1. EARTH IS OUR HOME

2. What are these articles about?
More land off limits for loggers
Push for whale sanctuary in South Pacific
Greenhouse gases blamed
for sudden storms
World to face water
shortages by 2025
Population will rise to 10 billion people in next 50 years

3. Nowadays mankind face the following problems
destruction of the rainforest;
extinction of birds, animals and fish;
greenhouse effect and change in the world’s climate;
poor air quality in cities;
problems with drinking water;
waste recycling problem;
local environmental problems such as noise, dust and litter.

4. Answer the questionnaire to see if you are environmentally aware.
1. When you leave a room, do you a) turn off all the lights?
b) leave one light on?
c) never bother to turn off the lights?
2. When you are outside, do you a) always put your litter in a rubbish bin?
b) usually try and find a bin for your litter?
c) throw your litter away on the ground?
3. Do you a) take short showers (less than 10 minutes)?
b) have bath?
c) take long showers (more than 10 minutes)
4. Do you a) walk or ride a bike for short journeys?
b) take public transport when you can?
c) travel everywhere by car?
5. Do you a) separate all your rubbish and recycle what you can?
b) recycle some of your rubbish?
c) never recycle anything?
6. Do you a) only use heating when you really need them?
b) use heating now and again?
c) have the heating on all winter?

5. CHECK YOURSELF
Mostly A: You definitely care about the environment. You think about it when you make every day decisions. If more people in the world were as good as you, the planet would have fewer problems.
Mostly B: You care about the environment and you have good habits, which help save it. However, there are probably a few other things you could do.
Mostly C: You do not worry about the environment at all! You think, pollution is someone else’s problem, not yours. You think recycling and saving resources are too time-consuming

6. Look at the photos. One shows a forest being cleared, the other shows a forest fire. Compare and contrast the pictures, discussing the environmental and natural issues they raise.

7. You are a reporter for a student magazine, finding out about people’s attitudes to the environment. Ask your partner: ? what environmental problems he or she knows about where you live; ? how he or she would improve the environmental situation in your town and discuss his or her reasons.

8. Read the article and put the paragraphs in the correct order.
HOW CAN WE MAKE OUR PLANET A SAFER PLACE FOR ANIMALS?
A__ Another solution is to promote education about endangered species. If people are aware of the problem, then they will buy fewer products made of materials such ivory or fur.
B__ In conclusion, there are many ways to make our world a better place for animals. We all need to do whatever we can. As Malcolm Bradbury said: “If you’re not part of the solution, you’re part of the problem”.
C__ Is our planet a safe place for animals? Unfortunately, it doesn’t seem like it. Thousands of species have become extinct and many more are now endangered. We need to do something fast before it is too late for them.
D__ Firstly, measures need to be taken to protect our wildlife. The destruction of threatened animals habitats should be illegal, with long prison sentences for people who break these laws. This would protect animals and the environments they live in.
E__ Finally, we should create more national parks and conversation areas. This would allow animals to live and breed safely in their natural habitats. As a result, their numbers would increase and species would not die out.

9. CHECK YOURSELF
1) C 2) D 3) A
4) E 5) B

10. New vaccines against fatal diseases; Allergic reactions to cosmetics;
Read the following ideas. Which ideas are for and which are against animal testing? Put the ideas in the correct groups. Try to add a few more ideas of your own to each group
New vaccines against fatal diseases;
Allergic reactions to cosmetics;
Medical experiments to the humans;
The treatment of the laboratory animals;
The life of the person or the life of the animal;
Learning more about human anatomy;
Using animal for food, clothes, etc.
FOR
AGAINST

11. Here’s what I do about recycling
Here’s what I do about recycling. I put all my newspapers, magazines, old envelopes – in fact, all my paper – to one side, and recycle it, along with the bottles that become empty during the week. I take my printer cartridges to the shop round the corner, where they collect them. It’s not too much, I know, but I think every little thing counts. And what about you?

12. suggest what things people should recycle; explain how to recycle;
A leaflet is going to be given to everybody in your neighbourhood. The aim is to encourage everybody to recycle. Write the text of the leaflet, including the following points:
suggest what things people should recycle;
explain how to recycle;
say how the environment will be helped.

13. Your school has decided to join a project to help the environment
Your school has decided to join a project to help the environment. Look at the pictures and decide which activities you could participate in. Give your reasons and think over your plan of actions.
Plant trees Collect rubbish
Recycling Stray dogs

14. Do you think the world will be better or worse in 100 years?
What problems will we have sold?
What problems will still exist?
Will advances in technology make things better or worse? Why?
How will the world be better or worse?

15. What should people do to survive?

33. Save our planet !