Environmental problems. Photo by Bernd 📷 Dittrich on Unsplash
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Follow the link and unjumble the quote by the unknown author. Unjumble: Then check your answer. Natureisbeautiful. Natureisbeautiful.
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“We have not inherited the Earth from our fathers, we have borrowed it from our children.”Unknown author Think! -What did the author mean? -Do you agree or not?
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Watch the video. Then choose the task to check your understanding. Have you completed the tasks? Then press here. Complete the sentences
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Answer the questions. 1. What ecological problems are mentioned in a song?2. Who does Prince Ea address his song to?3. What does he feel sorry for?4. What happened to the Amazon Rainforest?5. Why are the trees important?6. What happened to people in Bangladesh?7. Why do children in Beijing have to wear masks?8. What solution does the singer offer?9. What will happen if we don’t do anything to save the planet?
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Do the true/false task. Correct the false sentences. Then check your answers. 1. Prince Ea addresses his song to the ancestors.2. The trees help us to breathe.3. People cut down the trees for profit.4. Most people today really care about tomorrow.5. People use nature as a playing card.6. People in Bangladesh lost their homes because of the rising sea level.7. Children in Beijing have to wear masks because of the epidemic. 8. It is up to us to take care of our planet.9. If we don’t save the environment, we will become endangered.
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Check your answers. Is everything correct? 1. Prince Ea addresses his song to the ancestors.(False. To the future generations)2. The trees help us to breathe. (True)3. People cut down the trees for profit. (True)4. Most people today really care about tomorrow. (False. They don’t care)5. People use nature as a playing card. (False. Credit card)6. People in Bangladesh lost their homes because of the rising sea level. (True)7. Children in Beijing have to wear masks because of the epidemic. (False. Because of the air pollution)8. It is up to us to take care of our planet. (True)9. If we don’t save the environment, we will become endangered. (False. We’ll become extinct)
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Complete the sentences. Then check your answers. 1. The Amazon Desert was once called ____.2. The trees create the ___, clean up the ____, give us ___ and ___.3. Most of us today don't even care about ____.4. We put ____ above people, greed over ____ , the rule of ____ above the golden rule.5. We poison the ____ so much that you can't even swim in them.6. The homes of people in Bangladesh were washed away due to the ____.7. Children of Beijing are forced to wear ____ .8. We are not apart from nature, we are a ____ of nature.9. If we don’t save the environment, we will become ____.
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Check your answers. Is everything correct? 1. The Amazon Desert was once called the Amazon Rainforest.2. The trees create the air, clean up the pollution, give us medicine and food.3. Most of us today don't even care about tomorrow.4. We put profit above people, greed over need, the rule of gold above the golden rule.5. We poison the oceans so much that you can't even swim in them.6. The homes of people in Bangladesh were washed away due to the rising sea levels.7. Children of Beijing are forced to wear pollution masks.8. We are not apart from nature, we are a part of nature.9. If we don’t save the environment, we will become extinct.
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Choose the picture and read the text. Then complete the table. Photo by Naja Bertolt Jensen on Unsplash. Photo by Annie Spratt on Unsplash. Photo by Jacek Dylag on Unsplash. Photo by Anne Nygård on Unsplash
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One of the major problems is the destruction of the rainforests in South America. They are homes to half the world’s species and to millions of people. Moreover, the rainforests clean the air by absorbing carbon dioxide and giving out oxygen. The trees are being cut down for paper or to make room for cattle farms. As a result, birds and animals lose their homes and die. This destruction is also bringing about changes in the climate, air pollution, flooding, drought and famine. If we continue to burn and cut down the rainforests as we are doing now, the earth will never be the same again.
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Another big problem is water pollution. Do you like swimming in the sea or drinking a cool glass of water on a hot day? These simple pleasures may soon become a thing of the past. Factories are polluting our rivers and lakes with dangerous chemicals. Oil tankers are releasing thick black oil into our oceans. Tons and tons of industrial and domestic waste are poured into our seas. Consequently, sea life is threatened with extinction.
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Air pollution is another important issue. The cars and factories in and around our cities are giving off dangerous fumes. In the past few years, more and more people than ever before have developed allergies and breathing problems. If we don’t do something now, our cities will become impossible to live in.
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Fortunately, it is not too late to solve these problems. We have the time, the money and even the technology to prepare the way for a better, cleaner and safer future. We can plant trees and adopt animals. We can create parks for endangered species. We can put pressure on those in power to take action. Together we can save our planet. All we need to do is open our eyes and act immediately.
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{F4 F3 F1 F4-380 F-42 C4-8093-2 C38037 F19 BB}PROBLEMCAUSESEFFECTSComplete the table. Have you completed the task? Then press here.
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Think!What can YOU do to make our planet a better place?Share your ideas. Photo by Markus Spiske on Unsplash Photo by Ebba Thoresson on Unsplash