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English 9
unit 6: THE ENVIRONMENT
LESSON: READ
A
P
O
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M
WIN
Junk yard

End up
Treasure

Foam
Stream

Hedge
Folk
A row of things forming a fence
People
A piece of land full of rubbish
A flow of water
Mass of bubbles of air or gas
Valuable or precious thing
Reach a state of
MATCHING
Junk yard: a piece of land full of rubbish.
Junk yard
A piece of land full of rubbish
Junk yard: a piece of land full of rubbish.
End up: reach a state of
Treasure: valuable or precious thing
Foam: mass of bubble of air or gas
Mass of bubble of air or gas
Foam
Junk yard: a piece of land full of rubbish.
End up: reach a state of
Treasure: valuable or precious thing
Foam: mass of bubble of air or gas
Stream: a flow of water
A flow of water
Stream
Junk yard: a piece of land full of rubbish.
End up: reach a state of
Treasure: valuable or precious thing
Foam: mass of bubble of air or gas
Stream: a flow of water
Hedge: a row of thing forming a fence
a row of thing forming a fence
Hedge

Junk yard: a piece of land full of rubbish.
End up: reach a state of
Treasure: valuable or precious thing
Foam: mass of bubble of air or gas
Stream: a flow of water
Hedge: a row of thing forming a fence
Folk: people
It is about environment pollution.
WHAT IS THE POEM ABOUT?
Polluted Environment?
T/F
The world will end up like junkyard if the pollution goes on.
The fields will be clean with plastics and tins
The stream will be covered with foam.
She and her son are polluting the environment
1T – 2F – 3T – 4F
According to the mother, what will happen if the pollution goes on?
=> If the pollution goes on, the world will end up like a second-hand junk yard.
Who does the mother think pollution the environment?
=>She thinks other people pollution the environment except her and her son.
What will happen to the boy if he keeps on asking his mother such questions?
=> If the boy keeps on asking his mother such questions, he will be taken home right away
DISCUSSION
2. What does the poet want us to learn about keeping the environment unpolluted?
1. Do you think the boy’s question (line 9-10)is silly? Why? or Why not?
DISCUSSION
Do you think the boy’s question (line 9-10)is silly? Why? or Why not?
No. I don’t think so. Because he says throwing the bottles
over the hedge will also cause pollution
What
Does
the poet
Want
us
to
learn
about
keeping
The
environment
unpolluted?
DISCUSSION
The poet wants us to learn that everyone is responsible for
keeping the environment unpolluted.
- Answer the questions again
(exercise b / page 51)
- What do you think about littering and using electricity to catch fish?- Listing your ideas.