English 10 UNIT 9 GETTING STARTED

Nam’s father: Uh … it means negative effect or influence on the environment.. pollution polar ice melting fossil fuels greenhouse effect deforestation global warming... polar ice meltin

Welcome to our class, 10 A1 !

1. What can you see in the video?

the video?

was standing on a polar ice cap?

Unit 9 PRESERVING THE ENVIRONMENT

Environmental impacts

Nam’s father: What are you doing, Nam? Nam:  I‘ll do it right now Oh, yes,

engine to find any information?  fuel depletion. 

Nam: Yes, I have However, it was confusing Nam’s father: Correct! Air

impact’ mean, Dad?

Nam’s father: Uh … it means negative effect or

influence on the environment Well,

you can check the meaning using the

Task 2 Label the photos with the words and phrases from the box Then use a dictionary to check their meaning.

pollution polar ice melting fossil fuels

greenhouse effect deforestation global warming

polar ice melting greenhouse effect deforestation global warming

fossil fuels pollution

Task 2 Label the photos with the words and phrases from the box Then use a dictionary to check their meaning.

The meanings of the words

- Pollution: The harmful substances that cause damage to water,

the air, etc. 

/pə'lu:∫n/

- Polar ice melting: The state where ice in the polar turns into liquid

(water) because of extreme temperature

/'pəʊlə

/ais/ /'meltiŋ/ 

- Fossil fuels: Fuel such as coal or oil that is formed from

the decayed remains of plants or animals.

Task 3. Read the conversation between Nam and his father again Ask and answer the following questions.

• 1 What is Nam doing for the school newsletter?

• 2 What did the editor ask Nam to write about?

• 4 Why is Nam interested in environmental impacts?

• 5 Name the threats to the environment mentioned in the

conversation.

• 6 What is the biggest threats to the environment in your

neighborhood?

Team One Team Two

1 What is Nam doing for the school newsletter?

→ He is writing a letter for the school newsletter.

2 What did the editor ask Nam to write about?

→ The editor asked Nam to write some

practical advice on environmental

preservation.

3 What does “environmental impacts”

mean?

→ It means the negative influence or effect

on the environment.

4 Why is Nam interested in environmental impacts?

→ Because he thinks if we can see the

impacts on the natural environment, we will know how to protect it.

5 Name the threats to the environment

mentioned in the conversation.

→ They are deforestation, pollution, global warming, fuel depletion, polar ice melting and the rise of sea levels.

6 What is the biggest threats to the

environment in your neighborhood?

→ Deforestation/pollution/river filled with rubbish and plastic bags/using too much pesticides….

Nam’s father: What are you doing, Nam? Nam:  I‘ll do it right now Oh, yes,

engine to find any information?  fuel depletion. 

Nam: Yes, I have However, it was confusing Nam’s father: Correct! Air

impact’ mean, Dad?

Nam’s father: Uh … it means negative effect or

influence on the environment Well,

you can check the meaning using the

Pollution Polar ice melting Fossil fuels

Greenhouse effect Deforestation

Example

A: We have just learnt about the environmental impacts and the

threats to our environment Which of the threats are you most

concerned about?

B: The image of the polar bear trying to survive on a tiny piece of ice

makes me concerned most because it looks so miserable If all of the ice melts, the polar bears will definitely die

A: Deforestation affects me the most because it not only damages

nature and animal habitats but it also releases harmful Co2 into the atmosphere

B: So we must take actions to protect our environment.

 Review the contents that have

been covered in the lesson.

and phrases you have learnt in the lesson and find their stress

patterns in a dictionary.

 Find the sentences in the

conservation that contain reported speech.

Homework