Welcome to my English class
ENGLISH 8
UNIT
POLLUTION
7
MA. Hoang Thi Duyen
Wednesday, December 18, 2019
Warm up
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A KIND OF MATERIAL
What is it? a substance like rock, formed in the sea 
the brightness that comes from the sun, fire 
small pieces of rubbish that have been leftlying on the ground in public places 
 waste material or things that are no longer wanted orneeded 
What are they? 
What can you see in the picture?
a very large area of sea
What is it?
* WARM UP: BRAINSTORMING
POLLUTION
Air pollution
Light pollution
Soil pollution
Water pollution
Noise pollution
GETTING STARTED
1. VOCABULARY
- pollution (n)
sự ô nhiễm
poison (n)
chất độc
- die (v)
 die – dead – death
- aquatic (adj)
- dump (v)
chết
dưới nước
thải
- bless you !
cầu chúa phù hộ cho bạn
- to come up with
nghĩ ra
GETTING STARTED
2. CHECKING VOCABULARY
- pollution (n)
sự ô nhiễm
poison (n)
chất độc
- die (v)
 die – dead - dead
- aquatic (adj)
- dump (v)
chết
dưới nước
thải
- bless you !
cầu chúa phù hộ cho bạn
- to come up with
nghĩ ra
LISTEN AND READ
N= NICK
M = Mi
1. Listen and read. A project on pollution
Nick: Your home village is so beautiful. There are so many trees, flowers and birds.
Mi: Yes, that’s why I like coming back here on holiday.
Nick: Mi, what’s that factory? It looks new.
Mi: I don’t know. There wasn’t a factory here last year.
Nick: Mi, look at the lake! Its water is almost black.
Mi: Let’s go closer. ... I can’t believe my eyes. The fish are dead!
Nick: I think the waste from the factory has polluted the lake. The fish have died because of the polluted water.
Mi: That’s right. If the factory continues dumping poison into the lake, all the fish and other aquatic animals will die.
Nick: Ahchoo!
Mi: Bless you! What’s the matter?
Nick: Thanks. Ahchoo! I think there’s air pollution here as well. If the air wasn’t dirty, I wouldn’t sneeze so much. Ahchoo!
Mi: I’ve come up with an idea about our environmental project! How about giving a presentation about water and air pollution?
Nick: That’s a good idea. Let’s take some pictures of the factory and the lake to illustrate our presentation. Ahchoo!
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.
1a. Find a word / phrase that means :
II. LISTEN AND READ
1. no longer alive
2. growing or living in, on, or near water
3. throwing away something you do not want, especially in a place with is not allowed
4. A substance that can make people or animals ill or kill them if they eat or drink it
5. Made unclear or unsafe to use
6. To think of an idea, or a plan
dead
L10
aquatic
L16
dump
L10
poison
L15
polluted
L13
to come up with
L22
b. Answer the questions.
1. Where are Nick and Mi ?
2. What does the water in the lake look like ?
3. Why is Mi surprised when they get closer to the lake?
4. What is the factory dumping into the lake?
5. Why is Nick sneezing so much ?
 They are in Mi’s home village.
 Almost black
 Because she sees the fish dead.
 poison.
 Because the air is not clean.
c. Tick ()true (T) , false (F), or no information (NI)
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.
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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.
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 ……………………
thermal pollution

Air pollution

radioactive pollution

light pollution

Water pollution

Land / Soil pollution

Noise pollution

visual pollution

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 nit good for sight around.

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

Goodbye!
See you again!
THANKS FOR YOUR ATTENTION!