Цілі: формувати навички вживання нових лексичних одиниць; вдосконалю- вати навички читання, аудіювання й усного монологічного мовлення; розви- вати пізнавальні інтереси учнів; підвищувати загальну екологічну культуру, виховувати зацікавленість у розширенні своїх знань.
Procedure
1. Warm-up
Do ex. 1, p. 144.
2. speaking
Do ex. 2, p. 144.
Клас
Дата
3. Listening
Listen to the interview and do the tasks.
DEFORESTATION
David talks about how deforestation and the problems it causes.
S h i r l e y. Hi, David. How are you?
D a v i d. I’m fine, thank you, Shirley.
S h i r l e y. So, environmental issues … we were talking about them ear- lier throughout the world, and you’re from Kenya.
D a v i d. Yes, I’m from Kenya.
S h i r l e y. So, what’s happening over there?
D a v i d. One of the environmental issues we are having is deforestation,
which is really affecting both the wild animals and people living around the forest and, you know, the environment in general.
S h i r l e y. So, what’s actually happening to the people that… for exam-
ple the people who actually live around the forest area?
D a v i d. Cause you know, when you tend to interfere and come in be-
tween the wild animal’s habitat and things like that, you somehow create
like an imbalance in between the people and the animals and sometimes it’s
not a really nice thing cause animals tend to come close to where people live
instead of living in their own habitat, which is a really bad thing.
S h i r l e y. So, are they like attacking people … or?
D a v i d. They really don’t attack but it’s not a really nice picture or
scene to know that you’re vulnerable at any time.
S h i r l e y. What about livestock of the people that are close to forest
areas?
D a v i d. You know, that’s one of the things that are in danger cause,
you know, if wild animals come to where people live, and they have live-
stock, probably they’ll want to be eaten.
S h i r l e y. So, what’s actually causing the deforestation?
D a v i d: People are trying to burn charcoal, so that they can get, they’re trying to burn the trees so that they can get charcoal and sell cause
as you know everyone is not living to the living standard that they’re sup-
posed to be living, and they’re trying in every way to earn an extra dime to support their families, so they turn to deforestation and the cutting down
of trees, and this has been one of major causes of deforestation cause when
you’re trying to get charcoal and sell, you have to cut a tree and that results
to deforestation and other causes that come along with deforestation and
like soil erosion. things like that.
S h i r l e y. So what’s being done to try and remedy this, or to try and counterbalance the effect?
D a v i d. The activist groups that are coming together like … you all know the Nobel Prize winner Wangari Maathai.
S h i r l e y. Yes.
D a v i d. She has her own green belt movement in Kenya. She’s been for so long trying to discourage people and educate people in what deforesta- tion does to the country and how it effects people and the environment in general.
Fill in the gaps.
vulnerable living standard extra dime support discourage
1) Do you work now or do your parents … you?
2) They want to buy a house so they are saving any … they can.
3) Please try to … your brother from smoking.
4) The … is very high in most of Europe.
5) Babies are more … to sickness.
Answer the following questions about the interview.
1) What is deforestation affecting in Kenya?
a) People b) Animals c) Both
2) What is the imbalance?
a) Animals living near people b) People hunting animals c) More animals than people
3) What do the animals tend to attack?
a) People b) Livestock c) Both
4) Why are the people cutting the trees?
a) To gain farmland b) To make charcoal c) To make houses
5) Who is trying to remedy the situation?
a) Local activists b) A Nobel Prize winner c) Both
Key: 1 c, 2 a, 3 b, 4 b, 5 c.
4. speaking
Do ex. 4, p. 145.
he government or the people bear the brunt for environmental
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Lesson 52
Sol VI ng P ro B le MS
Цілі: вдосконалювати навички усного мовлення й читання; розвивати куль- туру спілкування й мовленнєву реакцію учнів; виховувати відповідальне ставлення до довкілля.
Клас
Дата
1. Warm-up
Procedure
In order to protect the environment, your city passes a law that requires
cars with even-numbered license plates to drive on even-numbered dates,
and odd-numbered license plates on odd-numbered dates. How would you feel? What would you do?
