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UNIT 6: THE ENVIRONMENT
*5. Read:
Vocabulary
go on = keep on = continue (v) ti?p t?c
a second hand junk-yard (n) b�i ph? th?i
a treasure (n) kho b�u
cover (v) che ph?
foam (n) b?t
a hedge (n) h�ng r�o
a wood = a forest (n) r?ng
nonsense (n) di?u vơ nghia

*5. Read:
silly (a) ngu ngốc, ngớ ngẩn
folk = people (n) người
rubbish = garbage = trash (n) rác
valuable =precious (a) có giá trị

*Match column A with column B:
* Match column A with column B:
Junk-yard: a piece of land full of garbage.
End up: reach a state of.
Treasure: valuable or precious things.
Foam: mass of bubbles of air or gas.
Stream: a flow of water.
Hedge: a row of things forming a fence.
Folk: people.
*Answer the questions:
According to the mother, what will happen if the pollution goes on?
Who does the mother think pollute the environment?
What will happen to the boy if he keeps on asking his mother such questions?
Do you think the boy’s question (lines 9-10) is silly? Why (not)?
What does the poet want us to learn about keeping the environment unpolluted?
What could you do in your school / house to minimize pollution?
1.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.
2. Who does the mother think pollute the environment?
-----> She thinks other folk pollute the environment but not her an her son.
3. What will happen to the boy if he keeps on asking his mother such questions?
-----> If he keeps on asking such questions, his mother will take him home right away.
4. Do you think the boy’s question (lines 9-10) is silly? Why (not)?
------> No, I think he right. Because if he throws the bottles that will be polluting the woods.
5. What does the poet want us to learn about keeping the environment unpolluted?
-----> The poet want us to learn that everyone is responsible for keeping the environment from pollution.
6. What could you do in your school / house to minimize pollution?
-----> - We should clean our school yard and classroom everyday.
- We shouldn’t throw garbage on the ground and in the rivers.
-We should pick up the garbage and put it into a trash bin.
Thank you very much!
Good bye! See you again!