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ENGLISH 10
UNIT 9: PRESERVING THE ENVIRONMENT
Lesson: Getting Started
(Textbook/ page 38,39)
Teacher: Nguyễn Thị Như Nguyệt

Lesson: Getting Started
1

• Listen and read for the general idea

2

• Take note the vocabulary

3

• Answer the questions

4

• Discuss about the topic

Look at the following pictures and say
what you can see.
Water

Animals

Soil

The environment

Air

Plants

Humans

Warm-up

Only humans have a great impact on the environment

Watch a video clip and list some human beings'
activities that affect to the environment.

Warm-up

Human beings' actions:
- Killing animals for fur, food and entertainment.
- Cutting down forest – deforestation.
- Polluting the ocean, the air.

Negative effect/ influence on the environment

Environmental impacts

1. What will happen if the environment is damaged or destroyed?

Preserve the environment

UNIT 9:PRESERVING THE
ENVIRONMENT
Getting Started

UNIT 9: PRESERVING THE EVIRONMENT- GETTING STARTED
Vocabulary

1. preserve /prɪˈzɜːv/ (v) = save: bảo tồn
→preservation /ˌprezəˈveɪʃn/(n) sự bảo tồn, duy trì
2. impact /ˈɪmpækt/ (n) = influence = negative effect: tác động
→environmental impact: tác động môi trường
3. deforestation /ˌdiːˌfɒrɪˈsteɪʃn/ (n) sự phá rừng
4. fossil fuel /ˈfɒsl fjʊəl/ nhiên liệu hóa thạch
5. depletion /dɪˈpliːʃn/(n) sự suy yếu, cạn kiệt
6. greenhouse effect /ˈgriːnhaʊs ɪˈfɛkt/ hiệu ứng nhà kính
7. melt /melt/ (v): tan chảy
→polar ice melting /ˈpəʊlə(r)aɪsˈmeltɪŋ/ sự tan băng ở địa cực

UNIT 9: PRESERVING THE EVIRONMENT- GETTING STARTED
Listen and repeat

1. preserve /prɪˈzɜːv/ (v) = save: bảo tồn
→preservation /ˌprezəˈveɪʃn/(n) sự bảo tồn, duy trì
2. impact /ˈɪmpækt/ (n) = influence = negative effect: tác động
→environmental impact: tác động môi trường
3. deforestation /ˌdiːˌfɒrɪˈsteɪʃn/ (n) sự phá rừng
4. fossil fuel /ˈfɒsl fjʊəl/ nhiên liệu hóa thạch
5. depletion /dɪˈpliːʃn/(n) sự suy yếu, cạn kiệt
6. greenhouse effect /ˈgriːnhaʊs ɪˈfɛkt/ hiệu ứng nhà kính
7. melt /melt/ (v): tan chảy
→polar ice melting /ˈpəʊlə(r)aɪsˈmeltɪŋ/ sự tan băng ở địa cực

Task 2: Label the photos with the words and phrases
from the box.

UNIT 9: PRESERVING THE EVIRONMENT- GETTING STARTED

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?
3. What does 'environmental impact ' mean?
4. Why is Nam interested in environmental impacts?
5. Name the threats to the environment mentioned in the conversation.

UNIT 9: PRESERVING THE EVIRONMENT- GETTING STARTED
1. What is Nam doing for the school newsletter?

→He is writing a letter for the school newsletter.

UNIT 9: PRESERVING THE EVIRONMENT- GETTING STARTED

2. What did the editor ask Nam to write about?
→The

editor asked Nam to write some practical advice in
environmental preservation.

UNIT 9: PRESERVING THE EVIRONMENT- GETTING STARTED
3. What does 'environmental impact ' mean?

→It means the negative influence or effect on the
environment.

UNIT 9: PRESERVING THE EVIRONMENT- GETTING STARTED

4. Why is Nam interested in environmental impacts?

→Because he thinks if we can see impacts on the
natural environment, we will know how to protect it.

UNIT 9: PRESERVING THE EVIRONMENT- GETTING STARTED

→They are deforestation, pollution, global warming, fuel
depletion, polar ice melting and the rise of sea levels.
5. Name the threats to the environment mentioned in the conversation.

UNIT 9: PRESERVING THE EVIRONMENT- GETTING STARTED

Discussion: What should and
shouldn't we do to protect the
environment?
You can begin with:
Well, I think we should…………………………………
we shouldn't…………………………….

UNIT 9: PRESERVING THE EVIRONMENT- GETTING STARTED

Homework
• Learn by heart all the vocabulary.
• Do all the tasks again.
• Prepare for the next lesson.