Earth SOS

1. Практическая: развивать коммуникативную компетенцию учащихся через освоение нового лексического, грамматического материала по теме “Земля СОС”, обучить чтению, аудированию, с целью понимания и извлечения основной информации из текста, научить учащихся правильно выполнять задания в форме ЕГЭ в рамках данной темы.
2. Развивающая: развивать и активизировать речемыслительную деятельность учащихся, их способности к межкультурному взаимодействию.
3. Воспитательная: формировать положительное отношение к проблемам окружающей среды, владеть информацией об экологических катастрофах, возникающих при взаимодействии общества с природой, диким миром и пути их решения.

1. Совершенствовать навыки чтения, аудирования.
2. Изучить новую лексику по теме.
3. Развивать беглость и гибкость речи, научить варьировать способы выражения мысли.
4. Развивать умение извлекать информацию из предложенного материала, устанавливать связь, в том числе логическую, обобщать изложенные факты.

Оборудование: аудио-магнитофон, картинки для оформления, раздаточный материал для учащихся, аудиозаписи, компьютер, интерактивная доска.

1. Good morning, my dear friends. Welcome to the planet “Earth”. Today we are going to talk about the environmental problems our Earth faces. The topic of our lesson is “Earth SOS”.
2. The aims and tasks of the lesson.

1. Can you explain this phrase on the blackboard?
2. Why is the Earth crying?
3. Can you identify the problems shown in the pictures?
4. What other problems does our planet face?
5. In what ways are wild animals threatened by man?

1. Reading and listening:

1. Read this summary, then listen to the tape and underline the correct word.
2. You are going to read an extract about endangered gorillas. For question 1-7 choose the answer (A, B, C or D) which you think fits best according to the text “Gentle Gorillas, Violent Times”. While reading the text, don’t forget about steps to be followed.

1. Why have conservations put in years of hard work in central Africa?
2. How many gorillas remain in central Africa nowadays?
3. Where do these gorillas live?
4. How do people view them?
5. How do gorillas differ from chimpanzees?
6. What do gorillas eat?
7. What did Carl Akeley do to help gorillas?
8. Were the gorillas safe after that?
9. What did hunters do to the gorillas?
10. How did the conservation society in New York fight to protect the gorillas?
11. How are people and gorillas depend on each other for survival?

Make up your questions on the text (pair-work).

1. Look at the words in bold in the text and try to explain them.
2. Use these words in the sentences of your own.

1. Look at pictures with captions below. Why are these animals in danger? What can we do to protect them? Make the sentences as in example:e.g. Tigers are in danger because hunters kill them in order to sell their skins. Governments should introduce harsher punishments for illegal hunters.
2. For questions 1-15, read the text below and decide which word (A, B, C or D) best fits each space. There is an example at the beginning (0). Mark your answers in the answer boxes provided.

The Tiger

The tiger is large meat-eating (0)… of the cat family. There are about eight different species living around Asia, varying in characteristics (1)… to the area which they live. In warm, damp areas, for example, they have thinner coats than in colder regions. In areas where snow (2)…, the distinctive gold markings may be (3)… by ivory – white, (4)… in Malaysia some almost completely black tigers have been (5)…. The female tiger is pregnant for a (6)… of 15 weeks before her cubs are born, and will have between 2 and 4 in (7)… family. They are born with no fur and are blind. They are able, though, to eat meat within six weeks. The popular (8)… of the tiger is that of leaping killer ranging the jungles, terrorizing humans. In fact it will attack people only if starving or trapped by hunters. Its (9)… practice is to follow its prey for (10)… periods of time before leaping in an attack which is over in a (11)… minutes. (12)… many wild animals, they are seriously (13)… threat from the selfish human world. Many of the less (14)… groups have been wiped out of their natural environments or have only few (15)… members.

0 a) member b) unit c) part d) partner
1 a) according b) depending c) because d) aiming
2 a) drops b) gets down c) falls down d) falls
3 a) replaced b) restored c) followed d) changed
4 a) meanwhile b) while c) otherwise d) despite
5 a) found b) tracked c) detected d) uncovered
6 a) date b) time c) period d) limit
7 a) all b) alone c) per d) each
8 a) image b) imagination c) story d) appearance
9 a) regular b) usual c) familiar d) ordinary
10 a) enlarged b) great c) large d) long
11 a) little b) few c) many d) much
12 a) Like b) Similar c) Just d) Such as
13 a) with b) in c) under d) on
14 a) often b) common c) frequent d) plain
15 a) left b) rest c) alive d) remaining

3. Check your answers with your neighbour.

1. Look at the text, divide it into four logical parts, entitle them and give a brief talk about the dangers which gorillas have faced in the past and the things that have been done to help them.
2. Singing the song “Earth Song” (by Michael Jackson).

1. Collect information, and then write a short article about species in your country.

Use: name and type of species, threat(s), action taken

2. Think about a topic “What other animals are threatened with extinction? Why? What can be done to help them?”

Get ready to discuss the problem in class.