Ecological problems

SAVE THE EARTH

Environmental Problems on Our Planet

TOXIC FUMES

A POWER STATION \ FACTORY

ACID RAIN

FACTORY WASTE

AIR,WATER AND SOIL POLLUTION

LOSS OF NATURAL HABITATS

POLLUTED CLOUDS

FISH SPECIES DYING

PLANT SPECIES DYING

ANIMAL and BIRD SPECIES DYING

Match the words

• station
• fumes
• natural habitats
• pollution
• rain
• clouds
• waste

• toxic
• acid
• power
• factory
• polluted
• loss of
• soil

Which of the following can you see in the pictures?

TO SAVE THE EARTH

We should:

We shouldn’t :

• plant trees;
• help homeless animals;
• use water more economically;
• use bicycles more than cars

• throw litter into rivers, lakes and forests;
• cut down trees;
• kill animals, insects and birds;
• pick wild flowers;
• burn fire in forests

What is it?

toxic fumes

a power station/factory

factory waste

fish and plant species dying

acid rain

polluted clouds

loss of natural habitats

air, water and soil pollution

True or False?

toxic fumes

a power station/factory

factory waste

fish and plant species dying

acid rain

polluted clouds

loss of natural habitats

air, water and soil pollution

a power station/factory

toxic fumes

электростанции / завод

токсичные пары

acid rain

кислотный дождь

polluted clouds

загрязненные облака

loss of natural habitats

потеря естественной среды обитания

air, water and soil pollution

загрязнение воздуха, воды и почвы

fish and plant species dying

вымирание видов рыб и растений

burn

emit toxic fumes

гореть, сжигать

выделять токсичные пары

breathe

дышать

gather

собираться

oxygen

кислород

land

приземляться

acid sleet

кислотный мокрый снег

harm/harmful

вредить / вредный

wipe out

poison

уничтожать

отравлять

damage

reduce

повреждение

уменьшать

solar power

heat

солнечная энергия

греть

Read the text and answer the following questions.

• What is the beginning of problems?

• How does it happen that acid rain appears?

• What is the process of water and soil pollutions?

• What are the possible perspectives in this problem?

Fill in the gaps

• The air that we breathe becomes polluted by cars, factories and power stations.
• The air carries the polluted clouds across long distances.
• When it rains, this pollution lands on trees, houses, buildings and into lakes, rivers, seas. So, it is called “ acid rain ”.
• Acid rain poisons soil and water, wipes out fish and plant species.
• The government tries to reduce the air pollution that causes acid rain.
• But we need to do more! We can help reduce acid rains by using our cars less and by using solar power to heat our homes.

Acid Rain

read the text, translate and be ready to retell

Thank you for the lesson!