Monuments in Danger

Let‘s check up your homework.

Revise natural disasters and global issues.

Guess the word :

What is caused by an earthquake happening in the sea?

tsunami

What is caused by too much water?

flood

What is caused by a large amount of unstable snow on a mountain?

avalanche

What is caused by lack or rain?

drought

What is caused by the greenhouse effect?

Global warming

What is caused by air going round and round during low atmospheric pressure?

cyclone

What is an extremely violent wind or storm?

hurricane

What is caused by movement of the earth’s crust?

earthquake

The state of having no home or permanent residence

homelessness

Well done!

The theme of our lesson is “Monuments in danger”

Our aims for the lesson are the following:

1. We‘ll learn the names of the monuments.

2. We‘ ll learn the new vocabulary.

3. We‘ ll listen, read and search the information about monuments.

4. We‘ ll identify the damage, reasons and solution of destruction of the monuments.

Learn new words!

particle

a very small piece of something

Fossil fuels

Fuel such as coal or oil

ancestor

a person in your family who lived a long time ago

Wind erosion

process by which the surface of something is gradually destroyed through the action of wind

To inherit

to receive money, property, etc. from somebody when they die

smog

Mixture of fog and smoke

sculpture

a work of art that is a solid figure or object made by  carving  or shaping wood, stone,  clay , metal

acid rain

rain that contains harmful chemicals from factory gases and that damages trees, crops and buildings

To reduce

to become less or smaller in size, quantity, etc.

vehicle

a thing that is used for transporting people or goods from one place to another, such as a car or lorry

Practise new vocab.

https://student.vznaniya.ru/home/lesson/4812827/Remember?slug=C1Xp3eqL&onlypreview=true

Answer my questions:

- Do you like travelling?

- What countries are the most popular (for tourists)?

- When do people usually travel?

- What do people usually do during their trips?

Which monument would you like to visit and why ?

Where are they situated?

the Leshan Giant Buddha

the Statue of Liberty

the Great Sphinx in Giza

Let‘s find them on the map.

Read the text and complete it with the missing words. Listen.

E. 2.

most

by

both

ago

being

from

been

to

on

was

that/which

in

Ex. 3. Mark the sentences True or False. Correct the false statements.

Mark the sentences True or False.

Correct the false statements.

True

1. Acid rain is caused by burning coal, oil or gas.

True

2. The Statue of Liberty was given to the USA by the French.

stone

3. The Leshan Giant Buddha is made of wood.

False

4. The Leshan Giant Buddha is being repaired.

True

stone

5. The Great Sphinx is made of marble.

False

6. The Great Sphinx is visited by millions of people every year.

True

Let‘s divide into 3 groups.

The 1 st group is collecting the information about the damage of the monuments.

(volunteers)

The 2 nd group is searching the reasons of this damage. (ecologists)

The 3 rd group should find the solution. ( Members of Government)

What can you see in the picture?

What can you see in the picture?

What can you see in the picture?

The 1 st group Damage

https://student.vznaniya.ru/home/assessment/4838584?slug=3o9cul48&onlypreview=true

The 2 nd group

The 3 rd group Sollution

use alternative sources to produce our electricity.

We should

use solar and wind power instead of traditional fossil fuels.

stop using so much petrol.

use cars that are electrically powered.

stop polluting our planet.

What is the main idea of our lesson?

We should take care of our Earth

We should preserve our cultural heritage

Ex. 8. Do you agree with this proverb? Discuss.

Do you agree with this proverb? Discuss.

наследовать

Green Wisdom

We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.

(Native American Proverb)

брать в долг

предки

It‘s time for home assignment

Collect information about other monuments/historic buildings which are in danger. Present your findings to the class. You can visit this website http://whc.unesco.org and click on : Browse world heritage sites on 3D globes. ( https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/ )

Do the quiz.

Learn new words.

Thank you for your attention.