Unit 6. The environment

Unit 6: The environment
Lesson 1: Getting started & Listen and read
He is collecting trash.
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They are cleaning the streets.
They are planting trees.
They are cleaning the beach.
Protecting the environment
garbage dump air pollution water pollution deforestation dynamite fishing spraying pesticides
Match these environmental problems to the pictures.
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
air pollution
spraying pesticides
deforestation
water pollution
garbage dump
dynamite fishing
True/ False prediction
1. Mr. Brown would like to devide the volunteer conservationists into three groups.
2. Mr. Jones collects all the bags and take them to the garbage dump.
3. Mr. Brown and the volunteer conservationists are in the park.
4. They are going to clean the beach.
T/ F
T
T
F
T
- conservationist (n):
- rock (n):
- disappointed (a):
- spoil (v):
The person who takes care of the inviroment
sad or not pleased because some desired events have not happened.
to turn something good into something unpleasant.
Ex:
- If you can`t find your place, I will help you get there with this map.
- If we work hard, we`ll make this beach a clean and beautiful place again.
Match the names in column A with the tasks in column B. Then write the full sentences.
1. Group 1
2. Group 2
3. Group 3
4. Mr. Jones
5. Mrs. Smith
6. Mr. Brown
a) collect all the bags and take them to the garbage dump.
b) check among the rocks.
c) provide a picnic lunch for everyone.
d) give out the bags.
e) check the sand.
f) walk along the shore.
1-f
2-e
3-b
5-c
4-a
6-d
Write the specific tasks.
group work
group work
group work
Questions:
1. Who is the speaker?
2. Who are the listeners?
3. Where are they?
4. What are they going to do?
5. What will they achieve if they work hard today?
6. Have you ever done anything similar? If yes, what did you do? Where did you do it?
7. If the pollution continues, what might happen?
achieve
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1. Who is the speaker?
2. Who are the listeners?
2. The listeners are the volunteer conservationists.
3. Where are they?
3. They are on the beach.
4. What are they going to do?
4. They are going to clean the beach.
5. What will they achieve if they work hard today?
5. If they work hard today, they will make the beach clean and beautiful again soon.
6. Have you ever done anything similar? If yes, what did you do? Where did you do it?
6. Yes, we have. We cleaned our school yard, cleaned the streets.
7. If the pollution continues, what might happen?
7. If the pollution continues, our world will be a harmful and unpleasant place to live.
Questions:
1. Who is the speaker?
- The speaker is Mr. Brown.
2. Who are the listeners?
- The listeners are the volunteer conversationists.
3. Where are they?
- They are on the beach.
4. What are they going to do?
- They are going to clean the beach.
5. What will they achieve if they work hard today?
- If they work hard today, they will make the beach clean and beautiful again soon.
6. Have you ever done anything similar? If yes, what did you do? Where did you do it?
- Yes, we have. We cleaned our school yard, cleaned the streets.
7. If the pollution continues, what might happen?
- If the pollution continues, our world will be a harmful and unpleasant place to live.
homework
* Write a paragraph of 60 - 80 words about the environmental problems in Viet Nam.
* Do exercise 1, 2 on page 41, 42 in the workbook.
* Prepare the parts Speak & Listen.
Shall we finish our today lesson?
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