VOCABULARY: ENVIRONMENT - ОКРУЖАЮЩАЯ СРЕДА NATURE - ПРИРОДА EARTH - ЗЕМЛЯ POLLUTION - ЗАГРЯЗНЕНИЕ DAMAGE - ПОВРЕЖДАТЬ RECYCLE - ПЕРЕРАБАТЫВАТЬ REUSE - ИСПОЛЬЗОВАТЬ ПОВТОРНО SAVE - БЕРЕЧЬ, ЭКОНОМИТЬ EMISSION - ВЫБРОС AEROSOL - АЭРОЗОЛЬ GARBAGE - МУСОР LITTER - ОТХОДЫ GREENHOUSE - ПАРНИКОВЫЙ EFFECT - ЭФФЕКТ PROTECT - ЗАЩИЩАТЬ TO CAUSE - ВЫЗЫВАТЬ OZON LAYER - ОЗОНОВЫЙ СЛОЙ

There are lots of environmental problems nowadays, mainly because of pollution. It is the contamination of air, water and soil by different materials that interfere with human health and quality of life. The emissions form industries and engines, including cars, are big causes of air pollution and simple things that we do at home, like using aerosols, have bad effects on the ozone layer, which protects life on Earth from ultraviolet radiation. Water is also suffering from pollution by domestic, municipal and also industrial waste. It is up to us to stop damaging the environment. We all should be environment friendly!

 Answer the following questions. 1. What is the biggest enemy of the environment? 2. What are the causes of air and water pollution? 3. What’s wrong with aerosols? 4. Why do you think we should all be environment friendly?  Complete the sentences with Should/Shouldn’t do to save the Earth. 1We _______________ burn trees. 2We _______________ walk or ride a bike to school. 3We _______________ leave the tap running when we’re brushing the teeth. 4We _______________ turn off the lights and the computer when we leave the room. 5We ________________ recycle waste paper, bottles and cans. 6We ________________ use aerosols. 7We ________________ use low energy light bulbs. 8We _________________ drop litter in the streets. ShouldShouldn’t

IF–CLAUSE + SIMPLE PRESENT go /goes / don’t go / doesn’t go MAIN CLAUSE + FUTURE SIMPLE will + infinitive Complete the blanks with the verbs in brackets: 1. Many wildlife habitats will be destroyed if man _____________________ (keep) polluting the environment. 2. If we dump all sorts of chemicals into rivers, we _______________ (not be able to) swim in them in the future. 3. If we __________________ (not stop) cutting down so many trees, we ___________________ (endanger) our oxygen supply. 4. Soon the Earth’s resources will be exhausted if the human population ____________________ (continue) to grow. 5. If everybody continues to use aerosols and CFCs, the hole in the ozone layer ______________________ (get) bigger. 6. If the sun radiation can’t escape into space, Earth’s temperature _____________________ (increase) steadily.

Correct answers: 1. Many wildlife habitats will be destroyed if man KEEPS polluting the environment. 2. If we dump all sorts of chemicals into rivers, we WON’T BE ABLE TO swim in them in the future. 3. If we DON’T STOP cutting down so many trees, we WILL ENDANGER our oxygen supply. 4. Soon the Earth’s resources will be exhausted if the human population CONTINUES to grow. 5. If everybody continues to use aerosols and CFCs, the hole in the ozone layer WILL GET bigger. 6. If the sun radiation can’t escape into space, Earth’s temperature WILL INCREASE steadily.

WHAT CAN WE DO AT HOME MAKE A DIALOG ABOUT ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION WRITE AN ESSAY