Unit 09. Preserving the Environment. Lesson 7. Communication and Cuture

Unit 9 :
COMMUNICATION AND CULTURE
Communication
Discussion
1. Work in pairs.
a. Label the photos.
b. Describe what you see in each photo: state the environmental problems and their effects.
Photo a: A man is spraying pesticides. This can cause soil pollution.
Photo b: Forest trees were cut down. This is deforestation and it will result in climate change, global warming, extreme floods and erosion.
2. Listen to the recording. Ask and answer the following questions.
1. Photo b.
2. Deforestation.
3. Climate change, global warming, and extreme floods.
4. Control deforestation and have proper forestation plans.
Audio script
A: What can you see in this photo?
B: Forest trees are being cut down.
A: What do you call this environmental threat?
B: Well, it is deforestation.
A: What are the effects of deforestation?
B: It can lead to a series of environmental problems such as climate change, global warming, and extreme floods.
A: What should we do to prevent deforestation?
B: We should control deforestation and have appropriate forestation plans to replace the trees cut down.

3. Discuss in groups. Suggest what should be done to protect the environment.
Culture
WWF
1. Look at the logo. Can you recognize the animal? Where does it come from? What does the abbreviation WWF mean? Quickly read the text to check your answer.
-A panda.
-It comes from china.
-WWF is for World Wide Fund for Nature (formerly World Wildlife Fund)
2. Read the text again. Ask and answer the questions.
1. In 1961.
2. A non-government organization.
3. Because it was the only giant panda, an endangered species , in the Western World at the same time as the organisation was established.
4. ‘Stop the degradation of the planet’s natural environment and build a future in which humans live in harmony with nature, by:
-conserving the world’s biological diversity
-ensuring that the use of renewable natural resources is sustainable
-promoting the reduction of pollution and wasteful consumption.”
5. It is the world’s largest independent conservation organization.