Урок - диспут "THE NATURE IS IN DANGER."

RAINFORESTS DESTRUCTION.

Мета:

• Розвивати навики зв’язного висловлювання, навики словникової роботи  та граматичні навички ;
• Закріпляти навички використання ЛО з теми;
• Удосконалювати  використання часових форм дієслова;
• Розширювати знання учнів про охорону навколишнього середовища;
• Формувати повагу до та любов до природи.

Обладнання:

• Мультимедійна дошка, проектор, текст «Rainforests»,  картки із завданням, відеокліп М.Джексона «The Earth Song», фільм «The Planet of Earth» (rainforests).

ХІД УРОКУ

І. ПІДГОТОВКА ДО СПРИЙНЯТТЯ  ІНШОМОВНОГО МОВЛЕННЯ

1. Повідомлення теми та мети уроку.

T: What a beautiful day is today! It is so pleasure when the sun shines, the birds sing and the air is so clear, but  …The topic of our lesson today is THE NATURE IS IN DANGER.

2. Уведення в іншомовну атмосферу. (Робота з відеокліпом Майкла Джексона “The Earth Song”) :

T: Listen to the song and answer the questions:

1. перегляд відео;

• Who is Michael Jackson?
• Watch the video of Michael Jackson “The Earth song” and be ready to answer the question.
• What problems did the singer pay attention to?

2. обговорення відео

• What is this video about?
• What problems did the singer pay attention to?

                  What catastrophes did you notice on video?

T: The “Earth song” music video was made shot on four continents, all of which are in some form of distress created by men and his technology. Locations include:

The Amazon Rainforest:

A large part of this forest, as sing in this video no longer exists. It was destined totally destroyed within a week of this video shoot. The people featured here are native to the region and are not professional actors.

Croatia

The scenes were shot in the war zone with residents of the area.

Tanzania

This footage includes Masai in their own village. No animals were harmed in any way during the making of this music video. Shock footage of the actual inhumane treatment of animals was acquired from documents archives. It should be noted that while filming was in progress an Africa elephant (not pictured in the video) was killed by poachers within miles of the shoot.

New York

The forest fire scenes were created on a six acre outdoor set in a corn field in Warwick, New York. The shooting of the footage occurred within the same week as thousands of acres of forest on Long Island and New Jersey were destroyed due to arson.

ІІ. ОСНОВНА ЧАСТИНА УРОКУ

1. Контроль виконання домашнього завдання.

T:   Every day there are more and more animals and plants which are in danger of becoming extinct. Their natural habitats are destroyed by human activity.

Forests are cleared for farming of housing. Oceans and rivers are polluted. Animals are hunted for dif­ferent reasons. The World Wide Fund for Nature has made a list of endangered species. Your task was to find out the in­formation about these animals. Please, introduce your animals to us.

P1:    Pandas live in the south west of China. They are recognised by their black and white coats. They walk in four legs and can climb trees. They live in bamboo forests and eat bamboo. Bamboo forests are cleared for farming, so there is less bamboo for pandas. They are also killed for their coats. It is believed there are only about two thousand pandas left in the world.

P2:   A tiger comes from the cat family. Its very fast and can jump and swim very well. It’s got strong teeth and it kills other animals for food. This animal is in danger. People kill it for it for its beautiful fur.

P3:   Dolphins live in warm waters. For example, in the Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea. It swims 36 kilometers an hour and jumps three meters out of water. Dolphins are clever and kind animals. They are in danger because of pollution of the seas.

P4: The African elephant is the largest animal on earth. Elephants are killed for their ivory tusks. The tusks are sold on the illegal market. The tusks are used for making jewellery. The growing population of Africa makes in difficult for elephant herds to find the large areas of land they need.

P5:  Sea turtles are found in the warm oceans of the world. They are hunted for their shells and meat. They live in the sea but lay their eggs an the beach. The eggs are of ten damaged. Baby turtles have just a few hours to reach the sea. There are often eaten by other animals.

P6:  The Blue Iguana is Grand Caymans largest native land animal. A giant, dragon-like lizard grows to over 5 feet long. It is one of the most endange- nered animals on earth.

