We want to enjoy the land around
Green trees and flowers on the ground
Fresh leaves and clear nice blue sky
And the environment which is around me all mine!
We can do a lot of useful things
Not waste the paper and keep the schoolyard clean
We can reuse, reduce, recycle
Turn off the light and ride a cycle,
We can take care of the trees
And do a lot of useful things
Quiz (анкета)
Are you doing your bit to help the planet?
Try your fun quiz and find out if you’re a Super Saver or an Energy Waster
Tick any of the following statements that you agree with.
O- I walk, cycle or use public transport whenever possible.
O- If I remember, I turn off the TV, lights and heaters when I am not using them.
O- I live fast food so I get my parents to buy pizzas and hamburgers instead of locally-grown food
O- I encourage my parents to buy energy-efficient products
O- I sometimes put on an extra sweater if I am cold but it’s easier to turn the heater on
O- I get my parents to drive me to school and the shops whenever possible
O- I prefer reading a book to playing computer games or watching TV
O- I like to leave all the lights in the house – it looks much cosier
O- I sometimes buy energy-efficient batteries.
O- I throw empty drink cans in the bin
O- I always have a shower, not a bath, to save water
Task 2
Match the words with the definitions
Pollution a) natural balance between plants, animals, people and their environment;
2. Waste b) to harm or to kill something by giving some poison;
3. Ecology c) a place where unwanted waste is taken and left;
4. Environment d) making water, air, atmosphere dirty and dangerous
for people to live in;
5. to poison e) unwanted materials or substances that are left after
you have used them;
6. a dump f) the air, water and land in which people, animals and
plants live;
7.a population g) the number of people living in a particular area, country
Task 3
Make up word combination by adding an appropriate noun (some can combine with more than one noun)
Rain b) warming c) waste d) resources e) fumes f) layer g) transport
h) pollution i) energy j) effect
Acid 6. Exhaust 11 greenhouse
Global 7. Ozone
Nuclear 8. Public
Natural 9. air
Finite 10 solar
Task 4
Fill in the correct word derived from the word in brackets.
The environment: our responsibility
These days it is impossible to open a newspaper without reading about the damage we are doing to the environment. The earth is being threatened and the future looks horrible. What can each of us do?
We cannot clean up our polluted rivers and seas overnight. Nor can we stop the disappearance of plants and animals. But we can stop adding to the problem while scientists search for answers and laws are passed in nature’s defence. It may not be easy to change your lifestyle and habits completely but some steps are easy to take: cut down the amount of driving you do or use as little plastic as possible. It is also easy to save energy, which also reduces household bills.
We must all make personal decision to work for the future of our planet if we want to assure a better world for our grandchildren.
Possible – possibility - impossible
Threat- threatening - threatened
Horror – horrible -horrify
Pollute – pollution - polluted
Appear – disappear - disappearance
Science – scientists - scientific
Defend – defence - defender
Complete – completely - completeness
Drive – driver - driving
House – household - housekeeper
Decide – decision – decided
Sure – assure - surely