Сценарий видео-урока в рамках темы "Экология- современные проблемы и пути их решения": "Synthetic Sea: Plastic in the Ocean.

Разработала: учитель английского языка Рейх Валерия Олеговна

Synthetic Sea: Plastic in the Ocean

Task 1. Have a look at the pictures and say what are we going to watch a video about?

Task 2. Study the vocabulary and translate the sentences into English, using the words given below:

1. Мусор, относимый ветром, может быть проглоченным птицами и рыбами.

2. Эксперты по распаду пластика из разных стран бьют тревогу относительно не разлагаемых, основанных на нефти, частиц, которые находятся на поверхности воды.

3. Исследования отдалённых территорий на океанографическом судне подтвердили существование глобальной катастрофы окружающей среды.

4. Пластиковые обломки оседают на дно океана.

5. Загрязнение нефтью – реальная угроза мировому океану.

6. Стоит обратить внимание на то, что есть два вида планктона – сам планктон и зоопланктон.

7. Рыбы, которая скользят на поверхности воды, глотают пластиковые частицы и погибают.

8. Хотя учёные всего мира пытаются контролировать экологические процессы, не всегда им удаётся избежать беды.

Task 3. Watch the episode and answer the questions:

1. Who is Captain Charles Moore?

2. Where did he travel?

3. By what had he been alarmed?

4. The ocean is filling up with trash, isn’t it?

5. What did they do to get a handle on the quantity of trash in the ocean?

6. How many kilometers did they trawl in general?

7. Where do they have the Science Education Adventure Laboratory (SEA)?

8. What do most people find highly distressing to learn about?

Task 4. Watch the episode and fill in the gaps:

Here in the open__________, graceful __________ glide beneath the __________ in pursuit of __________, their primary __________. These fish in turn feed on minute, prolific __________ called zooplankton. These days, __________ share the surface __________ with increasing numbers of minute ___________ particles, posing a problem, since __________ and __________ are now consuming plastic in addition to plankton. Since __________based plastics are nonbiodegradable, any __________ entering the ocean remains there, continually __________ into ever-smaller __________ until it becomes ingested or is deposited on some __________ shore.

Task 5. Match the parts of the sentences. Now watch the episode and check:

Task 6. Watch the episode and try to describe the process of biodegradation. Remember to follow the next points:

• What it is (the biodegradation)?

• How does it happen?

• How much time is needed?

• What happens with marine creatures?

• How does it affect them?

Task 7. Watch the episode and fill in the information about lantern fish:

Task 8. Watch the episode from 09:13 to 09:41 and say to what kind of conclusion do they all come?

Task 9. Make up a discussion. One is a reporter, the other one is a scientist. The main idea is to tell people about the situation (water pollution), close to the video.

Task 10. Write an essay on the following topics [chose one]:

• “Water pollution: real menace or noting serious but warning?”

• “Paradise lost: what can we do to stop tourists destroying the object of its attraction?”