Warm-up

Unit 22 Environmental Protection

In this unit you will…•Read an article on global warming and identify missing information in a text.•Talk about environmental issues in the world today.•Listen to and take notes from a lecture and a radio interview.•Write a report about the environment.•Revise reported speech and practise vocabulary relating to global warming, natural disasters and endangered animals.

What is the environment?

It is the place where people, animals and plants live.

It is the natural world.

When we talk about “the environment”, what words will come to your mind?

• harmony / harmonious

• peace / peaceful

• destruction / destructive

• pollution

• disaster

• protection

• environmentalists

Why should we protect our environment?

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rubbish/waste

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Any more?

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air pollution

deforestation

water pollution

Waste from factories and cities should be stopped.

The harmful smoke should be made harmless before it goes into the air.

How much do you know about environmental problems? Use the Key Words to complete the sentences.

global warming, the greenhouse effect, endangered animals, natural disasters, flooding, poverty, over-fishing

Key Words

Part I Warm-up

1) Earthquakes and volcanic eruptions are examples of _______________.natural disasters

2) Pandas and tigers are ___________________.endangered animals

3) Because of ____________________, the Earth is warmed by gases trapped in the atmosphere.

Earth

the greenhouse effect

4) _______________ is an increase over the time of the average temperature of the Earth.

Global warming

5) _______________ is harmful to the ecology of the sea.

Overfishing

6) Thousands of people in Africa continue to die because of war and _____________ .poverty

7) The water level has risen so high in several places that many homes are at risk from _______________.flooding

Part II Listening

1. Listen to the news report. Which of the statements are true and which are false?

1) The news reporter is working in 1) The news reporter is working in Australia.Australia.2) The news report is about breweries.2) The news report is about breweries.3) Breweries are often built in nature 3) Breweries are often built in nature reserves.reserves.4) The government officials were corrupt.4) The government officials were corrupt.5) There are endangered birds in Australia.5) There are endangered birds in Australia.6) Jim is now working in conservation.6) Jim is now working in conservation.

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2. Listen again and fill in the blanks with the detailed information.

News reporter:

Now over to Jim Wilson in Australia.

Jim, at the moment, you’re working in

__________ gardens to save a number of

___________birds. Can you tell us how

you got into _____________

____________?

botanical

endangered

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Jim: Well, I was a __________ for years working in different __________ helping them make more money selling beer. I enjoyed my job, but about two years ago, I was _________ by a new brewery. I found out that they were building in a ________ ________ and that they’d paid government officials to sign the papers________. They had no __________ and didn’t care that they would be ___________ many types of birds, animals and________.

consultantbreweries

hirednature

reserve

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I couldn’t _________ this so I left my job and helped to ________ a boycott of their beer to save the nature reserve. We were very successful. People stopped drinking their beer and their sales___________. I also won a court _____ against them to stop the building and the ________ government officials were__________. I knew that I couldn’t go back to being a consultant after that – I wanted to help _______ our Earth and be a part of international____________.

supportorganise

went down case

corrupt

arrested

saveconservation

Part III Pair Work1. In pairs, list 5 animals which you think are most endangered in China.

Giant Panda

Yangtze dolphin

Chinese Tiger

Yangtze alligator

Tibetan antelope

Chinese sturgeon

Snob-nosed Golden Monkey

Crested Ibis

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2. What can you do to help save them? Write down your suggestions. Then present your ideas to the class.

Everyone shares a responsibility in helping to

save endangered animals that live on Earth.

Here are some ways we can help all wildlife.

(1) Support zoos, reserves, and organizations that help animals. Volunteer your money, time and ideas.

(2) Avoid buying any products made from

endangered animals.

(3) Learn all about endangered animals and share this information with everyone.

(4) Put out food and water for birds, especially in winter. If you start this, you should carry it out all winter.

(5) Find out about your local conservation groups that work to protect animals. Ask how you can help them.

(6) Don't pollute.

(7) Don’t eat wild animals.

Homework1. Remember the new words in this

lesson.2. Surf more information about

Environment Protection on the Internet.

3. Preview Lesson 1.