Unit 5 The Environment

Pre-reading activity Do the environment quiz. 1. How many people die each day due to dirty drinking water? 50 500 5,000 2. How many kilos of rubbish are dumped into the ocean every year? 6,300,000 kg 6,300,000,000 kg 6,300kg 3. Which is the cleanest place on earth? Antarctica Asia Europe 4. Which country produces the most oil in the world? Russia China Mexico 5.Which is the most air polluted country in the world? India Mongolia Turkey What causes pollution? Complete the table with the correct answers. Air pollution car exhaust fumes aerosol sprays factory fumes Water pollution sewage oil spills plastic Soil pollution landfills fertilizer pesticides Noise pollution building construction traffic car alarms Reading Read the texts and find the following information. Which paragraph (A, B, C or D) . . . 1. mentions using the Internet to keep the planet cleaner? C2. talks about mistakes made in the past? D3. describes a place where nature can be appreciated? A4. mentions a project that makes money? C5. explains where some household rubbish ends up? B6. describes an animal that is in danger? A7. suggests a way to express your view about something? D8. explains an important discovery? B9. mentions using lawyers to solve a problem? D10. describes how to reuse useful rubbish? C Post-reading activity Complete each sentence with two of these words. fossil fuels / incidents / landfill / march / waste wildlife 1. Last Sunday, thousands of people attended the march to protest about whaling. They were peaceful and the police reported no violent incidents.2. Burning fossil fuels such as coal and oil to produce energy causes air pollution. This in turn causes climate change, which is harmful to humans and wildlife.3. Understandably, the residents are very concerned about the government’s plans to create a landfill in the area. No one wants huge amounts of waste on their doorsteps!