SGK Tiếng Anh 9 - Unit 6: The environment
UNIT 6 THE ENVIRONMENT 1. GETTING STARTED Match these environmental problems to the pictures. garbage dump air pollution water pollution deforestation dynamite fishing spraying pesticides d) e) f) s 2. LISTEN AND READ Mr. Brown is talking to some volunteer conservationists. “I want everyone to listen carefully, please. First of all, I’d like you to divide into three groups. Each group should take five plastic bags. Once you havefilled a bag, come back to me as you will need another. I need group one to walk along the shore. Group two should check the sand, and group three has to check among the rocks. Mr. Jones is going to collect all the bags and take them to the garbage dump. Mrs. Smith has kindly provided a picnic lunch for US, but we won’t eat until the whole area is clean. If you can’t find your place, I will help you get there with this map. Don’t worry. ... uh ... I’m disappointed that people have spoiled this area. However, we are here to do something about this pollution. We must all work very hard. And, if we work hard, we’ll make this beach a clean and beautiful place again. OK. Now, let’s get started.” a) Match the names in column A with the tasks in column B. Then write the full sentences. A B 1. Group 1 a) collect all the bags and take them to the garbage dump. 2. Group 2 b) check among the rocks. 3. Group 3 c) provide a picnic lunch for everyone. 4. Mr. Jones d) give out the bags. 5. Mrs. Smith e) check the sand. 6. Mr. Brown f) walk along the shore. Answer. Who is the speaker? Who are the listeners? Where are they? What are they going to do? What will they achieve if they work hard today? Have you ever done anything similar? If yes, what did you do? Where did you do it? If the pollution continues, what might happen? SPEAK Try to persuade your partner to do the following things to protect the environment. Use the expressions and, the idea cues given. Follow the example. I think you should .... Why don’t you ...? Won’t you ... ? Why not ...? It would be better if you .... What / How about ... ? -Use banana leaves to wrap food, (plastic bags are very hard to dissolve / save paper) Reuse and recycle bottles and cans, (reduce garbage / save natural resources) Not throw trash onto the water, (keep the water clean / polluted water can directly do harm to people’s health and kill fish) Go to school or go to work by bike, (save energy / keep the air cleaner) Put garbage bins around the schoolyard, (prevent lazy students from throwing trash / keep the schoolyard clean) Use public buses instead of motorbikes, (avoid traffic jams / reduce exhaust • fume / save energy) Example: A: I think it would be better if we use banana leaves instead ofpaper or plastic bags to wrap food. B: Why? How come? A: Because plastic bags are very hard to dissolve, they will cause pollution. And if we use less paper, we can save trees in the forests. That’s how we can save the environment. b) Find possible answers to the questionnaire. You can use the ideas in section a). Questionnaire Protecting the environment How can we ... save paper? prevent littering? use fewer plastic bags? reduce air pollution? reduce water pollution? reduce the amount of garbage we produce? Now discuss with a partner the best way. to protect the environment. Take turns to tty and persuade your partner into doing things you think the most practical. Use the ideas and the expressions for persuading in section a) and the answers to the questionnaire in b). Example: I think we should burn trash to reduce the amount of garbage we produce to protect the environment. No, we shouldn't do that. Burning trash will pollute the air. I think the best way to reduce garbage is to reuse and recycle things. How can we do that? I think only the factory can. about collecting used paper, bottles and cans every day? It's not difficult. LISTEN Listen to the report on how our oceans are polluted. Then complete the notes. Firstly: How the ocean is polluted raw sewage is pumped directly into the sea. Secondly: dropped into the sea. Thirdly: oil spills Next: Finally: READ Read this poem about the environment. MUMMY, OH MUMMY “Mummy, oh Mummy, what’s going to happen If all the pollution goes on?” “Well the world will end up like a second-hand junk-yard, With all of its treasures quite gone. 5 The fields will be littered with plastics and tins, The streams will be covered with foam. Now throw those soda bottles over the hedge, Save us from taking them home.” “But Mummy, oh Mummy, if I throw the bottles, 10 Won’t that be polluting the woods?” “Nonsense! That isn’t the same thing at all, You just keep quiefand be good. If you’re going to start getting silly ideas, I’ll take you home right away. 15 Because pollution is something that other folk do, . We’re just enjoying our day.” a) Match each word in A to an appropriate explanation in B. A B 1. junk-yard . 