UNIT 7: POLLUTION
GETTING STARTED
A PROJECT ON POLLUTION

Nhieu Loc Channel – 10 years ago

Nhieu Loc Channel at present

Ho Chi Minh City

* WARM UP: BRAINSTORMING
Air pollution

Water pollution

POLLUTION
Light pollution

Soil pollution
Noise pollution

NEW WORDS
1. Pollute ( v): /pəˈluːt/: gây ô nhiễm

 Pollution (n) /pəˈluːʃn/
polluted (adj)

: sự ô nhiễm
: bị ô nhiễm

Ex: The polluted air has caused the city dwellers many health problems.

2. Poison ( n, v): chất độc, làm nhiễm độc Poisonous (adj)
3. Die (v)
 Die – dead ( adj) - death ( n)
4. Aquatic (adj) :growing or living in, on or near water (dưới nước)
Ex: The aquatic animals have died due to the waste from the factory.

NEW WORDS
5. Dump (v)

: thải ra

Ex: If the factory continues dumping poison into the lake, all the fish and
other aquatic animals will die.

6. Bless you !
7. to come up with

: cầu Chúa phù hộ cho bạn
: nghĩ ra

Ex: We should come up with a solution to the water pollution in our
village. .

8. illustrate (v) /ˈɪləstreɪt/ minh họa
9. radioactive (adj) /ˌreɪdiəʊˈæktɪv/ thuộc về phóng xạ
10. thermal ( adj) /ˈθɜːrml/: thuộc về nhiệt
11. visual (adj) /ˈvɪʒuəl/: thuộc về thị giác

II. LISTEN AND READ

This is Mi
This is Nick

1.Who can you see in the picture?
 Mi and Nick
2. Where do you think they are?
 They are in Mi' s home village.
3. What can you see in the picture ?
 smoke from the factory, waste, poison from the
factory, water is black, the fish are dead.
4. What do you think the people in the picture are
talking about?
 They are talking about their environmental
project.

II. LISTEN AND READ

1a. Find a word / phrase that means :
1. no longer alive

dead

2. growing or living in, on, or near water

aquatic L16

3. throwing away something you do not want,
especially in a place which is not allowed

dump

4. A substance that can make people or
animals ill or kill them if they eat or drink it

poison L15

5. Made unclear or unsafe to use

polluted L13

6. To think of an idea, or a plan

to come up with

L10

L10

L22

b. Answer the questions.
1. Where are Nick and Mi ?
 They are in Mi's home village.
2. What does the water in the lake look like ?
 Almost black
3. Why is Mi surprised when they get closer to the lake?
 Because she sees the fish dead.
4. What is the factory dumping into the lake?
 poison.
5. Why is Nick sneezing so much ?
 Because the air is not clean.

c. Tick ()true (T) , false (F), or no information (NI)
T

1. The water in the lake has been
polluted by a ship.
2. Water pollution in the lake
has made the fish die.
3. Aquatic plants may also die
because of the polluted water.
4. Nick wouldn't sneeze so
much if the air was clean.
5.Nick and Mi will give a talk
about water and air pollution.

F

NI







2. There are different types of pollution. Write each type under a picture.

water pollution
noise pollution

radioactive pollution

land/soil pollution
thermal pollution

air pollution
light pollution
visual pollution

2. There are different types of pollution. Write each type
under a picture:

a. radioactive
pollution

b. noise
pollution

c. visual
pollution

d. thermal
pollution

e. water
pollution

f. land/ soil
pollution

g. light
pollution

h. air
pollution

3. Complete the sentences with the types of pollution.
1. When ……………............. happens, the water temperature in
streams, rivers, lakes, or oceans changes.
2. ……………………. occurs when the atmosphere contains gases,
dust, or fumes in harmful amounts.
3. When radiation goes into the land, air or water, it is called
………………………
4. Too much use of electric lights in cities may cause …………..
5. ………………….. is the contamination of lakes, rivers, oceans,
or groundwater, usually by human activities.
6. ………………………… happens when human activities destroy
the Earth's surface.
7. …………..…… occurs because there are too many loud sounds
in the environment.
8. The sight of too many telephone poles, advertising billboards,
overhead power lines, or shop signs may case ……………………

4. Work in groups. Which types of pollution in 3 does your
neighbourhood face? Rank them in order of seriousness. Give
reasons for your group's order.

 It's air pollution, noise pollution and visual
pollution.
 Air pollution does harm to your health. Noise
pollution can make you stressed. Visual pollution
is not good for sight around.

• Revise the new words, exercises in the work notebook.
• Prepare the new lesson : A closer look 1