Урок-презентація "Природні катастрофи та їх наслідки"

Natural Disasters and their consequences. Introduction. This lesson is about climate change – and encourages to think about your attitudes towards the environment. You will be able to develop your reading and speaking skills.

Warming up. What’s your favourite type of weather?Do you think the weather is changing?If so, why do you think this is?Which countries have suffered extreme weather conditions recently?What are the biggest problems facing our environment?Do you worry about the environment?How important is the natural environment to you in your daily life?Are you environmentally friendly? What would you do to save our environment?

Climate change. Doing Ex. 2(a), p. 101;Ex. 6, p.104 by O. Karpiuk

Climate change – the evidence. First read the questions and see if you know the answers: What is climate change? What is the ‘greenhouse effect’? What is the evidence of global warming? How will the weather change? What is the international community doing?

Climate change – the evidence. Match the questions to the answers about climate change: Sea levels have risen by 10-20 cm. This is due to the expansion of warming oceans. Temperature records show that the average temperature has increased by about 0.6°C in the 20th century. The Kyoto Protocol (1997) commits industrialized countries to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions. It suffered a huge set back in 2001 when the USA, responsible for a quarter of global emissions, pulled out. The planet’s climate is constantly changing but now scientists believe that the extreme changes taking place today are a result of human activity. The changes we see today may affect the stability of the climate on which much life on the planet depends.

Climate change – the evidence. The term refers to the role played by the layer of gases, including carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide, which trap the heat from the sun in the earth’s atmosphere. We need the layer to keep in some of the heat but now the concentration of gases, especially CO2 is increasing and retaining more heat. E. It is difficult to predict, but we can expect more extreme weather conditions like floods, storms and heat waves. Scientists believe there will be more rain but also a higher risk of drought in inland areas.

Climate change – Discussion Statements Climate change is the most serious threat to our planet at the moment. Normal people can’t do much to stop global warming. Everybody should do whatever they can to save energy. I am worried about climate change. Climate change isn’t as serious as people say. People like to worry about something! There are too many people living on planet earth! We are going to lose many animal species and areas of low land in the very near future because of global warming.

Game ‘What can I do?’What do you think you can do to help the environment?What can you do…— right now? — at home? — about transport? — to tell others? — in supermarkets?— every day?

Recycling Race. Work in teams to think of things to put in the recycling columns. The words must all begin with the letter your teacher gives you.{5 C22544 A-7 EE6-4342-B048-85 BDC9 FD1 C3 A}Paper/Wood. Plastic. Metal. Glass. Organ-ic. BBook. Bin. Bicycle. Bulb. Banana

Mingle What is climate change? How are we causing climate change? What will happen if we don’t reduce emissions? But isn’t the climate always changing? Do climate scientists really agree about climate change? Are you sure there’s a link between temperature rise and CO2? Has global warming stopped? How can I help?

Unusual places on the Earth. The planet we live on is so beautiful and fantastic!Let’s save it! We must do it!

Socotra archipelago, Yemen

Volcano Dallol, Ethiopia

Waterfall Hodafoss, Iceland

Pink Lake Hiller, Australia

Desert in Namibia

Icy cave, Wisconsin, the USA

Rainbow Mountains in China

Abraham Lake, Alberta, Canada

Antarctica

Baikal, Siberia

Geyser Fly, Nevada, the USA

Desert in North Arizona, the USA

Canyon Wave, Arizona, the USA

Summarizing. What topic did we practise at the lesson today?What did you find out about?Tell about one environmental problem and a way of its solving

Homework Read the text “ Earth Hour”,by link http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/magazine/life-around-world/earth-hour-time-turn-lights