Разработка урока по теме "Окружающая среда". "Проблемы окружающей среды"

Разделы: Иностранные языки

Цели урока:

1. Закрепление лексического материала по теме Окружающая среда, фразовые глаголы.

2. Закрепление грамматического материала. Passive voice.

3. Тренировка навыков аудирования.

4. Развитие коммуникативных навыков по теме окружающая среда

Оборудование: интерактивная доска, CD-ROM, картинки по теме.

Ход урока

I. Introduction

Teacher’s question

1) What is the weather like today?

2) Is it frosty?

But some days ago it was rather warm. So we may say that climate in our region is very changeable. What is the reason of it?

Possible answer:

The weather is changeable because of people’s activity.

So our activity has changed our climate. That is why today we’ll speak about environmental problems. But first let’s revise our vocabulary.

II. CD-ROM – vocabulary activity 7

Listen and match the descriptions with the words

1.Bottle bank A: A very large ship for transporting oil.
2.Deforestation B: A large bin for recycling glass bottles and jars.
3.Endangered species C: An area of countryside where animals and plants are protected.
4.Fossil fuels D: This is caused when larger amounts of oil are spilt into the sea.
5.Litter E: Small pieces of rubbish thrown carelessly on the ground, such assweet wrappers and drinks cans.
6.Nature reserve F: Animals or plants that are close to becoming extinct.
7.Oil slick G: A man made lake for collecting and storing large amounts ofwater.
8.Oil tanker H: Cutting or burning down large areas of forest.
9.Reservoir I: A mixture of fog and smoke or pollution that hangs above somecities.
10.Smog J: Sources of energy such as wood, coal and oil

    III. Next task. Choose the best word to complete each sentence – activity 8

        1. Pooh, what a stink! I think that milk has gone (off /over /up).
        2. If we don’t act soon, millions of species will die (off /out /over) because of environmental damage.
        3. Within a few generations we will have run (away /off /out) of fossil fuel supplies
        4. It’s been raining all morning, but they say it’s going to clear (away /off /up) later.
        5. Do you know how many billions of tones of plastic we throw (away /over /up) each year?
        6. They’re going to cut (down /off /up) these woods in order to build a housing estate.
        7. Volcanoes usually give (away /in /off) gases and smoke a few weeks or days before an eruption.
        8. A Swedish company have just brought (about /in /out) an environmentally friendly battery.
        9. The future of the whole planet depends (in /of /on) the survival of the rainforests.
        10. People just need to be better informed (about /out /up) what they can do to help protect the environment.

IV. Read these sentences and then the words in bold to complete the sentences below

    • It’s very peaceful in the country (side), but there aren’t as many facilities as in the town.
    • We went to a safari park last week. It’s much better than a zoo as the animals have plenty of room to roam around.
    • The government has decided to ban fox hunting. They believe it’s cruel and unnecessary.
    • We should think of the Earth as a large eco-system. All the animals and plants depend on each other.
    • If the rainforests are all destroyed, millions of different types of insect will become extinct.
    • Are cars that take diesel more environmentally friendly than cars that take petrol?
    • This newspaper is printed on recycled paper.
    • Too many factories dispose of their waste by pumping it into rivers and the sea.
    • CFCs are the chemicals responsible for much of the damage to the ozone layer.
    • Individuals can’t solve the world’s environmental problems on their own; governments and industry must change too.
  1. Make sure your deodorant doesn’t contain harmful _____; you don’t want to increase the size of the hole of the ozone layer!
  2. Could you fill the tank up with _____, please?
  3. They’re going to _____ cars from the city centre in an attempt to reduce pollution from exhaust fumes.
  4. We should all try to reduce household _____ by taking all our glass, paper and plastic to recycling bins.
  5. Once you enter the _____, do not get out of your cars. The animals are dangerous.
  6. The whole _____ of the region was changed when the airport was built. Most of the wild birds have completely disappeared.
  7. We’ve decided to move to the _____ as it’s a much safer place to bring up small children.
  8. The _____ are so far away that it’s difficult for us in the West to see the damage.
  9. Many people who work in _____ are trying hard to make their companies more environmentally aware and responsible.
  10. This _____ glass is just as good as brand-new glass.

