Unit 6. The environment

Welcome the teachers come and visit our class
Save us !
4. Junk -yard
5.hedge
2.stream
6.deforestation
1. treasure
3. dynamite fishing
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
Matching
foam (n)
end up (v) = finish
folk = people (n)
The environment
lesson 3 - read
Unit 6
New words :
Match each word in A to an appropriate its explanation in B
1. c
2.g
3.f
4.e
5.d
6.a
7.b
1. Who are in the poem ?
2. What are they talking about ?
The mother and her son.
They are talking about the environment/ the pollution
Guiding questions

The boy’s questions

Mother’s answers
“What’s going to happen if all
the pollution goes on ? “
“If I throw the bottles , won’t that be polluting the woods?”
“The world - end up-junk-yard.
The field litered- plastics and tins
The streams - covered with foam”
“ Nonsense ! That isn’t the same thing at all .”
Read the poem and pick out:
Read the poem and choose the correct answer
1/ “Save us from taking them home
A.The mother wants to protect the environment .
B. The mother doesn’t want to take the bottles home .
2/ If the boy is going to start getting silly ideas________
A. His mother will take him home .
B. He will go home .
3/ Pollution is something that other folk do.
A. The mother thinks other people pollute the environment .
B.The mother,her son and other people pollute the environment.

- If the pollution goes on, the world will end up like a second hand junk-yard .

1.According to the mother, what will happen if the pollution goes on ?
2. Who does the mother think pollute the environment ?
3.What will happen to the boy if he keeps on asking his mother such questions?



4. Do you think the boy’s question ( line 9-10 ) is silly ? Why ( not) ?

The mother thinks other folk pollute the environment but not
her and her son .
Comprehension questions
If the boy keeps on asking such questions , his mother will take him
home right away .
-No.Because he is right : if he throws the bottles that will be polluting the woods
What does the poet want us to learn about keeping
the environment unpolluted?



The poet wants us to learn that everyone is responsible for keeping the environment from pollution.
What we could do ...
What could you do in your school / house to minimize pollution ?
UNIT 6 :THE ENVIRONMENT
LESSON 3 : READ
1. New words :
junk-yard (n)
treasure (n)
foam (n)
hedge (n)
stream (n)
end up = (v) finish
folk (n) = people
IV. Homework
1. Learn all new words and structures by heart
2. Write a paragraph of 60 – 80 words about the environmental problems in Viet nam
3. Prepare parts “Speak” and “Listen”
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