GOOD MORNING EVERY

Monday, February
2023
Unit 7: POLLUTION – LESSON 5: SKILLS 1

WARM UP
What make water dirty?

I. VOCABULARY:

- Groundwater (n): Nước ngầm
- Cholera (n): Bệnh tả
- Sewage (n): Nước thải
- Herbicide (v): Thuốc diệt cỏ
- Pesticides (v): Thuốc trừ sâu
- Point source pollution: Ô nhiễm có nguồn
- Non point source pollution: Ô nhiễm không nguồn
- Untreated (n): Không được xử lý
- Outbreak (n): Sự bùng nổ

II. READING:

1.

Work in pairs. One of you looks at picture A, and the other looks
at picture B . Ask each other questions to find out the differences
between your pictures.

1.

Work in pairs. One of
you looks at picture A,
and the other looks at
picture B . Ask each other
questions to find out the
differences between your
pictures.

2.

Mi and Nick have decided to give a presentation on water
pollution to the class. Read what they have prepared and answer the
questions

2.

Mi and Nick have decided to give a presentation on water
pollution to the class. Read what they have prepared and answer the
questions.
1. What does the second paragraph tell you about?

- The second paragraph tells us about the causes of water pollution.

2. What does the third paragraph tell you about?

- The third paragraph tells about the effects of water pollution.

3. What is groundwater?

- It's the water beneath the earth's surface.

4. What are point source pollutants?

- They are industrial waste, sewage, pesticides and herbicides.

5. What are non-point source pollutants?

- They are pollutants from storm water and the atmostphere.

6. Why do people use herbicides?

- They use herbicides to kill weeds.

3.

Read the text again and complete the notes about the effects of
water pollution. Fill each blank with no more than three words.
cholera

1. If the drinking water is untreated, an outbreak of _____________ may happen.

die

2. People drinking contaminated water may _______.

polluted water

3. Fish, crabs or birds, may also die because of _______________.

dead
4. Other animals may become ill if they eat
the _______ animals.
aquatic plants

5. Herbicides kill both weeds and ____________

III. SPEAKING:

4.

Work in groups and discuss the solutions to water pollution. Make
notes of your answers.

4.

Work in groups and discuss the solutions to water pollution. Make
notes of your answers.

1. Give heavy fines to companies that are found doing
this.
2. Educate companies about the environment.
3. Give tax breaks to companies that find “clean” ways to
dispose of
their waste.

5.

Now complete the diagram of water pollution. Use the
information from the text for the causes and effects and your
group's ideas for the solutions.

Water
pollution

Cause

Effect

Solutions

The contamination of bodies of water such as lakes, oceans and
groundwater.

- Point source pollutants: industrial waste, sewage, pesticides,
herbicides.
- non-point pollutants: pollutants from storm water and atmosphere.

- Human: die if they drink contaminated water.
- Animals: die
- plants: killed.

- Give heavy fines to companies that are found doing this.

6.

Make a presentation about water pollution based on the
diagram.

HOMEWORK
- Learn by heart all new words
- Workbook- Unit 7- Part E
- Prepare “Skills 2” for the next lesson.