Unit 6 part 2

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UNIT

6

ENGLISH 9

UNIT 6: THE ENVIRONMENT

Look at the pictures and match these environmental problems to the pictures.

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garbage dump

deforestation

air pollution dynamite fishing

water pollution spraying pesticides

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garbage dump

deforestation

air pollution dynamite fishing

water pollution spraying pesticides

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deforestation

air pollution dynamite fishing

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Look at the pictures and match these environmental problems to the pictures.

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garbage dump

deforestation

air pollution dynamite fishing

water pollution spraying pesticides

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water pollution

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garbage dump

deforestation

air pollution dynamite fishing

water pollution spraying pesticides

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You are going to persuade your friend to do the following

things to protect the environment First, look at the idea

cues given.

2 speak

• Use recycled paper to help save trees

• Try to avoid buying plastic It's hard to recycle

• Use less energy by switching off lights when rooms are not in use, not wasting hot water, and not boiling more water than necessary.

• Use a bicycle or walk instead of using a car for short trips

• Try to buy 'environmentally-friendly' products.

• Sort out your rubbish Potato peelings, left-over food, tea leaves

etc can be put in one bin, aluminum cans, glass bottles in one bin and paper, newspapers etc in one bin.

Now, look at the useful expressions which may help you to persuade your friend.

2 speak

• I think you should…

• Won’t you…?

• It would be better if you…

• Why don’t you…?

• Why not…?

• What/ How about…?

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Look at the example below.

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A: I think it would be better if we use recycled paper in daily activities

B: Why? How come?

A: Because if we use recycled paper, we can save

trees Less trees will be cut down for producing new

more paper That’s how we can save our environment B: That’s a good idea Let’s do it.

Now, use the idea cues and expressions given to

make such similar conversations.

2 speak

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This recording talks about a woman who

lived in a tree to prevent a company from cutting down the red woods in the forest First, listen to

the recording

3 listen

Listen the recording again, decide whether these

statements are True (T) or False (F).

3 listen

1 Julia Hill asked a company to cut

down part of a forest in California.

2 In the forest there were some

redwood trees

3 Julia planned to stay in the tree for a

month

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Listen the recording again, decide whether these

statements are True (T) or False (F).

3 listen

1 Julia Hill asked a company to cut

down part of a forest in California.

2 In the forest there were some

Listen the recording again, decide whether these

statements are True (T) or False (F).

Listen the recording again, decide whether these

statements are True (T) or False (F).

Listen the recording again, decide whether these

statements are True (T) or False (F).

3 listen

7 In the end, she was unsuccessful in

preventing the company from cutting

down the trees.

8 She stayed in the tree, finally, two

years and eighty days.

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Listen the recording again, decide whether these

statements are True (T) or False (F).

3 listen

7 In the end, she was unsuccessful in

preventing the company from cutting

down the trees.

8 She stayed in the tree, finally, two

F

F

3 listen

The woman who lived in the tree

Julia Hill, an American woman, was born in 1974 She was 23 years old when she discovered that a company wanted to cut down part of a

forest in California In the forest there were a lot of redwood trees One

of the trees was 70 meters tall and 1,000 years old.

Julia wasn’t happy about this She traveled to California and climbed up the tree “If I sit in the tree,” she said, “the company can’t cut it down” At the beginning, Julia planted to stay in the tree for two weeks She lived

in a small tree-house and her friends were very helpful – they cooked

food for her everyday She used her mobile phone to talk to her family and to news reporters She stayed in the tree day and night.

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Environmental organizations supported her, but other people weren’t

on the side and they tried to stop her The company used a helicopter that stayed near her tree-house for a long time The helicopter was

very noisy and there was a lot of wind Julia didn’t like it, but she

stayed in the tree.

In the end, she was successful The company agreed not to cut down the redwood Finally, after two years and eight days in the trees, Julia Hill climbed down and walked on the ground again She and her

friends were very happy.

Read the passage below. 4 read

The world’s oceans are so vast that they can cope with the present levels of pollution However, little is known about the long-term effects of such slow

poisoning The most serious problem of modern time is that man is

destroying the earth’s natural resources and transforming huge areas into

wasteland As a result, it is becoming extremely difficult to grow enough to

feed the world’s rapidly increasing population A way of protecting all the

wildlife on the earth must also be found as many species are in danger of

disappearing completely from the face of the earth The danger, however, is not confined solely to the land and the sea The smoke in the atmosphere, for example, is increasing so much that the amount of sunlight has been

reduced in many cities Man’s whole environment is being changed in a

serious way.