2. end up treasure foam stream hedge folk a row of things forming a fence people a piece of land full of rubbish a flow of water mass of bubbles of air or gas valuable or precious things reach a state of Answer. Then write the answers in your exercise book. According to the mother, what will happen if the pollution goes on? Who does the mother think pollute the environment? What will happen to the boy if he keeps on asking his mother such questions? Do you think the boy’s question (lines 9-10) is silly? Why (not)? What does the poet want US to learn about keeping the environment unpolluted? What could you do in your school / house to minimize pollution? WRITE Situation Complication Resolution Action Politeness A complaint letter has five sections states the reason for writing mentions the problem makes a suggestion talks about future action ends the letter politely Mr. Nhat wrote a complaint letter to the director of L&p Company in Ho Chi Minh City. The five sections of the letter are not in the right order. Label each section with the appropriate letter: s, c, R, A, or p. 2 6 J Aon (phu filAeel XaTloi ỡctobeA 9, 2003 J he OiAecioA d&ft jAonspoAl fompany 931 <£e dboi (BouleoaAd wmc (beaA StA/TLladajn. , 9 would Auyyest thai youA company. should tell youA dAiveAA to cleaA up all the iAash on the yAound bcfoAe leaviny. 9 cun wAiilny to you about the shoAt Atop oft youA tAucks abound my house on theiA way io the noAih. 9 took (fiAwabd to heaAiny #Aom you and Aeeiny yood AeAponAe $Aom youA company. (Men the tAucks o# youA company have a aJwaI bAeak t AÌAeeiA abound my house, the dAiveAA have left to. yaAbaye on the yAound aflicA ihelA AeẬAeshmeni. (Me ìaucỉìa leave the place, the yAound is CDVBAed with tAOAt a tfiw minutes latoA thebe is smell and (files. IfouAA (aithfidly, J Aon ƯU Tlhai These days, many people begin to catch fish in the lake behind your house. What makes you worried most is they use electricity to catch fish. A lot of small fish died and floated on the water surface. Other animals such as frogs, toads, and even birds also died from electric shock waves: You think that local authorities should prohibit and fine heavily anyone catching fish in this way.. Now, write a letter to the head of the local authorities to complain about the way of catching fish in the lake behind your house. Following SCRAP format. Begin with: (ữ&ốưi 7TỈĂ. (pÂ&AữÍBnỉ, dam wAjỉj/tjạỉũ JpD-U jữjbũUỈ t/i£ pVuMesn cair/ij/u? in i/ie JnAn Ax/jjnr/mp /wuAe... LANGUAGE FOCUS Adjectives and adverbs Adverb clauses of reason (as, because, since) Adjective + that clause Conditional sentences: type 1 Change the adjectives into adverbs. Then use the adverbs to complete the sentences. Adjective Adverb extreme extremely good happy sad slow Hoa was extremely pleased that she got an A for her assignment. The old man walked to the park. Tuan sighed when he heard that he failed the test. The baby laughed as she played with her toys. Mrs. Nga speaks English quite . 2. Join the pairs of sentences together. Use because, as or since. Example: a) Ba is tired because / as / since he stayed up late watching TV. I’m tired. I stayed up I have a broken leg. I fell over late watching TV. while I was playing basketball. I broke the cup. I was careless. I’m going to be late for school. The bus is late. I’m hungry. I haven’t eaten all day. I want to go home. I feel sick. Complete the dialogues. Use the words in brackets. Ba: Dad! I got mark 9 on my test! Mr. Ha: That’s wonderful. I’m . (pleased/work hard) That’s wonderful. I’m pleased that you are working hard. Mrs. Quyen: When are you going on vacation with your family, Sally? Mrs. Robinson: Tomorrow. I’m ' (excited/go/Da Lat) Lan: I’m . (sorry/break bicycle) Tien: Don’t worry. I can fix it. Liz: I forgot to tell you I was going to Lan’s place. Mr. Robinson: I’m . (disappointed/notphone) Miss Lien: Congratulations! Nga: Thanks. I’m . (amazed/win first prize) Match each half-sentence in column A with a suitable one in column B. Example: 1- e A B 1. If we pollute the water, ... a) there will be big floods every year. 2. If you cut down the trees in the forests, ... b) a lot of sea creatures will be well preserved.- 3,- If there is too much exhaust fume in the air, ... c) more and more people will cope with respiratory problems. 4. If you can keep your neighborhood clean, ... d) you will have an ideal place to live. 5. If people stop using dynamite for fishing, ... e) we will have no fresh water to use. Complete the sentences. Example: a) If the rice paddies are polluted, the rice plants will die. If the rice paddies are polluted, ... (rice plants / die) If we go on littering, ... (environment / become / seriously polluted) If we plant more trees along the streets, ... (we / have / more shade and fresh air) If we use much pesticide on vegetables, ... (the vegetables / become / poisonous and inedible) If we keep our environment clean,... (we / live / happier and healthier life)