Names of environmental degradation actions.
- hunting animals
- dumping the trash
- burning forests and cutting down forests
causing floods
- catching sea animals with explosives
UNIT 9: PRESERVING THE ENVIRONMENT
Lesson 5: LISTENING
Activity 2: What is he talking about? Tick the correct box.
Activity 3: Tick the words you hear
- natural disaster(n) /`nætʃrəl di`zɑ:stə/:
- degrade (adj) /di`greid/: lower in quality
- resulted /rɪˈzʌlt/: caused an outcome
- appropriate (adj) /ə`prouprieit/:
- erosion (n) /i`rouʤn/: condition in which earth’s surface is worn away by the action of water and wind
- sewage (n) /`sju:idʤ/: waste matter from home, carried away in a system of pipes

- civilization (n) /,sivilai`zeiʃn/:
- aquatic /ə`kwætik/ (adj): of water or living in water
- mass media (n) /mæs `mi:diə/:
- awareness /əˈweənis/ (n): knowledge of something
- extinct (adj) /iks`tiɳkt/: - extinction (n) /iks`tiɳkʃn/
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thích hợp
sự xói mòn
bị xuống cấp
gây ra 1 kết quả
chất thải, nước cống.
nền văn minh
dưới nước
phương tiện thông tin đại chúng
tuyệt chủng
sự tuyệt chủng
sự nhận thức
New word
1. The natural environment has been seriously _______ and degraded by human activities through many decades.
2. The burning of fossil fuels by factories and motor vehicles has led to air pollution and resulted in acid rain, greenhouse effect and
 _______ .
3. Deforestation for land use has affected the _______ and led to the extinction of rare animals, extreme floods and land erosion.
4. They have changed and degraded the natural environment and led to various _______.
5. We should ________ the burning of fossil fuels, and encourage forestation to replace deforestation.
6. People should make _______ to protect the environment for the next generation.



affected
Activity 4: Complete the sentences with one or two words from the talk.
global warming
ecosystem
health problems
control
friendly materials
(v)
(np/ n)
(n)
(n/ np)
(v)
(n)
1. What is the definition of environment in the talk?

2. What has led to air pollution?

3. What has led to soil pollution?

4. What has deforestation caused?


5. What should we do to reduce water pollution?

6. What should we do to preserve the forests?

7. What should people do to preserve the environment for the next generation?
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The natural world in which people, animals and plants live.
The burning of fossil fuel by factories and motor vehicles.
The use of harmful chemicals in agriculture
The Extreme/serious flood and soil erosion, the extinction of rare animals.
We should dump harmful rubbish and chemicals at appropriate places.
We should replace deforestation with forestation.
We should make every effort to preserve the environment for the next generation.
Activity 5: Answers the questions.