9 клас . індивідуальна форма навчання Environmental protection

Environmental protection

Vocabulary

Ecology – the science that deals with the relation of the living things to their environment.

Nature – the sun, the moon, the stars and everything in the world that was not made by people.

Organism – any living thing.

Atmosphere – the layer of gases surrounding the Earth.

Endangered species – animals and plants in danger of becoming extinct. 

Extinct – when animals and plants die out and are gone from the Earth forever.

Oxygen – gas that makes up about 21% of the Earth’s atmosphere, necessary for living things.

Acid rain – when harmful gases from cars and power plants are released into their and fall back to the Earth with rain or snow.

Greenhouse effect – when gases from factories, power plants and cars trap the sun’s heat and warm up the Earth.

Lessen – to reduce the pollution of environment: air, water, land.

Harmful – dangerous for people’s health and life.

Recycle – to make something good for the second using.

Writing

You are the ecologists. Speak about “greenhouse effect”, toxic wastes and other problems of the environment.

Use the following words and words expressions:

-chemical plants

-intensive agriculture

-vital importance

-invisible gases

-to change the weather

Possible answers:

P1: We are a group of ecologists and it’s our work and our duty to solve ecological problems. We must admit that pollution is spread due to toxic waste produced by chemical plants and intensive agriculture. The climate is also changes. It becomes warmer due to the so-called greenhouse effect.

P2: The Earth is surrounded by a blanket of invisible gases that act just like Greenhouse. The sun shines in and the blanket of gases traps the heat like a roof, keeping it close to the planet. That’s good – we can’t live without warmth, but if the Earth’s temperature gets hotter by just a few degrees, it could change the weather all over the planet. Every person can help to stop the greenhouse effect by using less energy, protecting and planting trees and by recycling.  -вивчити

Find the definition

1.                    Air pollution	a)  to plant more trees.
2.                    Greenhouse effect	b)  to  waste less but recycle more.
3.   Toxic wastes	c)  alternative sources of energy
4.                    Radiation	d)  ecologically pure plants.
5.                    Destruction of forests	e)   less quantities of cars.

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