- What is it? 
- Is it happy? 
- What is the matter with
it? 
- How can we stop this
problem and make the
Earth happy again? 

Match the photos with the appropriate
words and phrases.
1. pollution
2. polar ice melting
3. fossil fuels
4. deforestation
5. greenhouse effect

Unit

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LESSON 1

GETTING
STARTED

A presentation on the environment

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1

Listen and read.
A presentation on the environment

PRACTICE
PRACTICE

2 Read the conversation again and answer the questions.
Questions
1.
2.
3.

What did Nam's teacher ask
him to do?

Answers

She asked Nam to do some
research on environmental
protection.
What has Nam come up with
He's come up with a range
so far?
of environmental issues.
When does Nam have to
Nam has to deliver the
deliver the presentation?
presentation next week
/THE FOLLOWING WEEK

3 Match the words in A with the words in B to form phrases in 1.
A

B

Answers

1. global

a. animals

1-d: global warming

2. practical

b. issues

2-c: practical actions

3. environmental

c. actions

3-b: environmental issues

4. endangered

d. warming 4-a: endangered animals

PRACTICE

4

Complete the sentences with verbs from the conversation in 1.

1. My teacher ________
asked me to do some research on
the environmental protection.
2. She ________
advised me to start with small, practical
actions to protect the environment.
3. She _______
said I should deliver my presentation the
following week.

2

CONSOLIDATION
Wrap-up • Gain an overview about the topic Protecting

the environment
• Build vocabulary on the environment and
identify the reported speech with statements
and questions

Homework

- Do exercises in the Workbook
- Project preparation

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