Natural Catastrophes. The Earth is in Danger . 10 клас Карпюк

A discussion stage - What is meant by this phrase? Share your thoughts.- What is the Earth for you?-What are the dangers for our planet?

A video „ One Earth“https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQYg. Cxu988s

I Stage ( Pre- Watching) - Due to the name of the video how do you think what is it going to be about?II Stage ( While- Watching)III Stage ( Post – Watching)- What do we see during the first minutes? ( Mention as many words as it possible)- And how does the picture changes later on? And what are the reasons?- How do you consider what is the impact of a noisy city on nature?- What can be said about tankers, airplanes and space shuttles? Are they environmentally friendly?

- How do factories and plants influence on the nature?- What is your opinion about overcrowded cities? Is it OK, normal, or not at all?- And what about overcrowded beaches of the seas and of the rivers, what does it lead to?- Is it fair in relation to the environment to leave litter after ourselves on the beaches?- Are you aware of the 3 R’s Rule? How can it help to cope with piles of rubbish?- How does the Earth feels about human’s irresponsibility? – What our activity leads to???????....

(1) Nature or (2) human made or( 3) both. Discussion Session # 2- What Nature Catastrophes are there in the pictures?((Match names of nature disasters with their causes on Next Slide))- After matching activity ( Refer appropriate numbers to the disasters) Earthquake - Flood - Forest fire - Drought - Tsunami-Typhoon -Famine-

- Lack of rain -Cutting of the forests, heavy showers - Mining operations, subway construction, underground explosions - The pressure caused by wind blowing into areas of warm ocean water which causes the winds to move very quickly

- There are two broad categories of causes: Lightning (and a rare chance of other natural causes) causes approximately 60% of wildfires. Human activity causes approximately 40% of wildfires.-A series of extremely long waves caused by a large and sudden displacement of the ocean, usually the result of an earthquake below or near the ocean floor.- Nature causes of this catastrophe are drought, flooding, unseasonable cold, typhoons, vermin depredations, insect infestations, and plant diseases. The most common human cause is warfare, which destroys crops and food supplies and disrupts the distribution of food.

The concluding part- Who is /are responsible for Nature Catastrophes?