Unit 9: PRESERVING THE ENVIRONMENT
Lesson 4: Reading
I. Warm-up
1. What do you think the environmental impact in each photo is?
a
b
c
d
Noise pollution
Water pollution
Air pollution
Soil pollution
II. Vocabulary
Vegetation (n): cây cỏ, thực vật
/ˌvedʒəˈteɪʃən/

Ex: Desert areas have little vegetation
2. Pesticide (n): thuốc trừ sâu
/ˈpes.tə.saɪd/
3. Fertilizer (n): phân bón
/ˈfɝːt̬əlaɪzɚ/
4. Pollutant (n): chất ô nhiễm
/pəˈluː.t̬ənt/
Ex: Dioxide is one of several pollutants
that are released into the atmosphere
by many means of transportations.
5. Polar ice melting: sự tan băng
/ˈpoʊ.lɚ/

6. Soil fertility: sự phì nhiêu của đất
 /fɚˈtɪl.ə.t̬i/
Inorganic (adj): vô cơ
/ˌɪn.ɔːrˈɡæn.ɪk/

Ex: Salt is an inorganic chemical
II. Vocabulary
Vegetation /ˌvedʒəˈteɪʃən/ (n)

2. Inorganic /ˌɪn.ɔːrˈɡæn.ɪk/ (adj)

3. Fertilizer /ˈfɝː.t̬əl.aɪ.zɚ/ (n)

4. Pollutant /pəˈluː.t̬ənt/ (n)
5. Pesticide /ˈpes.tə.saɪd/ (n)

6. Polar ice melting: /ˈpoʊ.lɚ/

7. Soil fertility:  /fɚˈtɪl.ə.t̬i/
2. Quickly read the text and select the best title.
Natural Resource Depletion
The Long-term Damage of Soil
Environmental Pollution
The Destruction of Ecosystem
3. Matching
Vegetation
Inorganic
Fertilizers
Pollutants
Pesticides
Ecosystem
3. Matching
Read the statements. Decide if they are true (T) or false (F). Correct the false statements.
Environmental pollution is one of impacts of human activities.
The greenhouse effect is a result of air pollution
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Spider map: Discuss about the pollution in your neighborhood
What type of pollution is there in your neighborhood?
What are the causes and effects?
How can you help reduce this type of pollution?