Unit 10. Conservation

CONSERVATION
Unit 10
A. READING
VOCABULARY
1. To conserve :
 Conservation =
2. to treat sb.:
Ex: This doctor is treating her father.
3. To supply sb with sth =
A supply of sth
4. To worsen sth =
Adj.+ en = V
5. To search for sth =
to look for sth
to make sth worse
to provide sb with sth
Protection of natural environment
Task 1. Match the word in A with a suitable definition in B
A
1. eliminate sth

2. circulation

3. run - off

4. hydroelectric
B
a. the movement of sth around a closed system
b. concerning producing electricity
by the power of falling water
c.remove or get rid of sth completely

d. liquid which flows off or from
(something)
1.
4.
3.
2.
Task 2. Decide whether the following statements are T or F
1 Each year about fifty hundred species of plants and
animals are eliminated.
2 Many kinds of plants could be used to treat various
dangerous diseases.
3 Water can be held on land by vegetation.

4 Man is constantly doing harm to the environment.

5 Plants may cause floods and erosion.

6 We can do nothing to save the earth.
T
T
T
T
F
F
(  prevent )
(something)
Task 3. Choose the most suitable main idea for each paragraph
A

B

C

2.Let’s do something to save the earth.
3. Forests give us a lot of valuable things.
4.Vegetation can help conserve water.
1. What is the consequence of losing forest?
Questions




No plants
No animals
Without Forest
No medicines

Run - off
Erosion
Little water in dry seasons
Without forest, there would be …..
Floods in rain seasons
2. How important is water in our life ?
- Man and most plants and animals
can’t live without water .
Farmers need water
for their crops.
- Hydroelectric dams
need water
to provide power for homes and
industries.
3 What should we do for the future of our
planet ? - We should
+ stop polluting rivers and seas .
+ stop destroying plants and animals.

We should protect our planet .
Homework
- Read the passage again.
- Learn the new words.
- Prepare the Speaking lessons.

River

A closed system
The natural circulation of water



River

A closed system