Ways to solve environmental problems

Ways to solve environmental problems. Form 11 teacher – Kateryna sotnyk

What environmental problems do you know?

Check your answers{5 C22544 A-7 EE6-4342-B048-85 BDC9 FD1 C3 A}Global Warming From Fossil Fuels. Poor Governance. Food Waste. Biodiversity Loss. Plastic Pollution. Deforestation. Air Pollution. Melting Ice Caps and Sea Level Rise. Ocean Acidification. Agriculture. Food and Water Insecurity. Fast Fashion and Textile Waste. Overfishing. Cobalt Mining. Soil Degradation

What Solutions to Environmental Issues can you name?

Solution to Environmental Issues. Avoid single-use plastic. Promoting clean and affordable energy. Go for sustainable agriculture. Reduce food waste. Plant more trees and go paperless. Promote green innovations. Conserve water and electricity. Use reusable products instead of disposable ones. Recycle the waste to conserve the natural resources. Support local and environment-friendly practices

Task 1 Use an appropriate relative pronoun to complete the sentences.1 Global warming is a general increase in the temperature ....is affecting many countries.2 Michael is the man ... daughter is a well-known scientist.3 A tropical forest is an area .... tall trees grow very close together.4 This is the lady ... can show you the way to national parks without a car.5 Deforestation is really bad in the mountains… many trees are cut down every year.6 We live in a time … some animals may stop existing because of hunting and pollution.

Check your answers1 Global warming is a general increase in the temperature which is affecting many countries.2 Michael is the man whose daughter is a well-known scientist.3 A tropical forest is an area where tall trees grow very close together.4 This is the lady who can show you the way to national parks without a car.5 Deforestation is really bad in the mountains where many trees are cut down every year.6 We live in a time when some animals may stop existing because of hunting and pollution.

Read and discuss the problem. FEEDING THE WORLD The environment is about plants and animals but it’s about humans, too. They need to work and earn money, and they also need to eat. Many people do not have enough food. So scientists and governments are always looking for new ways to feed them. The problem is that many of these new discoveries and ideas bring new problems! For example, are GM crops a solution or problem? Supermarkets want to sell cheap food, fruit and vegetables that look big and bright and ‘perfect’. To grow these, some farmers use more and more chemicals on their crops. When you eat an apple, do you know what chemicals are on the skin? What is the effect of these on our health? GM (Genetically-modified) crops sound like a great idea. They don’t get diseases like normal crops. They produce lots of strong plants. They are cheap. Isn’t this a great way to feed the world, especially poor countries? The problem is that nobody knows the consequences! Will these crops affect human health? What happens if something goes wrong? Can GM crops encourage diseases like cancer? Nobody knows for certain! So people are nervous. Are GM crops a step too far? Will they affect our environment — and us? We don’t know!

Home task. Make a poster using illustrations and write environmental problems and solution in your village/city/district/region/country.