Unit 10. Conservation

lesson 1: reading



Monday, February 6th 2012
Unit 10: Conservation – Period : 65
II. Before you read:

1. Look at the pictures and answer the questions :
* - Do we need to protect animals
and forests?
* - Have you ever visited the zoo
or a forest?

* - What animals are you interested
in? Why?

II. Before you read:
Unit 10: Conservation – Period : 65
- Variety [ və`raiəti ] ( N ):
- To Conserve [kən`sə:v] ( v )
[ conservation ( n )
- Constant [`kɔnstənt] (adj)
- To run off ( v )
- Circulation [,sə:kju`lei∫n] (n)
- Nature’s defence:
- Valuable [`væljuəbl] (adj)
- To eliminated [ i’limineitid ] (v)

Hydroelectric [`haidroui`lektrik ] (adj)

Unit 10: Conservation – Lesson: reading
MATCHING
A
B
eliminate.
circulation
run-off
hydroelectric
a. the movement of something around a closed system.
b. concerning or producing electricity by the power of falling
c. remove or get rid of completely
d. liquid which flows off or from (something)
Task1:
Task 2: Decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F) – Work in groups.
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.

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( Paragraph A - Sentence : 2 )
( Paragraph A - Sentence : 3, 4 )
( Paragraph B - sentence : 3, 4 )
( Paragraph C - Sentence : 1, 2 )
5. Plants may cause floods and erosion.
( Paragraph B - Sentence : 6, 7 )
Without plants, most water would run off as soon as it falls. Rapid run-off would cause floods.
6. We can do nothing to save the earth.

( Paragraph C - Sentence : 5, 6,7)
We can stop worsening the problems.

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Task 3: Choose the most suitable main idea for each paragraph.
4. Vegetation can help conserve water.
2. Let’s do something to save the earth.
3. Forests give us a lot of valuable things.
1. We cannot live without water.
Unit 10: Conservation – Period : 65
IV. After you read
Answer the following questions:
What is the consequence of losing forest?

How important is water in our life?

What should we do for the future of our planet?
The loss of the forest will cause destruction in the earth’s plant and animal variety.

Humans need a constant supply of water to survive.

We can stop worsening the problem, while scientists search for answers, laws are passed to help conserve natural.

* Learn by heart all new words.
* Prepare the period 66 : Speaking
Unit 10: Conservation – Period : 65
V. Homework
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