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Read the passage again, then decide whether

these statements are True (T) or False (F).

1 Not much is known about the long-term

effects of such slow poisoning

2 The most serious problem of all the time is

that man is destroying the earth’s natural

resources

4 read

Read the passage again, then decide whether

these statements are True (T) or False (F).

1 Not much is known about the long-term

effects of such slow poisoning

2 The most serious problem of all the time is

that man is destroying the earth’s natural

Read the passage again, then decide whether

these statements are True (T) or False (F).

3 The population is now increasing rapidly.

4 Many spices are in danger of extinction.

5 Only the sea and land pollution is what we

are worried about.

4 read

Read the passage again, then decide whether

these statements are True (T) or False (F).

3 The population is now increasing rapidly.

4 Many spices are in danger of extinction.

5 Only the sea and land pollution is what we

are worried about.

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T

Read the passage again, then decide whether

these statements are True (T) or False (F).

6 In only some cities, there is less sunlight

because of the smoke.

7 Man’s whole environment is being changed

seriously.

4 read

Read the passage again, then decide whether

these statements are True (T) or False (F).

6 In only some cities, there is less sunlight

because of the smoke.

7 Man’s whole environment is being changed

5 write

Here is the layout of a letter of complaint Look at the layout.

Your street address

Your City, State Zip code

Your country

Date

Dear Sir/ Madam,

Situation Complication Resolution Action Yours faithfully, Politeness Recipient’s street address City, State Zip code

Country

5 write

Here is the layout of a letter of complaint Look at the layout.

Your street address

Your City, State Zip code

Your country

Date

Dear Sir/ Madam,

Situation states the reason for writing Yours faithfully, Signature & Name Recipient’s street address City, State Zip code

Country

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5 write

Here is the layout of a letter of complaint Look at the layout.

Your street address

Your City, State Zip code

Your country

Date

Dear Sir/ Madam,

Complication mentions the problem Yours faithfully, Recipient’s street address City, State Zip code

Country

5 write

Here is the layout of a letter of complaint Look at the layout.

Your street address

Your City, State Zip code

Your country

Date

Dear Sir/ Madam,

Resolution makes a suggestions Yours faithfully, Signature & Name Recipient’s street address City, State Zip code

Country

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5 write

Here is the layout of a letter of complaint Look at the layout.

Your street address

Your City, State Zip code

Your country

Date

Dear Sir/ Madam,

Action talks about the future action Yours faithfully, Recipient’s street address City, State Zip code

Country

5 write

Here is the layout of a letter of complaint Look at the layout.

Your street address

Your City, State Zip code

Your country

Date

Dear Sir/ Madam,

Politeness ends the letter politely Yours faithfully, Signature & Name Recipient’s street address City, State Zip code

Country

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5 write

Here is a sample of letter of complaint Look at the sample.

25 Thanh Tri Street,

HanoiAugust 19th, 2008The Director

K&M Factory

32 Thanh Tri Street, Hanoi

Dear Sir or Madam,

I am writing to complain about the dirt and smoke which comes from your factory

chimneys

Two days ago I decided to do my washing I washed the sheets and put them out to dry as it was a nice sunny day and there was a breeze When I took the washing in,

I was horrified to discover that it was covered with dirty marks I assume that the

breeze must have carried the dirt from your chimneys

This is not only because of my sheets but also because we have two small children who are made to breathe the same air Until this incident I thought your chimneys

were safe and clean

I have already written to our local Member of Parliament about this matter

Furthermore, I must warn you that I am going to write to the local newspaper

tomorrow

I look forward to receiving your reply

Yours faithfully,

These days, many people begin to throw their garbage into the lake behind your house What makes you

worried most is the garbage pollutes the water and

produces such an annoying smell in your living area You think that local authority should prohibit and fine heavily anyone dumping the garbage into the lake

You have decided to write a letter of complaint to the head of the local authority about this.

5 write

Look at the situation below.

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5 write

Now, write your own letter of complaint about this

matter to the local authority.