Help save the Blue Iguana! www.blueiguana.ky Crocodiles are big animals, which lives in warm wa­ters of Africa, South America and Australia. Cro­codiles are in danger because people kill them for their skin. It is used for making shoes and bags.

2. Практикування учнів у монологічному мовленні на основі прочитаного.

T: now you see a poem on your desks. Let’s read and explain it.

WHAT HAVE THEY DONE TO THE WORLD?

What have they done to the seas, my friend?

What have they done to the seas?

What have they done to the rivers, my friend?

What have they done to the rivers?

Well, they’ve turned all the seas into mud, my friend,

And they’ve killed all the fish in those seas.

And they’ve poured out their oil and their waste, my friend,

 Because they think they can do as they please.

They’ve built their cities And they’ve made their roads

And they’ll test their bombs

Till the world explodes Into millions of little pieces.

What have they done to our land, my friend?

This land which is ours from our birth.

What have they done to our forests, my friend?

What have they done to the earth?

Well, they’ve turned our land to a desert, my friend,

A desert of concrete and stone,

And they’ve done this for profit and gain, my friend,

Till they’ve ruined the earth that we own.

What have they done to the skies, my friend?

Skies that are blue and so clear.

What have they done to the skies, my friend?

What have they done to the air?

Well, they’ve poured out their smoke and their fumes, my friend,

Till you can’t see the sun in the sky.

And they’ve poisoned the air that we breathe, my friend,

Till you cough, till you choke, till you die.

Follow-up.

1. Choose the lines of the song which show harmful effects of civilization on nature.
2. Using the words of the song, name some of the most vital ecological isues facing civili­zation today.
3. Write an article to the greenpeace newspaper about what makes people feel so anxious about their environment.

3. Предявлення тексту для самостійного читання.

T: Read the text below and choose the correct word for each space.

RAINFORESTS

In the last forty years, half of the world’s rainforests__________________ (1).

If this __________(2), millions of species, animals and plants will become extinct.

Rainforests grow in countries near the equator. They __________(3) 2 metres —

10 metres of rain every year. There have been rainforests on Earth ________(4)

over 75 million years. Half ________ (5) all the species of butterflies, birds, flow­ers, trees and insects live in rainforests. Fifty species become extinct every day. The world’s rainforests _________(6) a total disaster. Some scientists say it’s even ___________(7) than the effects of a nuclear war.

But it’s not just a question of ________________ (8) tribes, trees and species. It’s a ques­tion of climate, too. Our planet needs rainforests to control________              (9) tempera­ture. _____________(10) them, the Greenhouse Effect will just get worse and worse.

It’s impossible to stop rainforest destruction completely. Too many countries — rich and poor — depend ___(11) it. The people in the Third World ________(12)

enough land to grow food for ______ (13) families. 250 million of ________(14) are destroying the rainforest simply to live. Modern life in _______(15)

First World depends on rainforest products, too. These include minerals, wood, rubber, medicine (for 25 % of all medicines __________              (16) rainforests products).

But it is possible to make this problem _________ (17) serious. To do this, Govern­ments _____________              (18) plan and work together.

Answer the questions.

How are forests and rivers, soil and natural resources valuable to us? What are possible consequences of natural disasters?

What measures can be taken to avoid natural disasters?

4. Перегляд уривку фільму «The Planet of Earth» (rainforests).

T:  While watching the film notice the endangered species of animals and plants.

Why do the rainforests disappear?

III. ЗАКЛЮЧНА ЧАСТИНА УРОКУ  

1. Підбиття підсумків уроку.

T: The Earth is a big place with big problems. You can’t solve them alone, but there are things you can to do help. English writer John Galsworthy said: “If you don’t think about the future you will not have it”. The life is wonderful enjoy every moment of it.

2.Домашнє завдання.

1. Prepare for debate and put down your affirmative and negative arguments on the following topics.

1. Living in the city is better than living in the country.
2. There are many benefits in owning a car.
3. Environment has more effect on the individual than heredity.
4. Civilization brings happiness.
5. Nature gives us the best things in life.
6. Civilization saves us from the cruelty of nature.

2.Make your portfolio: presentations, newspapers, articles, posters.