    11. V. So our next task is the following CD-ROM - activity 9

    Put the words in the correct order to make sentences with the passive voice.

    1. This up has been panda brought in captivity.
    2. New species of almost being discovered insect are every day.
    3. The nature reserve’s completed new will museum been by have next year.
    4. People should fined be leaving for on rubbish the beaches.
    5. New been the export introduced laws have preventing of certain animal products.
    6. For the years river polluted by had been local factories.
    7. The being are bottles cleaned used before again.
    8. Scientists of believe millions species died out must have during the last ice age.

VI. Teacher’s conclusion

When we speak about our environment we mean water, wild life, air. So, we have read a text about water “Making every drop caught”. One of the biggest problems for the future will be a shortage of water. A lot of people are now trying to find out ways to save water. What are your suggestions?

Possible answers:

  1. We should take short showers instead of baths
  2. We shouldn’t leave the tap running while you brush your teeth or wash your hands.
  3. We should fill a sink to wash up instead of leaving the tap running to reduce the amount of water.
  4. Dishwashers and washing machines should only be used when they are full and on a short cycle when possible.
  5. It can also save water if any leaks or waste in your neighbourhood are reported to your local council.

Teacher:

Another problem of our environment is deforestation. People have cut down millions of trees. What is the result? Many types of animals and plants are disappearing. What is the solution? Zoos and safari parks can help animals survive.

VII. Listening – CD- ROM Activity 5

You will hear a short talk by a warden given to visitors to a nature reserve. Listen to the talk and complete the rules for visitors.

1) Park cars in the car park near the …….

2) Cars parked on the pathways obstruct …….

3) Entrance is only permitted …….

4) Dogs are only allowed inside …….

5) Dogs are not permitted near …….

6) Visitors must not go off …….

7) Bins can be found in the ……. but when possible please take your refuse with you …….

8) ……. can be danger to small animals

9) Photography is only permitted in the caves ……. if you don’t use a …….as this disturbs the ……

10) Smoking is prohibited throughout the …….

VIII. Use of English – CD – ROM Activity 3

Some people devote their lives to wildlife. One of them is Alan Wilkinson. Use the word given in capitals of each line to form a word that fits in the space in the same line.

Wildlife …… has been an obsession for Alan Wilkinson ever since he was PHOTOGRAPH

at school. Now a ……photographer with 5 publications to his name PROFESSION

and many awards under his belt, he feels just as ……about it as he did PASSION

when he was a boy. It allows him to combine his …….for the natural FASCINATE

world and his love of ……expression. ART

Alan ……in micro photography, which is the art of capturing tiny animals SPECIAL

and plants on film. His ……winning images show a world that many of COMPETE

us never realise existed. Some seem to show creatures from ……space. In OUT

fact these are photos of creatures which live in our homes, but …… LARGE

many, many times by Alan’s ……powerful macro lenses. REMARK

There is another problem of environment – air pollution.

What causes air pollution?

Possible answers:

Cars and buses have polluted the air.

What is the result?

Many people have health problems.

Factories have polluted the land and water.

So many rivers and lakes are dead now.

IX. Conclusion

Air pollution is the biggest problem of big cities. And now I’d like you to make up dialogues or compare and contrast the pictures.

Учащиеся получают индивидуальные задания. Картинки из учебника “Speaking and listening” by Malcolm Mann and Steve Taylor-Knowles, Macmillan exam Skills for Russia (p118, 120, 121)

X. Выставление оценок

XI. Домашняя работа

Reading 2. Student Book p.76 “An Ant’s eyes view”