Welcome to our class
Game: Hidden doors
The hidden doors are opened one by one.
The student who can describe the problems in the pictures first will be the winner.
People cut down forest/Deforestation
CO2 emissions from vehicles
CO2 emissions from factories and power plants
Dumping rubbish/ Water pollution
How often do you see these problems?
What do these actions lead to?
 They lead to global warming.
3. Do you think that humans are responsible for global warming?
UNIT 6: GLOBAL WARMING
Lesson 2. Reading
Global warming is real
Activity 1. Match the words with their meaning.
Vocabulary
1. Catastrophic /ˌkætəˈstrɒfɪk/ (adj) : Thảm khốc
2. Famine /ˈfæmɪn/ (n): Nạn đói
3. Absorb /əbˈzɔːb/ (v): Hấp thụ
4. Atmosphere /`ætməsfiə/ (n): Thoát ra
5. Capture /ˈkæptʃə(r)/ (v): Đuổi, bắt
6. Ecosystem /ˈiːkəʊsɪstəm/ (n): Hệ sinh thái
7. Diversity /daɪˈvɜːsəti/ (n): Sự đa dạng





A. Global warming is the rise in the world’s temperature.

B. Global warming leads to the extinction of millions of species in the world.

C. Global warming is mainly caused by humans and has negative impacts on people’s lives.

D. People have to work together to reduce the risks of global warming.
C
Activity 2: Select the statement that expresses its main idea.
Activity 3: Answer the questions.
1. Who is mainly responsible for global warming?
2. What happens when coal is burnt to make electricity?
3. How does deforestation contribute to global warming?
4. What could happen to people when sea levels rise?
5. How can high temperatures affect crops?
6. Why is widespread loss of species a matter of great concern.
 Humans/People/We are responsible. 
 It releases a large amount of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.
 Deforestation disrupts the process of absorbing and capturing CO2 from the atmosphere, which causes the world’s temperature to rise.
 They could lose their homes.
 They can reduce crop harvests globally.
 Because humans cannot exist without species diversity on Earth.
Activity 4: Discuss with a partner.
1. Which of the effects of global warming do you think is the most serious?
2. What do you think we should do to reduce the risks caused by global warming?
Suggested answer
We should
Recycle
Put rubbish into bins
Turn off lights when not in use
Use public transports
- Learn all the new vocabulary by heart.
- Prepare for the next lesson “Speaking”