1. 4MS
Pollution
Lesson

2. What’s the difference between the two places?
This place is …………………………..
This place is …………………………..

3. What is pollution? Reorder these words to get its definition air waterof
It’s
and
land
The contamination
…………………………………………………

4. KWL What do you know about pollution?
What do you want to learn about it?
What have you learnt?

5. What are the types of pollution?
Label the pictures with the right expression from the box
Land pollution / water pollution land pollution / noise

6. TYPES OF POLLUTION …………………………………………………. ………………………………………………….

7. Look at the pictures and say: does pollution affect only humans?
TPS

8. Effects on the environment
What are the effects of pollution on the environment and on humans?
*Look at the labeled pictures and complete the table:
Effects on humans
Effects on the environment

9. Headaches

10. Sickness and disease

11. Chemical reactions

12. Smog

13. Burns

14. Skin rash

15. Acid rain

16. Stomach ache

17. A hole in the ozone layer

18. Breathing problems

19. Weakness

20. Deafness

21. Share your answers with your friends , then with the whole class

22. Can you sum up what you have learnt till now?
Pollution is ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

23. Now, with your partner read text1 and text 2 , then find out the causes and the effects of each type of pollution
Text
Type
causes
effects
One -
Two

24. Text 1:
Because factories release fumes, the air people breathe gets polluted. Other well-known effects of fumes are smog, acid rain and holes in the ozone layer.
Text 2:
Living in noisy overcrowded towns has become dangerous because everyday exposure to noise can cause headache, earaches and may lead to deafness.

25. *Why is the air we breathe polluted? (text 1)
Answer the questions:
*Why is the air we breathe polluted? (text 1)
The air we breathe is polluted …………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………
*Why is living in overcrowded cities becoming dangerous? (text 2)
Living in overcrowded cities is becoming dangerous ………………………………………………………………………………………………….
Read text 3 and find equivalent expressions to:
-Contaminated food = ……………………………………
-Get sick = ……………………………………

26. Text 3:
Our bodies absorb toxic substances found in the food we eat and the air we breathe so we catch some illnesses and pains and that results in poor health.
Answer the question:
-Are contaminated food and polluted air harmful for our health? Justify.
…………………………………………………………………………………………….

27. Read text 4 and label these pictures:
……………………………………
……………………………………
……………………………………
Text 4:
Paints, plastic bags and glues are all inflammable.
They can catch fire from the sun as a consequence we get burns, skin rash and risky chemical reactions .

28. -What can happen when inflammables catch fire?
Answer the question:
-What can happen when inflammables catch fire?
…………………………………………………………………………………………….
Choose the suitable connector to complete: that’s why, because, but, first, so, can, therefore, since.
Pollution is dangerous ……………………. everyone has to take actions against it.
-Inflammables can harm the environment and people’s health ………………….. They can catch fire and cause burns.
- …………………….. household chemicals are harmful, we must handle them with care.
-Batteries from toys, mobile phones and car batteries can be very dangerous too …………………… they must be disposed of properly.
-Plastic bags are a major source of waste …………………… we should not throw them everywhere.
-People cut trees …………………… many bird species are disappearing.
The planet is our only shelter ………………. We must protect it.

29. What can we do to save our planet?