1St group 2nd group
3Rd group 4th group
- Use waste bins for litter. Don’t throw it on the ground.
- Plant a tree.
- Keep rivers, lakes and seas clean.
- Be careful with oil products. Don’t let them to get into water or soil.
- Keep territory around your house, school etc clean.
- Reuse wooden things.
- Help animals which suffers from pollution.
- Use alternative natural energy resources which are more ecological.
- Don’t burn leaves in autumn, it’s better to make compost of them.
- Use filters and don’t let harmful gases get into air.
Exercise 7. Are you friends of the Earth? Let’s see.
Test «Are you a friend of the Earth?»
1. What does your family do with empty bottles?
a) Take them to a recycling bin. ( 3 points)
b) Return them to the supermarket. ( 2 points)
c) Throw them in the rubbish bin. (1 point)
2. You eat a chocolate bar in the street. What do you do with the wrapper?
a) Drop it on the pavement.( 1 point)
b) Put it in a litter bin. (2 points)
c) Save it for recycling. ( 3 points)
3. When you clean your teeth, you:
a) Turn the tap on only when you need water.( 3 points)
b) Leave the tap running until you have finished.( 1 point)
c) Only use one glass of water. ( 2 points)
4. Your favourite kind of transport is…
a) A car (1 point)
b) A bicycle (2 points)
c) Your feet: you walk everywhere. ( 3 points)
5. What do you do with old newspapers, magazines?
a) Throw them away.( 1 point)
b) Give them to recycle.( 3 points)
c) I use them to make other things. ( 2 points)
Results
12-15 points: Keep up the good work! You are doing your part to protect the nature.
11-9 points: You know about the problems of the Planet but you can`t do more.
8-5 points: You are part of the problem. You should try to become part of the solution.
Lesson 37. My Contribution to Ecological Protection
(Мій внесок в захист екології)
Vocabulary
to reduce [ri ΄dju:s] – зменшувати
to reuse [ri ju:z] – повторно використовувати
to recycle [ri ΄saikl] – переробляти
to pick up litter – підбирати папери
to keep the air and water clean – підтримувати воду і повітря чистими
to throw tins – викидати консервні банки
garbage [΄ga:bid3] - сміття
to spoil the natural beauty – псувати природну красу
to be in danger – бути в небезпеці
to suffer from smog – страждати від смогу
acid rains – кислотні дощі
global warming – глобальне потепління
air pollution - забруднення повітря
water pollution – забруднення води
soil (land) pollution - забруднення грунту (землі)
overpopulation - перенаселеність
to threaten human lives [΄Өretn] – загрожувати людським життям
to emit tons of harmful chemicals [i ΄mit] – викидати тони шкідливих
хімічних речовин
emissions [i ΄mi∫nz] - викиди
the main reason for – головна причина для
the greenhouse effect [i ΄fekt]– тепличний ефект
to disappear forever – зникати назавжди
oxygen – кисень to breathe - дихати
to be filled with poison – бути наповненим отрутою
industrial and nuclear wastes – промислові та ядерні відходи
chemical fertilizers [ ΄fә:tilaizәz] – хімічні добрива
pesticides [ ΄pestisaidz]- пестициди
the lack of freshwater – брак прісної води
nuclear power station – АЕС (атомна електростанція)
to cause radioactive contamination – спричинити радіоактивне
забруднення, зараження
to become extinct [ik ΄stiŋkt] - вимирати
the extinction of the spiecies – вимирання видів
to be caused by – бути спричиненим
to destroy - розрушати
fortunately [ ΄fo:t∫nәtli]– на щастя
to save electricity – зберігати електроенергію
to plant more trees – насаджувати більше дерев
to create parks – створювати парки
for endangered animals [in ΄deind3әd] – для тварин, що піддаються небезпеці
to install new equipment – встановлювати нове обладнання
instead of - замість
to use wind – використовувати вітер
for producing electricity – для вироблення електроенергії
to protect nature – захищати природу
to save the life on the planet for – врятувати життя на планеті для
generation [d3enә΄rei∫n] – покоління
Exercise 1. Read and translate the text:
Ways of Solving Ecological Problems
Reduce, recycle and reuse,
Be careful with the things you choose.
