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

WELCOME TO OUR CLASS
WARM-UP: What’s this?
There are 6 pictures.
You look at these photos and guess the names.
SOIL
FOREST/ PLANTS
HUMANS/ PEOPLE
WASTE
ANIMALS
OCEAN/ SEA
SOIL
FOREST/ PLANTS
OCEAN/ SEA
WASTE
ANIMALS
HUMANS/ PEOPLE
UNIT 9: PRESERVING
THE ENVIRONMENT
Lesson 90: Getting started
Vocabulary
impact / ‘ɪmpækt/ (n)
Vocabulary

polar ice melting

/ˈpəʊlə(r) aɪs ˈmeltɪŋ/ (n.phr)
Vocabulary
fossil fuel /ˈfɒsl ˈfjuːəl/ (n.phr)
Vocabulary
depletion /dɪ`pliːʃn/ (n)
Vocabulary
greenhouse effect
/ˈɡriːnhaʊs ɪˈfekt/ (n.phr)
Vocabulary
deforestation /diːfɒrɪs`teɪʃn/(n)
Vocabulary
impact (n): ảnh hưởng, tác động
polar ice melting (n): sự tan băng ở địa cực
fossil fuel (n): nhiên liệu hóa thạch
depletion (n): sự cạn kiệt
greenhouse effect (n): hiệu ứng nhà kính
deforestation (n): sự phá rừng
1. Listen and read
2. Label the photos with the words
Environmental impacts 
A.Greenhouse effect
B. Pollution
C. Deforestation
D. Polar ice melting 
E. Fossil fuels
3. Ask and answer the following questions
What is Nam doing for the school newsletter?
What did the editor ask Nam to write about?
What does ‘environmental impact’ mean?
Why is Nam keen on environmental impacts?
Name the threat to the environment mentioned in the conversation.
What is the biggest threat to the environment in your neighbourhood?
1. He is writing a letter for the school newsletter.
2. The editor asked Nam to write some particular advice on environmental preservation.
3. It means the negative influence or effect on the environment.
4. Because he thinks if we can see 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. There are many garbages.



3. Answer the questions
HOMEWORK
Learn by heart the vocabulary.
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