Unit 10: Listening

Look at the picture
forest fire
campfire
lightning
cigarette
hot
dry
Unit 10: Conservation
Period 3: Listening
Before you listen

-forest (n)

-forestation (n)
-deforestation (n)
-forester (n)
-heap of leaves
-awful (a)
-put out
-spread (v)
Vocabulary

Task 1. Listen and number the events in the order you hear
A campfire near a heap of leaves may easily cause a forest fire
In late summer, fire is the greatest danger to forests, and sometimes people are not allowed to go into them
All of us must care for our great forests and save them from fire
It’s an unpleasant thing to see a great forest fire
A forest fire destroys valuable wood, wild life and good soil
3
2
5
1
4
While you listen

Task 2. Listen again, and decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F)
1. Once a fire has started, it takes time to spread

2. In late autumn, forests may easily catch fire

3. Campers must use earth to put out their
campfires completely

4. A forest fire may make life more difficult for all of
us

5. It is the duty of even forester to take care not to
start a forest fire
T
F
6. Early summer is the season when a fire is the
greatest danger
Lucky number
1. Once a fire has started, it takes time
to spread
F (It spreads quickly)
20 points

2. In late autumn, forests may easily
catch fire

F (In late summer)
10 points

3. Campers must use earth to put out
their campfires completely

T (Campers must always remember
to put out their campfire and cover
the place with earth)

10 points

4. A forest fire may make life more
difficult for all of us

T ( …., which makes life more difficult
for all of us)

20 points

5. It is the duty of even forester to take
care not to start a forest fire

F ( It is the duty of everyone of us)
10 points

6. Early summer is the season when a
fire is the greatest danger

F (Late summer is the season when a
fire is the greatest danger)
20 points
30 points
30 points
Task 3. Listen again, and tick (√) the sentences you hear
a. Have you ever seen a forest
destroyed by a fire?
b. Have you ever seen a forest fire?
2. a. A great forest fire spreads quickly
b. A great forest fire is an awful thing
to see
3. a. They are very dry then
b. Woods and forests are really dry
then
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√
√
√
√
After you listen
Work in pairs. Say how a forest fire may start
and what every camper ought to remember
- A forest fire may start when campers leave a campfire
burning near a heap of leaves. It is even easier during
late summer when woods and forests are very dry

-Campers must take great care not to start a forest fire. They have to remember to put out their fire completely by covering it with earth before leaving. They should remember that a forest fire makes our life more difficult by destroying wood, wildlife and good soil
Homework
-Learn by heart the new words
-Write a short paragraph about the cause of a forest fire
Thanks for your attention