Watch the video clip and answer the following questions:

1. What is the video clip about?
2. What kinds of pollution are there in the video
clip?
Pollution - Types of Pollution.mp4

1. What is the video clip about?
 It is about pollution
2. What kinds of pollution are there
in the video clip?
 Air pollution, water pollution,
soil pollution, noise pollution

UNIT 9:
PROTECTING THE ENVIRONMENT
Lesson 3: Reading

1. Look at the pictures and answer the question:
What environmental problems do you see in the pictures?

2

1

Cutting forests/
deforestation

Polar ice melting  /
Global warming

4

3

Air pollution

Endangered animals

Vocabulary
1. be aware of (a)
2. have effect/impact/ influence on
3. extreme weather(n)
4. global warming (n)
5. lead to (v)
6. combine with (v)
7. damage (v)
8. harmful to (a)
9. major cause (n)
10. climate change (n)

2/ Read the text and choose the best title for it.

a. Environmental problems: What are they?
b. Environmental protection: How
important is it?
c. Environmental solutions: How practical
are they?

3/ Read the text again and decide which
paragraph contains the following information.

Information
1. an example of harmful substances
in the air and water
2. one of the reasons for destroying
wildlife habitats
3. an increase in the level of the
world's oceans
4. an effect of illegal hunting on the
ecosystem

Paragrap
h

C

C. Air pollution is also a serious problem.
It is mainly caused by waste gases that
come out of vehicles, machines, or
factories. When these harmful gases
combine with the water in the air, they
come down as rain or snow, which can
damage all forms of life. In addition, this
problem leads to global warming and
climate change. It is also a major cause of
respiratory diseases or even lung cancer.

3/ Read the text again and decide which
paragraph contains the following information.

Information
1. an example of harmful substances
in the air and water
2. one of the reasons for destroying
wildlife habitats
3. an increase in the level of the
world's oceans
4. an effect of illegal hunting on the
ecosystem

Paragrap
h

C
B

B. Another environmental problem
is the cutting and clearing of
natural forests. The loss of forests
can have a negative impact on the
environment. It can damage the
natural habitats of many animals
and put wildlife in danger. It can
also destroy the natural soil and
lead to climate change.

3/ Read the text again and decide which
paragraph contains the following information.

Information

Paragrap
h

1. an example of harmful substances
in the air and water

C

2. one of the reasons for destroying
wildlife habitats

B

3. an increase in the level of the
world's oceans
4. an effect of illegal hunting on the
ecosystem

A

A. Global warming is the rise in
the average temperature of the
earth's atmosphere. It is one of the
biggest issues facing humans today.
It can have serious consequences
such as rising sea levels, polar ice
melting, and extreme weather events
like floods or heatwaves.

3/ Read the text again and decide which
paragraph contains the following information.

Information

Paragrap
h

1. an example of harmful substances
in the air and water

C

2. one of the reasons for destroying
wildlife habitats

B

3. an increase in the level of the
world's oceans

A

4. an effect of illegal hunting on the
ecosystem

D

D. Around the world, the number of
endangered animals is rising. Many of them
disappear because of pollution and climate
change. In addition, humans illegally hunt
and kill animals, and catch too many fish
at once. This is upsetting the natural
balance of ecosystems, which can be
harmful to all living and non-living things.

3/ Read the text again and decide which
paragraph contains the following information.

Information

Paragrap
h

1. an example of harmful substances
in the air and water

C

2. one of the reasons for destroying
wildlife habitats

B

3. an increase in the level of the
world's oceans

A

4. an effect of illegal hunting on the
ecosystem

D

4/ Complete
the sentences with information from the
PRACTICE
text. Use no more than TWO words for each answer.

1. Global warming can cause extreme
weather events such as floods or heatwaves.
______________
habitats
2. The natural ___________
of many animals can
be destroyed in the process of cutting down forests.
3. One of the main causes of air pollution is
waste gases produced by machines and factories.
___________
4. When many animals disappear, this damages the
ecosystem
natural balance of ___________.

Which of the problems mentioned in the text do
you think is the most serious in Viet Nam? 

In my opinion/ From my point of view
, ………is the most serious
environmental problem in Viet Nam. It
affects /causes…………...

Which of the problems mentioned in the text do
you think is the most serious in Viet Nam? 

Suggested answers:
In my opinion, air pollution is the most
serious environmental problem in Viet
Nam, especially in big cities. It affects our
health directly because the polluted air we
breathe in may cause health problems such
as respiratory diseases or even death.