I meant to do my work today But a brown bird sang in the apple tree, And a butterfly flitted across the field, And all the leaves were calling me, And the wind went sighing over the land Tossing the grasses to and fro, And a rainbow held out its shining hand – So what could I do but laugh and go?

On the one hand Man has created a lot of things: cars, planes, television, computers and so on. On the other hand science and technical progress damages the environment.

English writer John Galsworthy said:,, If you don’t think about the future you will not have it.”

The problems Air pollution Water pollution Nuclear pollution Disappearing of animals Destruction of forest Destruction of Countryside beauty

Look at the screen and repeat after me: to pollute weapon environment population dump insect mammal habitat sunlight

I. Read the definition, discuss and name the word To make the water, air, atmosphere dirty and dangerous for people and animals to live in or to use. ( to pollute)

It is used to kill or hurt people in a fight or a war. ( weapon)

The air, water and land on Earth, which can be harmed by man’s activity. (environment)

The number of people living in a particular area. (population)

A place where unwanted waste is taken and left. (dump)

II. Now imagine that your little brother or sister doesn’t know some words. Try to explain them, please. An insect A small creature that has six or more legs and sometimes wings.

A mammal A type of animal that drinks milk from its mother’s body when it is young.

A habitat The natural home of a plant or animal.

sunlight The light of the sun

Find the odd word out in each row. To damage To endanger To destroy To ruin To create

Safe Nuclear Calm Pleasant Mammal

Radiation Destruction Environment Population Pollution

Population growth Population growth

V. Let’s do exercises

Five Golden Rules Rule 1. Protect animals and wildlife. Rule 2. Don’t cut down trees. Rule 3. Don’t waste water, gas, energy and other natural resources. Rule 4. Don’t dump or pour industrial waste into rivers, lakes, seas and oceans. Rule 5. Develop international cooperation to solve ecological problems together.

Home task ex.8, p.91 Read and say why people need no less protection than animals do. Make-up a dialogue using phrases from ex.8, p.91

SELF-ASSESSMENT CARD I feel … because I… I feel proud because I worked hard.