Урок 51. Protection of nature
Предмет: Английский язык, 8 класс

8 класс

Lesson 51

Protection of nature

In this lesson

you will get some new information about the protection of the nature;

you will learn some new words.

Ключевые слова: interact, harm, aim, conserve, generations, volunteers, seabed, shorelines

Речевой материал: рассматривается тема сохранения природы и создания природоохранных организаций, вводятся лексические единицы по теме охраны природы.

Пояснения:

Interact – взаимодействовать
Harm – причинять вред
Aim – цель
Conserve – сохранять
Generation – поколение
Volunteer – волонтёр
Shoreline – береговая линия
Seabed – морское дно

Основное содержание урока

L: Ann, what are you going to talk about on the Safe the Planet Day?

A: I’ve prepared a report about organizations that protect sea animals. What about you, Lucy?

L: I’m not sure yet, but I’ve been thinking about the influence of trash on the ecology of the area.

A: That’s an interesting topic. We all create tons of trash every year.

Sport is a power that can unite people. It helps us to kip fit, be healthy and strong. Professional athletes from all over the world try hard to break records and win the competitions they take part in.

The greatest competition to win for any athlete is the Olympic Games. There’s no doubt that the Olympics are the celebration of sport, but what price should we all pay for this great event?

The 22nd Winter Olympic Games were held in Sochi. Sochi is a unique resort city on the Black Sea coast. The climate of this place is a rare combination of the shorelines’ warmth and the cold of the Caucasian Mountains.

Was this place harmed by the Olympics?

The answer is no. The unique eco-system was conserved with the help of a special programme of interaction with the environment. The aim of this programme was to conserve the system which had been formed by past generations. Hundreds of volunteers helped the authorities to clean out rubbish from the shorelines and the seabed as well to create the unique habitats for rare species of animals.

Let’s have a look at some words from the text. Try to guess their meaning from the context.

Interact – communicate
Harm – damage
Aim – a plan or hope to do something
Conserve – save something
Generation – people who live at the same period of time
Volunteer – a person who helps for free
Shoreline – a place where water meets the land
Seabed – the bottom of the sea

Тренировочные упражнения

Put the sentences in the right order to make up a dialogue.

It is called “Recycling for the better future”.
I’ve been thinking of participating in a project that aims to conserve the environment in the neighborhood.
Hello, Mary!
This is very exciting! Can I join too?
Hi, Alice. How are you?
What are going to do in your summer holydays?
Of course you can!
Really? What is the name of the project?

Complete the sentences with the right word.

1) The ____________ of my project is to save the extinct species.

2) People _________ the environment a lot.

3) There are a lot of ____________ who help stray animals.

4) The ____________ is suffering from the waste dumped into the sea.

5) The ___________ were cleaned from the rubbish by the local organisation.

Choose the correct answer.

We should _______________ the environment.

1)

conserve

2)

seabed

3)

interact

Our main _________________ is to save the forests.

1)

conserve

2)

shoreline

3)

aim

She always works as a _____________ to help stray animals.

1)

generation

2)

aim

3)

volunteer

Our _____________ doesn’t pay attention to the environmental problems.

1)

harm

2)

generation

3)

aim

The ______________ is filled with rubbish.

1)

seabed

2)

generation

3)

interact

Match the words with their definitions.

interact

damage

harm

save something

aim

communicate

conserve

a plan or hope to do something

Choose the correct answer.

We clean out rubbish from the generations/shorelines.
People must conserve/interact the natural habitats.
Don’t do harm/aim to the extinct species.
Ann is a generation/volunteer at a local environmental organisation.
The shoreline/aim of this project is to save the dolphins.

Choose the correct answer.

1) The shorelines/aims of the sea are very polluted.

2) The harm/seabed is damaged by the nuclear wastes.

3) Rubbish in the lakes and rivers conserves/harms the animal species.

4) We can conserve/seabed the underwater life with the help of this programme.

5) Our generation/aim must help the environment by conserving its recourses.

Match the words with their definitions.

generation

a place where water meets the land

volunteer

the bottom of the sea

shoreline

people who live at the same period of time

seabed

a person who helps for free

Put the sentences in the right order to make up a dialogue.

I am a volunteer at a Protection of Nature project.
Wow! It’s great! You conserve the environment.
What are you doing in this project?
Really? What are you up to?
Yes, and the most important thing is that we save the animal species.
Hi, Mark! I haven’t seen you for ages!
Hi, Jake. I’ve been really busy lately.
We clean out the ponds and rivers.

Контрольные задания

Вариант 1

1.

Match the words with their definitions.

1) volunteer

a) people who live at the same period of time

2) shoreline

b) a person who helps for free

3) interact

c) a place where water meets the land

4) generation

d) communicate

5) seabed

e) the bottom of the sea

2.

Choose the correct answer.

1) The shorelines/aims were cleaned yesterday.
2) They try to conserve/aim the rest of the natural habitat.
3) I want to join the organisation as a volunteer/harm.
4) The future generations/shorelines will have the chance to improve the ecological situation.
5) People shouldn’t aim/harm the forests.
6) We should interact/seabed with each other in order to improve the situation.

3.

Complete the sentences with the right word.

1) There are a lot of rubbish in the beaches along the __________.
2) Mary’s ___________ is to complete her work by Monday.
3) The ___________ is also harmed by the chemical waste.
4) Our organisation _________with other environment saving companies.
5) The marine animals are ___________ by the pollution.
6) our neighborhood is ___________ by the organisation of nature protection.
7) Tom was a __________ during the Olympic Games.
8) The __________ is concerned about the future of environment.
9) Megan ___________ to solve this problem.

Вариант 2

1.

Match the words with their definitions.

1) conserve

a) a plan or hope to do something

2) seabed

b) the bottom of the sea

3) aim

c) damage

4) harm

d) save something

5) shoreline

e) a place where water meets the land

2.

Choose the correct answer.

1) Jill aims/interacts with other people of finding the cure of the decease.
2) Ann volunteer/aims to help the poor.
3) She wants to conserve/volunteer with this organisation.
4) The shorelines/volunteers are very polluted after the storm.
5) The volunteers conserve/harm the ponds in the park by cleaning them out every weekend.
6) Different waste that is dumped into the rivers conserves/harms the natural habitats of species.

3.

Complete the sentences with the right word.

1) A __________ is a person who is always ready to help.
2) The environment is ________ in this process of dumping waste into the rivers and seas.
3) We cleaned the _________ at the beach with my class yesterday.
4) We will __________ with this company.
5) The __________ suffers from the waste in the sea.
6) The pollution __________ the fauna of the Black Sea.
7) He _________ to build a shelter for animals.
8) If we _______ the natural habitats, the extinct species will not die out.
9) The ________ will understand that life without pollution is in the near future.