Функциональная грамотность

Задания для формирования функциональной грамотности. Развитие глобальной компетенции на уроках английского языка.

Класс:7

Ф.И.О. разработчика: Воронкова Ирина Витальевна

Название ОО: МБОУ «СОШ №12 имени А.И. Виноградова» г. Брянска

Read and do the exercises.

Pollution Solutions

Adapted from the “Pollution Solutions ”article by L. Prescott, which appeared in Ranger Rick magazine

Air Care

Worldwide, the stinky problem of pollution has grown. More and more factories, cars, and trucks add their bad breath to the air. But the battle against air pollution is also growing. Many U.S. cities still have dirty air. So most states are ma­king tougher laws against air pollution. And scien­tists are looking for ways to make factories and cars run cleaner.

Cleaner Rain?

Chemicals called sul­fates puff out of coal-bur­ning factories around the world. When the sulfates mix with clouds, acid rain falls and harms lakes, rivers and plants - and the crea­tures that need them. Also, the wind blows the air around. So, sulfates from one place can fall as acid rain many miles away. The good news is that many countries are working hard to end acid rain. Scientists are figuring out ways to make coal burn more cleanly. And in many parts of North America, the amount of sulfates in the air has dropped. So less acid rain is falling!

Dirty Water?

Nearly half of the lakes in North America are pol­luted. Often, companies dump chemical wastes into water. But scientists are finding a solution to this problem, too. Some rivers have been made much cleaner. And there are big plans to clean up the Great Lakes, the Chesapeake Bay, the Mississippi River, and other bodies of water.

Good Energy News

When we burn coal and oil for energy, we cause pollution. But little by little we're getting more energy from the sun and the wind. This energy is clean and renewable (that means we'll never run out of it). Energy from the sun now helps heat and light more than 100,000 homes in the United States. More good news: many electric com­panies have discovered that saving energy is better than making more energy. So they can send experts to homes in the U.S. to look for energy "leaks"-places where energy is be­ing wasted. Everyone needs to have his/her home checked for leaks.

Poisons In Food

Farmers often spray chemicals on crops to pro­tect them against pests. These chemicals are called pesticides. Scientists have found that pesticides often end up in our food. Pesti­cides can cause health problems - especially for kids. But here's the good news: the U.S. government is helping farmers find ways to protect crops without us­ing many pesticides.

Cleaner Cars

Cars are the world's biggest air polluters. But scientists are trying to in­vent cars that pollute less. Farmers in Illinois are try­ing a fuel in their tractors made from soybeans. And there are electric minivans being used in at least six U.S. cities.

Trash

In 1993, each person in the United States threw away about four pounds (1.8 kg) of trash daily. Put it all together and you'd fill 45,000 trash trucks every day! About 1/3 of this waste comes from packaging. But here's a bit of good news. Some compa­nies have begun to use less packaging. And lot of U.S. cities have started recy­cling projects. In these ways we've begun making less trash. Everyone should look at what they throw away and try to throw away less.

So, dear world, you may be covered with dirt and gasping for air. But many people are working hard to fix you, and many kids are rooting for you, too. By the time these kids have grown up, you may do your clean old self again!

Exercise 1. True or False?

1. Many U.S. cities have dirty air.

2. Most of the states in America don’t have laws against air pollution.

3. Scientists are looking for ways to make factories and cars run cleaner.

4. Sulfates come out of coal-burning factories only in America.5)

5. Nobody cares about acid rain.

6. All of the lakes and rivers in America are polluted.

7. Energy is renewable.

8. Pesticides can often be found in food.

9. Cars don’t cause air pollution.

10. In 1993, each person in The United States threw away 45 pounds of trash a day.

11. Everyone should throw away less trash.

Exercise 2. Fill in all the gaps.

pollution, rubbish, cans, environment, packaging, protect, is thrown, in danger, prohibited, pollute, bins, clearing up.

People get a lot of food from the sea. Nevertheless, we have made the sea a very dirty place. If we are not careful .......... will kill many of the animals and plants in the sea. A lot of rubbish.......... into the sea. Sea animals, fish and birds are .......... . Some animals try to eat the........... , they die. Oil from the ships, chemicals and waste ........... the sea and kill whales and dolphins, fish and sea birds.

Luckily, many people realize now that we must look after the sea and .......... it. They say polluting the sea should be strictly........... Groups of people who care about the .......... spend their free time clearing up litter from the beaches. People collect ........... , bottles and ..........and put them into different .......... for further recycling.

Exercise 3.Choose the correct word to fit into each sentence. Make necessary changes.

1) to pollute, pollution a) The water ____ here. You cannot swim.

b) This factory ____ the air.

c) Fish die because of water ____.

2) to protect, protection a) You can ____animals if you send money to

the World Wildlife Fund.

b) The _____of animals is the aim of the World Wildlife

Fund.

3) to recycle, recyclable a) Buy only_____goods.

b) Can you _____these plastic containers?

4) to collect, collection a) His _____of stamps is very big.

b) He _____toy animals.

Exercise 4.Make sentences.

1. must, protect, we, nature.

2. think, I, can, children, animals, help.

3. is, it, important, the Earth, to save.

4. be in charge, should, we, of the planet.

5. healthy, people, keep, must, our planet.

Exercise 5. Fill in the prepositions.

Our planet Earth is our home. It’s big and nice. There are a lot ____ forest, mountains, rivers, lakes, seas and oceans. The forests are full ____ animals.

The oceans are full of fishes. We live because we breathe air, drink water and eat food, growing ____ our planet. ____ hundreds of years nature has been serving people. They didn’t think ____ it. Industrial progress has caused certain ecological problem. Factories and plants put waste ____ the atmosphere and water. Air in big cities is awful because of transport. Forests are burnt ____ fires caused by careless people. A lot of animals and birds are killed or die ____ them.

Chemical wastes kill fish ____ the rivers, lakes, seas and oceans. Can we solve the problem ____ pollution? Yes, if we plant trees.

They clean air ____ our cities. We mustn’t make fires in the forests.

We must help animals and birds and not disturb wildlife.

Nature riches will not last forever. It’s our duty to do our best to protect the environment.

Exercise 6. Write down, what you do to take care of the Earth?

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