UNIT 9: PRESERVING
THE ENVIRONMENT

GETTING STARTED
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
LESSON 1:
INTRODUCE:
To teach Students to listen and read a conversation about environment impacts and ways to protect the environment and do tasks: Questions & answers and matching exercises.
To teach some lexical items related to preserve the environment.
By the end of the lesson, students will be able to:
+ Use some lexical items related to environment impacts and ways to protect the environment.
+ Make simple dialogues using the given expressions.
+ Master some vocabularies about environment impacts and ways to protect the environment.
+ Get to know one grammar point: Reported speech




1: Objectives

* Discuss the question

Have you been aware of environmental problems?
What have you done for the environment?


2: WARN UP

GETTING STARTED
Environmental impacts
* Look at the picture page 38 then answer some the question.
Who do you see in the picture?
Where do you think they are?
What are they doing?
I/ Listen and read
Preserving the environment :
Environmental impacts :
Newsletter (n) :
Polar ice melting :
Engine :
Confusing (v):
Suitable for + Sth :
Fossil fuel :
Depletion :
Greenhouse effect :
Deforestation:



1/ Vocabulary:
I/ Listen and read
2/ Read the conversation:
II/ Matching
Pollution Polar ice melting Fossil fuels
Greenhouse effect Deforestation
answer
Pollution
Greenhouse effect
Deforestation
Polar ice melting
Fossil fuels
a/….……………..….... b/………………… c/.…………………







d/…………………………….. e/………………………………
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?
…………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………
6. What is the biggest threat to the environment in your neighbourhood?
…………………………………………………………………………………

III/ Answer the question
He is writing a letter for the school newsletter.
The editor asked Nam to write some practical advice on environmental preservation.
It means the negative influence or effect on the environment.
Because he thinks if we can see the impacts on the natural environment, we will know how to protect it.
They are deforestation, pollution, global warning, fuel depletion, polar ice melting and the rise of sea levels.
Consolidation
What have you learnt today?
What can you do now?
GOOD BYE.
SEE YOU AGAIN!