Урок “NATURE. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION.”

План-конспект уроку з англійської мови на тему

“NATURE. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION.”

9  клас.

Practical aim: communicative competences developing.

Educational objectives: communicative competences.

Good breeding aim: love to nature.

Skills development aim; communication.

Equipment: didactic materials, records.

Plan.

1. Організаційний момент

1 . Greeting chain

The teacher greets all the pupils with “How are you?” and they greet each other one by one. The last pupil greets the teacher asking “How are you?” and the teacher answers “Fine. Thank you.”.

2 . Warming up         Jazz chant

It was raining , raining, raining hard.

It was falling, falling, falling on the stars.

Soft rain – raining, raining.

Sweet rain – raining, raining.

Warm rain – raining, raining.

3 . Lesson subject

The teacher informs the subject: “Nature. Environmental protection”

2. Основна частина 

1 . Vocabulary

1. List of words for pronunciation (HO₁ )

Environmental issues

1. Acid rain
2. Deforestation
3. Destruction of habitats
4. Drought
5. Global warming
6. Greenhouse effect
7. Ozone layer
8. Pollution
9. Recycling
10. Verge

Disasters

1. Avalanche
2. Cyclone
3. Earthquake
4. Flood
5. Forest fire
6. Hurricane
7. Land slide
8. Volcanic eruption
9. Windstorm

2. Phonetic Drills

• Repeating of the words together (game “Echo”);
• Solve the puzzle (HO₂ )

Solve the Puzzle

1. The act of cutting down large areas of forest.
2. It is a violent tropical wind that moves in circles round a calm area.
3. It is a position near the end of something.
4. It is a storm with a very strong and fast wind.
5. It is a long period of dry weather so that there isn’t enough water.
6. The damage done to air, water, or soil by the addition of harmful chemicals.
7. It is a layer of the chemical ozone in the earth’s atmosphere that blocks harmful rays from the sun.
8. It is a very violent wind.
9. The process of treating paper, plastic and metals so that they can be used again.
10.  It is the situation when steam or lava escapes from a volcano.
11. It is a sudden , violent shaking of the earth’s surface.

• Complete the definitions (HO₃)

Complete the definitions with words about global issues and disasters.

1. P___________________ is the damage done to air, water, or soil by the addition of harmful chemicals.
2. A long period of dry weather when there isn’t enough water is a d___________ .
3. A c_____________ is a violent tropical wind that moves in circles round a calm area.
4. The g____________ effect is the warming of the earth’s atmosphere caused by the burning of fossil fuels and the increased amount of gases such as carbon dioxide.
5. The act of cutting down large areas of forest is called d___________ .
6. A sudden large fall of rocks or soil down a hillside is called a l____________ .
7. An a___________ is a large amount of snow, rocks or soil that falls down a mountain.

2 . Watching

1. Pre-watching

Fill in the fishbone diagram about pollutions.

2 . While-watching

1. Watch the video and add that kinds of pollution you’ll hear.
2. Watch the video and fill in the gaps (HO₄)

Watch the interview with Pam Rutherford, BBC Science Reporter, and write down the environmental terms for these definitions.

1. ____________________ is when foreign substances or contaminates are introduced into the natural environment or ecosystem.
2. ___________________ is the one from cars.
3. ___________________ is when waste products end up in rivers and waterways.
4. ___________________ can be caused by big airports.
5. ___________________ can be caused by big cities.

3 . Post-watching

Answer the questions.

1. What countries make a great contribution into global pollution wealth or poor?

2. What country is the biggest polluter?

Compare information you’ve heard with the situation in Ukraine what is in common / different.

3. Reading

1. Pre-reading

Look at the title and try to answer the questions

a. What is the text about?

b. What do you know about the problem?

2. While-reading

Read the text quickly and find the paragraph that contains the answer to each of these questions.

• Why are the forests being destroyed? (two reasons)
• Who is to blame?
• What happens to the animals when the forest is destroyed?
• Why won’t new forests be planted?

3. Post-reading

What do you think about the problem of the forests? Do you think you are to blame? What can be done about the problem?

4. Grammar

Complete these captions with passive verbs.(HO₆)

1. The land ___________ (use) for animals and crops.
2. The soil ____________ (blow away) by the wind.
3. Trees __________ (cut down).
4. The wood _________ (export) to Japan, Europe and North America.
5. The homes of millions of animals ________ (destroy)
6. The wood ________ (make) into furniture.
7. More trees ________ (cut down).
8. The soil ________ (wash away) by the rain.
9. The land ________ (turn into) a desert and northing can _______ (grow).

Summarizing

What information did you learn today?

Your marks are….

Homework

Find out if your country has a policy to protect the environment. Write about what you find out.