Don’t leave lights and water on,
Pick up litter when you’ve done.
Keep the air and water clean,
Help our Earth stay strong and green.
Not only factories pollute our rivers and lakes, but also people throw awy bottles, tins, papers, food and other garbage there. They pollute parks, streets, squares, forests. Most of this garbage can be recycled: paper, glass, metal, for example. Polluted water kills fish. Polluted air can cause illness, even death. Food can not be grown on polluted soil. So, environmental pollution spoils the natural beauty of our planet.
Today our planet is in serious danger. Many cities suffer from smog. Acid rains, global warming, air and water pollution, and overpopulation are the problems that threaten human lives on the Earth.
Factories emit tons of harmful chemicals. These emissions are the main reason for the greenhouse effect and acid rains.
Our forests are disappearing because they are cut down and burn in fire. So people will not have enough oxygen to breathe, and they won’t see a beautiful green forest at all.
The seas are in danger because they are filled with poison: industrial and nuclear wastes, chemical fertilizers and pesticides. So one day nothing will be able to live in our seas. The lack of freshwater is caused by water pollution.
The accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power station on April, 26, 1986 caused radioactive contamination of a vast area around the station.
Nowadays some spiecies of plants or animals become extinct. The extinction of the spiecies is caused by people’s destroying or polluting their places of living. The cutting of the plants can kill the animals that eat them too. The giant panda is in danger because it eats only the bamboo plants, which are cut down by farmers. Every ten minutes one kind of animal, plant or insect dies out and disappear forever. Fortunately, it’s not too late to solve these problems. People can make our planet a cleaner, better and safer place.
There are many ways of solving ecological problems. People must save electricity. They can recycle boxes and plastic bottles. People must plant more trees and create parks for endangered animals. Factories must install new equipment that reduces pollution. People can use rain water for washing cars and watering gardens. They must not turn on music loudly. People can use bicycle instead of cars. People must make nuclear stations safer or use wind for producing electricity. People must pick up litter after picnics. So people must keep our soil, water and air clean. They must protect nature, save the life on the planet not only for present, but also for future generations.
Exercise 2. Study and use new vocabulary:
Reduce – to use less
Re-use – to use the same thing again
Recycle – to use an old thing to make a new thing
Exercise 3. Answer the questions:
What are the ways of solving ecological problems?
What can polluted water, air and soil do?
What is the main reason for the greenhouse effect and acid rains?
Why are our forests disappearing?
Why are the seas in danger?
6. What caused radioactive contamination in 1986?
7. What must people do to save the life on the planet?
Exercise 4. Match the words with their definitions:
1. Recycling a) ruining = killing
2. Garbage b) an animal that uses milk to feed its babies.
3. A species c) the process of changing glass or newspapers so that
they can be used again.
4. To die out d) to disappear= not to live anymore
5. Extinction e) something you throw away
6. Destroying f) a kind of animal, bird or plant
7. A mammal g) a process when animals or plants disappear
Exercise 5. Match the problem and the solution:
1. air pollution a) to plant more trees
2. greenhouse effect b) to waste less and recycle more
3. toxic waste c) alternative saurces of energy
4. radiation d) new ecollogically pure plants
5. destruction of forests e) fewer cars
Exercise 6. Read the texts in some groups and try to explain how to make your own contribution to ecological protection:
Contribution to ecological protection
Our planet is changing. We need to help it change for the better. There are a lot of things that affect our planet in a bad way but everyone can help to reduce them and do their bit for the environment.
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Energy
is
everywhere. We use energy to move the mouse for a computer, to
jump and shout and walk and run. Radiant energy from the sun
enables vegetables, plants, trees and us to live and grow.
Electricity
is a form of energy and this is what powers the TV, the kettle,
dishwasher, hairdryer, toaster, remote control, mobile phone,
fridge, stereo, electric toothbrush, mp3 player and more!
Did you know? Our growing need for energy is one of the problems facing the world today, because producing electricity also produces pollution. When you’re using electricity think about where it comes from and how you can use less to take the strain off of the environment.