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THIS UNIT INCLUDES:
Vocabulary
Environmental protection
Pronunciation
Sounds: /bl/ and /kl/
Grammar
Complex sentences with adverbs clauses of time
Skills
• Reading about Con Dao National Park
• Taking aboutVu Quang National Park
• Listening about water pollution
• Write a notice
Everyday English
Asking for clarification
👉 GETTING STARTED
At the go green club
- Listen and read. 🎧
Club leader: Hello. Welcome back. Today we're discussing environmental problems and environmental protection. What are our serious environmental problems now?
Nam: Pollution and habitat loss, I think.
Ann: I agree. The air and water quality are getting worse and worse.
Club leader: Any others?
Ann: Yes, I can think of some like global warming, endangered species loss, ...
Nam: So what should we do to help protect our environment?
Club leader: We can reduce our carbon footprint even in our homes.
Ann: What do you mean by 'carbon footprint'?
Club leader: It's the amount of carbon dioxide we release into the environment.
Ann: I see. So we can do things like turning off devices when we're not using them.
Club leader: Right... And there is mucj more we can do, like practising the 3Rs.
Nam: We can plant more trees in our neighbourhood too.
Ann: And try to avoid using single-use products, like plastic bags, and stop littering.
Club leader: Yeah. And we can volunteer at some local environment programmes to save endangered species. - Read the conversation again and match the two halves in the two columns.
To protect the environment, we should: 1. reduce
2. turn off
3. plant
4. avoid
5. stopa. using single-use products
b. littering
c. our carbon footprin
d. devices when we're not using them
e. more trees in our neighbourhood - Complete each sentence with one word or phrase from the box.
reduce single-use
pollution carbon footprint
environment programme
1. _____ is a serious problem everywhere.
2. We should avoid dumping waste into lakes and rivers to _____ water pollution.
3. We shouldn't throw away _____ products but recycle them.
4. _____ is the amount of carbon dioxide we release into the environment.
5. We hope a lot more people join our _____. - Write a phrase from the box under each picture.
plastic rubbish water pollution
single-use products 3Rs
endangered species
1. _____________ 2. _________________ 3. ___________________ 4. __________________ 5. ___________________ - QUIZ Environment Quiz
1. Which of the following is the greenest form of transport?
A. Motorbike. B. Bus. C. Bicycle.
2. Which of the following is a renewable source?
A. Coal. B. Oil C. Wind.
3. What causes the most pollution?
A. Factories. B. Animals. C. Hospitals.
4. The suroundings in which we live are our _____.
A. habitat B. place C. environment
5. Which of these will reduce your carbon footprint?
A. Cutting down a lot of trees.
B. Recycling paper products.
C. Leaving the TV on all night.
