Unit 6. Global warming. Lesson 3. Reading

1. The Earth has experienced some natural disasters .
A. the globe B. the atmosphere C. the glacier
2. Some species of plants and animals are in danger of disappearing completely.
A. harmful B. extinct C. dangerous
3. Emissions from vehicles contribute to air pollution.
A. Rubbish B. Exhaust fumes C. Water vapour
4. The scientists have worked hard to find a solution to the problem of weather changing.
A. Effect B. cause C. measure
Choose a word which is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word.
A. the globe
B. extinct
C. measure
B. Exhaust fumes
UNIT 6 : GLOBAL WARMING
Skills : Reading
Global warming is real
A. Before reading
Activity 1
Increased levels of CO2 contribute to the greenhouse effect; as the result, the earth is heating up
Factories are burning fossil fuels that increases the amount of carbon dioxide ( CO2) in the atmosphere
Running cars are sending smoke and fumes into the atmosphere
This causes the Earth to warm up and increase its average temperature
A. Before reading
Activity 1
The area of land covered by forests in the world is reduced rapidly, causing climate change.
A. Before reading
Activity 1
Process (v)
Alarming (a)
Power plant (n)
Catastrophic (a)
Disrupt (v)
Emission (n)
Numerous (a)
Predict (v)
Vehicle (n)
Widespread(a)
Vocabulary
Quá trình
Đáng báo động
Nhà máy điện
Thảm họa
Phá hoại
Vô số
Tiên đoán, đoán trước
Phương tiện giao thông
Rộng khắp, khắp thế giới 
a. Global warming is the rise in the world’s temparature
B. While reading
b. Global warming leads to the extinction of millions of species in the world
c. Global warming is mailnly caused by humans and has nagative impacts on people’s lives
d. People have to work together to reduce the risks of global warming
Activity 2 : Which is the statement that expresses the main idea of the passage ?
c. Global warming is mailnly caused by humans and has nagative impacts on people’s lives
1. Catastrophic (a)
2. Femine (n)
3. Absorb (v)
4. Capture (v)
5. Atmosphere (n)
6. Ecosystem (n)
7. Diversity (n)
B. While reading
Activity 3 : Match the words with their meanings
a. all living creatures and plants in a certain area and the relationships between them
b. The mixture of gases surrounding the Earth
c. The fact of having many different types of people, animals, plants or things
d. Take in ( gas, liquid, heat )from the space of surface around
e. Catch and keep something/ someone in a place
f. When a lot of people do not have enough food and many die
g. disastrous
1. Catastrophic (a)
2. Famine (n)
3. Absorb (v)
4. Capture (v)
5. Atmosphere (n)
6. Ecosystem (n)
7. Diversity (n)
B. While reading
Activity 3 : Match the words with thier meanings
a. all living creatures and plants in a certain area and the relationships between them
b. The mixture of gases surrounding the Earth
c. The fact of having many different types of people, animals, plants or things
d. Take in ( gas, liquid, heat )from the space of surface around
e. Catch and keep something/ someone in a place
f. When a lot of people do not have enough food and many die
g. disastrous
B. While reading
Activity 4: Read the statements and decide whether they are
True (T) or False (F)
All living things except for humans are responsible for global warming
In the USA, over three-quarters of CO2 emissions come from electricity production
Deforestation disrupts the process of absorbing and capturing CO2 from the atmosphere, which causes the world’s temperature to rise.
Those who live near the sea might lose their houses due to sea levels rising.
Global warming does no harm to crop harvests worldwide.
Species extinction is a matter of these species alone.
C. After reading
- Carbon dioxide emissions from factories
Burning petrol for transports
Cutting down forests
Rise in sea levels
Severe weather-related natural disasters
Reduce crop harvests
Water shortage
Disappearance of millions of species
Spread propaganda people about the seriousness of global warming
Use clean energy : solar energy, wind energy…
Plant more trees
Use public transport in stead of personal cars or motorbikes to reduce exhaust fumes.
Summerise the passage
Underline topic sentences in each paragraph
Give possible solutions to the problem in your neighborhood.
Thank you for your attendance !