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CROSSWORD

Crossword
1. (7 letters)
To make air, water, or soil dirty or
unclear Congratulation!

P

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L

L

U

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T

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Crossword
2. ( 16 letters)
This effect occurs when the earth's atmosphere traps
certain gases such as carbon dioxide as well as water
vapor. This Congratulation!
makes the earth's surface warmer.

G R E E N H O U S Sorry!
E E F F E C T

Crossword
3. ( 13 letters)
The removal or cutting down trees in an
area for urban
use
and
farm
land.
Congratulation!
A T I O N
D E F O R E S TSorry!

Crossword
4. ( 9 letters)
The using up or reducing something like
energy or resources.
Congratulation!

D

E

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L

E

T

I

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O

N

Crossword
5. (11 letters)

Non- renewable energy sources such as coal, fuel,
oil and natural gas formed dead plants ands
animals underground.
Congratulation!

F

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S

S

I

L

F

U

Sorry!

E

L

S

Crossword
6. (13 letters)

The gradual increase of temperature on the earth's
surface due to greenhouse effect.
Congratulation!

G L O B A L W A R M I N G
G
Sorry!

Crossword
7. (8 letters)
To keep and protect something from
damage, change or waste.
Congratulation!

P

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R

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V

E

Crossword
8. (6 letters)
Harm or injury that makes something
less valuable or able to function.
Congratulation!

D

A

M

A

G

Sorry!

E

Unit 9: PRESERVING THE ENVIRONMENT

Lesson: Language

Content:
Vocabulary: some words related to environmental
impacts and ways to protect the environment.
Pronunciation: how to stress on three-syllable nouns.
Grammar: Reported speech

consume /kənˈsjuːm/ (v) = use

contaminate /kənˈtæmɪneɪt/ (v) : make s.th dirty

Ex: Most chemicals contaminate drinking water.

deforestation (n)
→deforest /ˌdiːˈfɒrɪst/ (v)

depletion (n)

→deplete /dɪˈpliːt/ (v)

confuse /kənˈfjuːz/ (v): make s.th more difficult to

understand

Ex: Many search results and web pages about the
environment confuse me.

Vocabulary
1. consume /kənˈsjuːm/ (v) = use
2. contaminate /kənˈtæmɪneɪt/ (v) : make s.th dirty
3. deforest /ˌdiːˈfɒrɪst/ (v)
4. deplete /dɪˈpliːt/ (v)
5. confuse /kənˈfjuːz/ (v): make s.th more difficult to
understand

Exercise 2. Complete the table with the words from the box:
protect
consumption
contaminate
pollute
deforest
deplete
preservation
VERB
NOUN
protection
preserve
contamination
consume
deforestation
pollution
depletion

Do you know…?
- A noun can ↗ follow a determiner : a/an, the, your, some,
preposition.
↘ formed with –tion, -ation, -ity.
Ex: the protection, a lifestyle, for use, preservation, electricity.
- A verb can↗ follow a subject pronoun, the particle to,
modals.
↘ formed with –ed, -ing.
Ex: to protect, can consume, are depleted.

Exercise 3. Complete the sentences with the
nouns or verbs in 2.
1. The (consumption) consumption
______   of energy in this area has increased
a lot since a new modern resort was built.
2. How much energy does this modern resort (consumption)
___________
consume every day?
3. Scientists have been looking for solutions for decades to
(preservation)____________
the Earth's limited fossil fuels from
preserve
depletion.
4. Many environmentalists have supported the
preservation of the earth's natural resources such as
(preservation)___________
land, fresh water, rain forests and fossil fuels.

5. The coastal areas have been
severely (pollute)____________
polluted  by the disposals of harmful
chemical rubbish.
pollution
6. The greenhouse effect is made by (pollute)____________.
7. ( Contaminate)____________
Contamination by chemical sprays and
fertilizers makes land arid, and vegetation harmful to human
health.
contaminate the ground and
8. Most chemicals (contaminate)__________
the underground water.

Pronunciation
How to stress on three-syllable nouns.
→Note:
The syllable before –tion or –sion is
usually stressed.
Ex: po'llution, pro'tection, con'fusion.

Exercise 2. Listen and put a mark (') before the stressed syllable.

1. 'article
2. 'influence
3. 'energy
4. so'lution
5. 'newsletter
6. po'llution

7. pro'tection
8. 'atmosphere
9. 'editor
10. con'fusion
11. 'scientist
12. 'chemical

Grammar: Reported speech
- Statements:
+“I' m writing for my school newsletter,” Nam said.

→ Direct speech

→ Indirect speech
+ Nam said (that) he was writing for his school newsletter.
→ we use Reported speech to repeat what people have previously said.
• Pronoun : I → he
• Possessive: my→ his
• Verb : is writing → was writing

- Commands:
+ “Focus on your topic,” Nam's father told him.
+ Nam's father told him to focus on his topic.
• Possessive: your→ his
• Verb: focus→ to focus
 

Exercise 2. Change the direct speech statements into
reported speech and make any changes, if necessary.

1. 'Pollution is one of the problems in my neighborhood,' Nam
said.
→ Nam said that pollution was one of the problems in his
neighborhood.
2. 'More people are aware of the preservation of natural
resources,' the editor said.
→ The editor said  that more people were aware of the

preservation of natural resources.

3. 'We are discussing the protection of the natural
environment,' the students told their teacher.
→ The students told their teacher that they were discussing
the protection of the natural environment.
4. 'Use the web search engine to find the information that you
need,' Nam's father told him.
→ Nam's father told him to use the web search engine to find
the information that he needed.

5. 'It's confusing because there are too many web pages about
the environment,' Nam said.
→ Nam said it was confusing because there were too many web
pages about the environment.
6. 'Air pollution is one of the causes of the greenhouse effect,'
scientists said.
→ Scientists said that air pollution was one of the causes of the
greenhouse effect.

Homewo
rk
• Learn the lesson well.
• Do the exercises in Language (workbook).
• Prepare for the next lesson: Reading