Save our planet
(Form 11)
Objectives of the lesson:
Identify the main causes of environmental pollution and their consequences;
To raise the general ecological culture of students;
Educate a responsible attitude towards the environment;
Improve listening, speaking, reading and writing skills.
Outcomes:
Students will be able to speak about the main causes of environmental pollution and their consequences; express their opinions how to protect and save our planet.
Equipment: student`s books, workbooks, Power Point presentation, fishbone diagram, HO.
Procedure
Teacher: Good morning, children. I`m glad to see you.
Children: Good morning, teacher. We`re glad to see you too.
Teacher: Today we`re going to talk about the environmental problems, their causes,
consequences and their solutions, but first of all let`s warming up.
2. Warm-up (4 minutes)
Teacher: Fill in the table and guess the name of environmental protecting organization.
G – garbage
R – rainforest
E – earth
E – environmental problems
N – nuclear testing
P – pollution
E – energy
A – animals in danger
C – cars
E – ecology
(Green Peace)
II. Main part of the lesson.
Teacher: Here is our plan -
Teacher: Let`s get acquainted with the Fishbone diagram (Slide 3).
Causes
List of
environmental Solutions
problems
Consequences
Teacher: Let`s watch video and identify environmental problems (Slides 4-5).
After watching video pupils name the environmental problems one by one and
check their answers with the help of Power Point presentation, than pupils write
down their answers on the board (List of environmental problems) (Slides 6 -14).
Pollution
Global warming
Overpopulation
Natural resource depletion
Waste disposal
Climate change
Loss of biodiversity
Deforestation
Urban sprawl
Ozone layer depletion
Teacher: And now let`s check your homework and share some information about the
environmental problems (3 -4 pupils read some information about the
environmental problems).
Teacher: We have list of problems and we have to identify their causes. So, let`s match the
environmental problems with their causes (6 minutes).
Handout
Teacher: We have list of problems, their causes and we have to find out the consequences of
these problems. So, let`s match the problems with their consequences and add
them to the fishbone diagram. Checking the answers with the help of Power Point
presentation . (Slides 15-17), 5 minutes)).
Holes in ozone layer
Shortage of water
Shortage of food
Illnesses (cancer)
Natural disasters
Acid rains
Disappearing of animals and plants
Too much waste
Greenhouse gases
Rising sea level
Destruction of rainforests
Teacher: We have a list of environmental problems, their causes and consequences. So, let`s
find out the solutions of these problems.
Pupils` answers:
We should use the alternative sources of energy;
We should recycle the garbage;
We should greening the environment;
We should organize the environmental organizations;
We should use ecologically safe technologies;
We should grow organic food:
We should use public transport;
We should plant trees;
We should control amount of fuels;
We should build waste disposal plants;
We should buy low energy light bulbs;
We should become environmentally friendly.
Teacher: So, what should we do for saving our planet?
Pupils` answers.
2. Homework (2 minutes)
Teacher: At home write a short essay about the most urgent environmental problem in
your opinion.
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Good bye.