9 клас англійська

Divide into three groups, four students in each group, please. You are going to work in teams today.

1. Look at these two columns and match the words in column A with their definitions in column B, please.

A	B
a) environment	1) the process of making air, water, soil etc. dangerously dirty and not suitable for people
b) to threaten	2) rain which contains large amounts of harmful chemicals as a result of burning substances such as coal and oil
c) pollution	3) the air, water, land on Earth which can be harmed by man’s activities
d) to destroy	4) to make something happen, especially something bad
e) habitat	5) something such as land, water, or minerals, such as oil or coal that a country has and can use
f) litter	6) not existing/ living any longer
g) to recycle	7) to damage something badly
h) extinct	8) to be likely to harm and destroy something
i) resource	9) to produce something from used objects or materials
k) to cause	10) waste paper, cans etc. thrown away and left on the ground
l) acid rain	11) the natural home of a plant or animal

Key: 1c 2l 3a 4k 5i 6h 7d 8b 9g 10f 11e

Change the words given in brackets so that it can fit suitably into the blanks

1) There are a lot of problems which __1__ (threat) our natural environment. Acid rain, __2__ (globe) warming and air and water __3__ (pollute) are the most serious ones. There are some ways to help improve the situation. Firstly, we should encourage __4__ (recycle)as the __5__ (produce) of new materials causes the most damage. We must learn to reuse things like plastic bags and glass jars. Secondly, driving an environmentally-friendly car is also __6__ (help). Furthermore, if you are really concerned about the environment, you can join an __7__ (organise) which plants trees or cleans up beaches. Finally, supporting groups such as Greenpeace, which try to prevent many __8__ (environment) disasters, would help to ensure that our planet will be clean and safe for future generations.
2) Some of the ultraviolet light from the Sun can be very __9__ (danger) to people because it can cause skin cancer. (рак кожи)
3) In 1971 a small team of __10__ (active) set sails from Canada in an old fishing boat. It was the first __11__ (act)of Greenpeace.

Key: 1. threaten, 2. global 3. pollution 4. recycling 5. production 6. helpful 7. organization8. environmental 9. dangerous 10. activists 11. action

1. Did you know that our planet has a special day? Every year, on the 22nd of April, we celebrate Earth Day. On this day, we remind ourselves and others how precious the Earth is and how important it is to look after it.
2. Earth Day was the idea of American Senator, Gaylord Nelson. The Senator was a sensitive man who couldn’t bear watching our planet suffer. Rivers and seas were getting dirty, many of our plants and animals were becoming extinct and not many people knew about it. Therefore, he decided to take action and create a special day to remind everyone that we need to take care of the earth.
3. The Senator started by writing letters to colleges, to inform students and teachers about his campaign. He also wrote an article for Scholastic Magazines presenting his idea about the special day he was planning. He hoped that young people around the country would react positively. Fortunately, they did!
4. As a result, on April 22, 1970, 20 million people across America celebrated the first Earth Day. People all over the country made promises to respect and look after the environment. Since then, Earth Day has been celebrated all over the planet.
5. Today, on Earth Day people organize fund-raising events, such as concerts, contests, parades, festivals, tree-planting excursions and clean-up campaigns. Children design and make objects at school such as bird feeders and earth day wreaths and all of us promise to try to turn every day into Earth Day!

Keys:

1. What is Earth Day?
2. A great idea.
3. Students and teachers get involved.
4. A world wide celebration.
5. Working for the future.

Optional: Give a short summary of the text. Say how and when Earth Day started, what people do on that day and it is important to celebrate such a day.

(Додаток 3: лексичний тест   )

T: read the clues and fill in the gaps

sprays    climate  health   reduce  future

1) We have to find ways to_____________ pollution.

2) Many people in cities now have___________ problems.

3) Many aerosol_________ destroy the atmosphere.

4) Many scientists say that the _________is changing.

5) We must change the way we live. We have to think about the ____________.