Методическая разработка «The Earth Day»

Stages of the lesson

Teacher’s activity

Students’ activity

I. The beginning of the lesson

(Slide 1)

Glad to see you again, dear friends!

Nice day, isn’t it?

2. Speaking activity

(Slides 2, 3)

Please, look at the picture. What are we going to speak about?

Yes, you are right. It`s actual and fashionable now to speak about ecological problems, because it`s one of the most important issues of nowadays reality and our life depends on it.

Can you list any reasons of environmental pollution?

We are going to speak about ecology and environment.

water pollution;

littering;

Slide 4

P.1

The planet Earth is only a tiny part of the universe, but it's the only place where human beings can live.

P.2

Today, our planet is in serious danger. Acid rains, global warming, air and water pollution, overpopulation are the problems that threaten human life on Earth.

P.3

Who is to blame for the disaster? The answer is simple: all of us. Our forests are disappearing because they are cut down or burnt. If this trend continues, one day we won't have enough oxygen to breathe.

P.4

The seas are in danger. They are filled with poison: industrial and nuclear waste, chemical fertilisers and pesticides. The Mediterranean is already nearly dead; the North Sea is following. The Aral Sea is on the brink of extinction. If nothing is done about it, one day nothing will be able to live in the seas.

P.5

Every ten minutes one kind of animal, plant or insect dies out for ever. If nothing is done about it, one million species that are alive today may soon become extinct.

P.6

Air pollution is another serious problem. In Cairo just breathing the air is dangerous — equivalent to smoking two packs of cigarettes a day. The same holds true for many Russian cities. Factories emit tons of harmful chemicals. These emissions have disastrous consequences for our planet. They are the main reason for the greenhouse effect and acid rains. An even greater threat are nuclear power stations. We all know how tragic the consequences of the Chernobyl disaster are.

P.7

Fortunately, it's not too late to solve these problems. We have the time, the money and even the technology to make our planet a better, cleaner and safer place. We can plant trees and create parks for endangered species. We can recycle litter. We can support green parties and put pressure on those in power. Together we can save the planet and all of us with it.

Film 1

Slide 5

3. Work with vocabulary

(Slide 6)

And now read after me, please:

littering;

air pollution smog;

water pollution;

overcrowding, overpopulation;

endangered species animals which are almost extinct;

destruction of national resources;

land pollution;

greenhouse effect;

deforestation;

radiation;

earth quakes;

global warming;

the hole in the ozone layer.

Film 2

Slide 7

4. Project time

Плакаты учащихся

Slide 8

Let`s remember and show our guests the project we did.

Can we solve these problems?

L.: Dear guests, look at these posters, please. These pictures are the works of our schoolmates. They call us up to save our nature, our environment, our Earth from pollutions of: Industries and agriculture, transport, smoking and aerosols

Yes,and we can show you some ways.

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Slide 14

Turn off television, computers and lights when you leave home

Walk or cycle wherever its possible

Try to avoid buying things you really don't have any use for.

Help to clean up your local environment

Don't waste paper. When you are writing, use both sides of the paper. We can pick the paper and then give it for recycle

Put out food and make houses for wild animals in winter.

Slide 15

V.: Our Motherland, our Earth is in danger, but we can help the environment, and show our own way.

The first step we did was the gathering of waste and paper.

Secondly, we sold the paper for the recycling.

We spent the money for plants.

The parallel group of our classmates made the compost.

And finally we put our plants.

7. The end of the lesson

Film 3

Conclusion

What did we speak about this lesson?

Thank you for your work. You did your best this lesson. Good bye.

We spoke about ecological problems and environmental protection.