Can you name the environmental problems described by the pictures? Key vocabulary 1 of 2

Can you name the problems for the environment described by the pictures? Key vocabulary 1 of 2 Over-population check Industrial and household waste Endangered species Deforestation Global warming Pollution

Now can you name these possible environmental solutions? Key vocabulary 2 of 2

Now can you match these possible environmental solutions with the pictures? Key vocabulary 2 of 2 RecyclingWildlife protection Birth control Organic farming Green energy Banning of plastic bags check

Finally make sentences about environmental problems and possible solutions. ….. is a/are possible solution(s) to ……. If we …….., we can ……… To ……. we should…..

Some example possible answers: check Birth control is a solution to over population. If we protect wildlife, we can save endangered species. To help global warming and pollution we should use green energy.

Discussion What do you think?  How important is being ‘green’ to you?  How environmentally aware are Brazilians?  What can the ordinary person do to help protect the environment?  How polluted is your city? Give examples.  What can be done to reduce pollution in Brazil?  The Amazon is often referred to as the ‘world’s lungs’. Is the protection of the Amazon rainforest a world concern or solely a Brazilian question?  What endangered species do you know about in Brazil? Do you know what is being done to protect them?

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