2. speaking
Do ex. 1, p. 146.
3. Reading
Read the report and discuss the traffic problems in your area.
MILAN BANS CARS TO REDUCE POLLUTION
Summary
10 October 2011
Italy’s business capital, Milan, banned all traffic from its streets for
10 hours on Sunday in an attempt to reduce pollution. The city is particu- larly vulnerable to pollution.
Reporter:
Mark Duff
Milan is one of Europe’s most polluted cities
Report
Viewed from the roof of Milan’s cathedral, the Duomo, the Alps appear
through a brown, murky haze of pollution. Satellite images regularly show
the city to be one of the world’s pollution hotspots.
The problem has been made more acute now by the weather. For most
of the past month, Milaneses have been basking in glorious sunshine and temperatures well above the seasonal average.
That means pollution levels have reached a level not normally seen be-
fore the cold, still days of January.
The unseasonable weather has exacerbated the two principal causes of
Milan’s perennial smog crisis: Italians’ love affair with the car and a trick
of nature. Milan lies in a shallow bowl, which traps the fumes from cars, and inefficient old household boilers.
Sunday’s ban was triggered when the measure of pollution exceeded a statutory ceiling for more than twelve days.
Mark Duff, BBC News, Milan
y murky haze — air difficult to see through due to smoke
y pollution hotspots — areas where the air has its highest concentration of harmful substances
y acute — severe, serious
y seasonal average — usual temperatures for that time of the year
y exacerbated — worsened
y perennial — continuous
y smog — heavily polluted air that contains a mixture of smoke, gases
and chemicals
y a trick of nature — an event that has not being prompted by man, it
happens naturally
y a shallow bowl — a depressed landscape with surroundings slightly higher than the centre.
4. Reading and speaking
Do ex. 2, p. 146.
5. Listening
Listen to the interview and do the task.
I n t e r v i e w e r. Today, I’m interviewing nine-year-old Alex about her feelings on how people can help save the environment. So, Alex, how can we save the environment?
A l e x. By saving water.
I n t e r v i e w e r. Well, how can we do that?
A l e x. By not using too much water when we wash dishes, take a bath, and when we do other things, like watering the plants outside.
I n t e r v i e w e r. Oh, I think I can do that. What else?
A l e x. When drinking or eating something outside, you should keep the garbage until you find a trashcan to put it in because littering makes our planet dirty. Do you like seeing trash all over the ground?
I n t e r v i e w e r. No, I don’t. Do you have any final suggestions?
A l e x. Yes. We shouldn’t waste paper because trees are being cut down to make the paper. By recycling paper, we save the forests where animals live.
I n t e r v i e w e r. So, how can children recycle paper, I mean, everyday? A l e x. Well, for example, when I was in kindergarten, I used to save
the newspapers so that I could make things make out of them, like paper trees, instead of just throwing them away. Now, the children in our neigh- borhood collect newspapers once a month to take them to a recycling center.
I n t e r v i e w e r. That’s great. Well thanks Alex for your ideas.
1) What is the name of the girl being interviewed?
a) Alice b) Ellen c) Alex
2) She says we should save water when ….
a) washing cars b) cleaning clothes c) taking a bath
3) The girl’s second suggestion is about …. a) separating different types of garbage b) disposing of trash properly
c) having a family clean-up party
4) By recycling paper, we can ….
a) protect the forests b) cut down on waste c) save money
5) What does the girl do once a month?
a) She visits a recycling center
b) She cleans a neighborhood park. c) She collects newspapers.
Key: 1 Alex, 2 taking a bath, 3 disposing of trash properly, 4 protect the forests, 5 She collects newspapers.
6. summary
Discuss the following questions to make plans for writing.
1) What can large cities do to improve their air quality?
2) How can we protect the environment and at the same time improve peo- ple’s standard of living?
3) Do you think overpopulation is an important environmental issue?
Why or why not?
4) Does your country have a smoking ban law in place?
5) What are the benefits / disadvantages of a smoking ban?
7. Homework
Write down your ideas as for one or two issues from the summary.
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