Тема «Забруднення навколишнього середовища».

1. Discuss the questions.

1 What basis did you decide your ranking on: usefulness to

humans? beauty? size? species that live in your country?

2 Why are most people more interested in saving larger and

more beautiful animals than smaller and less beautiful ones?

Do you KNoW?

Some scientists say that one species of plant, animal or insect becomes extinct every day. In the next 20 years, one-fi fth of all species could become extinct. Glass produced from recycled glass reduces related air pollution by 20% and water pollution by 50%. Oceans cover.

Every person produces about 650 tons of garbage during his/ her lifetime.

Forests cover 30% of the Earth’s land. They produce oxygen. Protecting all the forests is the key to our survival.

We are running out of space in which we can get rid of garbage. One solution to this problem is recycling.

Eight million tons of oil are spilled into the Earths’oceans every year.

One ton of recycled paper can save 17 trees.

Glass produced from recycled glass reduces related air pollution by 20% and water pollution by 50%.

Oceans cover more than 70% of the Earth’s surface. Life began in the oceans. Today, coastal waters have become very polluted, and whales and dolphins are killed in great numbers.

Read the information and agree or disagree with the statements below.

1 It is important to recycle old paper.

2 Forests are not terribly important for us.

3 Ocean and sea life are in danger.

4 Oil spills are a great source of pollution.

5 Not very many species are in danger of

becoming extinct.

6 We still have enough space for garbage.

7 It is environmentally friendly to produce

glass from recycled glass.

 

Get some information and answer the questions.

Do you know this holiday?

Do you think this holiday is for

all people all over the world?

There are over 300 nature centres in British cities and more than 30 in London. Children go there with their teachers to study and enjoy nature. There are a lot of environment groups in Britain: Friends of the Earth, Greenpeace, London Wildlife Trust, etc. These activities are suggested by Liverpool Ecology Group.

 

LIVERPOOL

ECOLOGY GROUP

Activities (january - May)

jan. 12 How to help Wild Birds in Winter is explained by Sally Harkness.

jan. 26 How to Build a Bird Table is explained by Bob Hopkins.

Mar. 8 Water pollution is discussed.

May 3 Wild Flowers: the situation in the countryside is reported on by Janet Symens.

May 17 How to Plant a Tree The report is made by Ann Smales from the World Wildlife Fund.

May 31 How We Can Collect Old Newspapers is discussed.

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Vocabulary box

habitat [ˈhæbɪtæt]

oxygen [ˈɒksɪdʒən]

to preserve [prɪˈzɜːv]

to spill [spɪl]

to survive [səˈvaɪvl]

endangered [ɪnˊdeɪndʒəd]

extinct [ɪkˊstɪŋkt]

to get rid of [ˈɡet rɪd]

to run out of [rʌn aʊt]

Read the information

Do you KNoW?

Ukraine is famous for its beautiful nature. There are many picturesque places in the Carpathians and Polissia. Hares and deer, wolves and foxes are part of a wildlife of these areas. There are more than 3,000 lakes with lots of fi sh (like

the Shatsk lakes) in the north-west.

          The wolf is the largest member of the dog family. It is one of the most

valuable predators. Wolves live in thick forests but their natural habitat is

shrinking. The wolf is a negative fi gure in many fairy tales. The main causes of their dying out are: illegal shooting, killing on roads and a lack of food.

The white stork is considered to bring good luck in many European countries. However, their number is getting smaller. In many Ukrainian villages storks fl y freely around. Life has shown that with the help of local inhabitants it is possible to preserve the habitats of the stork.