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

Warmly welcome to our class !

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KIM`S Game
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:

1. polar ice melting(n)
2. deforestation (n)
3. fossil fuels (n)
4. greenhouse effect (n)
5. global warming (n)
6. 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….
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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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III. Discussion:
What should and shouldn’t you do to protect our environment?

You can begin with:
Well, I think we should……………….
I don’t think we should ……………..
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III. Discussion:
What should and shouldn’t you do to protect our environment?

You can begin with:
Well, I think we should……………….
I don’t think we should ……………..
Herbicides and pesticides
IV. Homework:
Learn the vocabulary by heart
Write a short paragraph to suggest
some good advice for protecting our environment
- Prepare next part: Language