“Our fragile world” A project Учитель английского языка МОУ СОШ №15 Пудренко Ирина Михайловна

I am the Earth And the Earth is me. Each blade of grass, Each honey tree, Each bit of mud, And stick and stone Is bleed and muscle Skin and bone. And just as I Need every bit Of me to make My body fit, So Earth needs Grass and stone and tree And things that grow here Naturally.

What are the main ecological problems on our planet? Global Warming Water and air pollution Destroying forests Waste and chemicals Planet

What are the main ecological problems on our planet? Global Warming Water and air pollution Destroying forests Waste and chemicals Planet

What are the main ecological problems on our planet? Global Warming For millions of years, layers of gases have kept the earth warm enough so that people, plants, and animals can live there. But some scientists are now concerned that the Earth’s surface will up too much – to dangerous degree. This is called global warming. Factories, cars, and other things are making lots of new gases. Even when we use electricity we help to put greenhouse gases into the air. There gases are trapping more of the sun’s heat. If it gets too hot. Weather all over the globe will change.

What are the main ecological problems on our planet? Water and air pollution is a very serious threat to our environment. This is the result of human activities: releasing poisonous chemicals, car fumes, throwing litter, oil spills. Polluted air and water affect people’s health. About 1.4 billon people have no access also causes water animals to die. Water and air pollution

What are the main ecological problems on our planet? Cutting down forest damages thousands of acres of land every day. Even of new trees are planted they cannot bring back the old forest that was part of complex ecosystem that cleaned the air, trapped flood waters, and made a home for much wildlife. Destroying forests

What are the main ecological problems on our planet? Most cities produce a lot of waste every day. If it is just thrown away or even dug up, it may be around for decades, and could even release dangerous chemicals onto the soil. These poisons can threaten the lives of the people that are living or working near by. Waste and chemicals

Teens and Bins The main ecological problem in our town is dirty streets. You can see a lot of litter in the streets of our town. Teenagers throw litter everywhere.

Teens and Bins

We asked 3 questions:  What age group is mainly responsible for dropping litter?  What places are most littered?  What are the four reasons for teenagers to drop litter? Why do they do it?

Teens and Bins According to the survey we found out: Youngsters aged were asked what they thought litter was, how big a problem it was in their area, who they though dropped litter and why they did it? Most teenagers believe rubbish is mainly made up sweet and crisp wrappers and that richer areas are less likely to be littered than poorer ones. They also recognize that rubbish is a common thing in and around schools. When it comes to dropping litter, the kids questioned admitted their age group were the biggest culprits, with boys more to blame than girls. One 14-year-old said he dropped litter “365 days a year – ‘cos I’m always eating”. A lack of waste bins was mentioned as an excuse for dropping rubbish, but the main reason given is laziness and peer pressure. Why do they do it?

We want a clean city! We have got the following results:  A lot if litterbins were put in our area.  We have prepared and held three school assemblies with junior school children to explain to them the harm in dropping litter.  We have organized a school patrolling campaign to stop people dropping litter in school.  We have prepared a lecture about recycling to make people aware of what it is.  We have asked the handicrafts teacher at our school to develop two lessons to teach junior students how to reuse old plastic bottles.  An exhibition “New Old Things” (useful things handmade from waste) organized in the school hall.  Because of our campaign we have missed six English lessons at school.

Earth is our big home! Let’s save it!