- •Unit 1 ‘The Environment’
- •1. Complete the questionnaire below about your everyday activities. Analyze your answers and decide if you can call yourself a friend of planet Earth.
- •2. Share your analysis with the class to find out who is the most planet-friendly student in your group. Explain your choice.
- •The environment
- •It is not uncommon today to see people picking up and recycling trash left in public recreation areas.
- •Unit 2 ‘Ecological Problems’
- •1. Student a and Student в: your texts deal with air pollution.
- •Air Pollution
- •Water Pollution
- •1. Complete the table with the derivatives of the following words:
- •2. Match the words in Column a and Column b to form collocations. In several cases more than one variant is possible.
- •3. Now use the expressions from Exercise 2 to complete the following sentences. Pay attention to the form of the verb.
- •4. Use the texts and consult a collocations dictionary to complete the word maps below with collocations for the words ‘pollution’, ‘harm’ and ‘waste’.
- •5. Fill in the gaps in the text with suitable words: Top 5 Environmental Issues in Australia
- •Storm clouds on the horizon
- •1. Match the sentences a-c with pictures 1-3.
- •2. Complete the sentences using the future perfect or future continuous.
- •3. Complete the dialogue with verbs in the future continuous or future perfect.
- •1. Work with a partner and discuss the following question.
- •2. Read What can you do to help? about what you can do to help prevent climate change. Talk to a partner or in small groups.
- •What can you do to help? The top tips
- •Unit 3 ‘Working out solutions’
- •1. Answer the following questions about the article.
- •2. Arguments for and against using nuclear power
- •1. Explain or paraphrase the word(s) in italics in the following sentences.
- •2. Match the collocations from paragraphs 4 and 5.
- •3. Complete the following sentences using one of the collocations from Exercise 2.
- •4. Find words in the text that match the definitions below.
- •1. Discuss the questions in small groups.
- •2. Analyse the following survey report and present the results of your analysis to the group.
- •Recycling - How Important Is It Really?
- •In the comprehension check you were asked how you think people should be encouraged to participate in recycling programmes. Discuss your opinion with the class.
- •1. Work with a partner. What benefits of recycling do you remember?
- •2. Match the underlined words with their definitions. You will hear these words in the listening activity.
- •1. Now listen to a talk on recycling and answer the following question.
- •2. Compare with a partner what you understood.
- •3. Listen again and take notes of myths about recycling that the speaker destroys.
- •1. Listen to a radio interview with an animal protection activist and answer the question.
- •2. Compare with a partner what you understood.
- •3. Listen again and take notes of the solutions mentioned.
- •And the environment”
- •Bibliography
Unit 1 ‘The Environment’
THINKING ABOUT THE TOPIC
1. Complete the questionnaire below about your everyday activities. Analyze your answers and decide if you can call yourself a friend of planet Earth.
Are you a friend of planet Earth? |
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1. Do you turn off lights, TV and computer when they are not needed, for example when you leave a room? |
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2. Do you avoid wasting water (for example, never leave dripping taps, use a glass of water when brushing your teeth, avoid using washing machines and dishwashers too much)? |
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3. Do you sort your waste for it to be recycled later? |
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4. Do you take your own plastic bag when you go shopping? |
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5. Do you pay attention whether the product you are going to buy is labeled “ozone friendly” - , “recyclable” or “made from recycled materials” -? |
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6. Do you try to buy products without excessive packaging? |
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7. Do you buy household cleaning products that do not have strong chemicals? |
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8. Do you mend things when they go wrong instead of throwing them out and buying new ones? |
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9. Do you always put your trash in the trash can? |
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10. Do you use public transport regularly? |
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11. Do you prefer walking or riding a bike to going by car to any places nearby? |
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12. Have you ever planted a tree? |
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2. Share your analysis with the class to find out who is the most planet-friendly student in your group. Explain your choice.
Reading The Environment
PRE-READING TASK
Mark the statements below as true or false:
People damage the environment because they are not fully aware of the consequences of their actions. __________
Natural resources must be in public but not in private possession to avoid damage to the environment. _____________
There is little disagreement that the warnings of scientists about future dangers are groundless. ___________
New sources of energy and new materials may lead to pollution rather than solve the problem. ____________
Industry is the most considerable source of air pollution. _______________
Environmental organizations have powerful impact on governments and their decisions. ___________
Discuss your answers and your reasons with your partner.
READING
Skim the text “The Environment” to find out whether the author shares your ideas about the statements in Pre-reading task 1.
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