things you think the most practical. Use the ideas and the expressions for persuading in section a) and the answers to the questionnaire in b).
Example:
- I think we should burn trash to reduce the amount of garbage we produce to protect the environment.
- No, we shouldn’t do that. Burning trash will pollute the air. I think the best way to reduce garbage is to reuse and recycle things.
- How can we do that? I think only the factory can.
- What about collecting used paper, bottles and cans every day? It’s not difficult.
- That’s a good idea! Let’s do that.
4. LISTEN
Listen to the report on how our oceans are polluted. Then complete the notes.
How the ocean is polluted
Firstly: raw sewage pumped directly into the sea.
Secondly: . dropped into the sea. Thirdly: oil spill . . .Next: . . .Finally:
TAPE TRANSCRIPT
Our oceans are becoming extremely polluted. Most of this pollution comes from the land, which means it comes from people. Firstly, there is raw sewage, which is pumped directly