1. Vocabulary And Practice
The Environment
Vocabulary
And
Practice

2. Earth Is Dearer Than Gold
What does the saying mean?
Why is the environment improtant?
What is the state of the environment:
in the world?
in Poland?
in Chorzów?

3. Look at the photos and guess the words…
VOCABULARY part I
Look at the photos
and
guess the words…

4. release toxic waste

5. industry

6. pollute/pollution

7. contamination

8. extinction

9. carbon dioxide

10. the ozone layer

11. the harmful ultraviolet (UV) radiation

12. rubbish

13. power stations

14. Read the definition from „Longman Contemporary Dictionary”
VOCABULARY part II
Read the definition from „Longman Contemporary Dictionary”
and guess the words…

15. animals and plants growing in natural conditions
w _ _ _ _ _ _ e
w i l d l i f e

16. the natural home of a plant or animal
h_ _ _ _ _ t
h a b i t a t

17. a group of animals or plants whose members are similar
s_ _ _ _ _ s
s p e c i e s

18. the variety of plants and animals in a place
b _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ y
b i o d i v e r s i t y

19. the warming of Earth as a result of heat trapped by pollution
the g _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ e e _ _ _ _ t
the g r e e n h o u s e e f f e c t

20. g _ _ _ _ l w _ _ _ _ _ g g l o b a l w a r m i n g
the general increase in world temperatures caused by increased amounts of carbon dioxide around the Earth
g _ _ _ _ l w _ _ _ _ _ g
g l o b a l w a r m i n g

21. Vocabulary revision Match the words:
release toxic waste
przemysł
industry
Przyroda, fauna i flora
pollute
gatunki
contamination
wymarcie, wyginięcie
wildlife
skażenia
the natural habitat
naturalne środowisko życia
species
uwalniać toksyczne odpady do środowiska
extinction
zanieczyszczać

22. Vocabulary revision Match the words:
carbon dioxide
efekt cieplarniany
the ozone layer
elektrownie
biodiversity
globalne ocieplenie
the harmful UV radiation
śmieci
rubbish/ litter
szkodliwe promieniowanie UV
power stations
bioróżnorodność
the greenhouse effect
powłoka ozonowa
global warming
dwutlenek węgla

23. On the basis of: Kurtyka A. ”Prove Your Point”, Egis Press.
READING SKILLS:
Read these short texts
and
try to remember the threats to the environment….
On the basis of: Kurtyka A. ”Prove Your Point”, Egis Press.

24. Toxic chemicals threaten animals.
Toxic chemicals released by industry pollute rivers, land and the air. They threathen the health of wildlife. Because of chemical contamination animals suffer .

25. Deforestation:
Deforestation destroys the wildlife. It causes the extinction of many species and reduces biodiversity. Trees absorb carbon dioxide so less trees means increased global warming.

26. The ozone layer depletion
The ozone layer that protects the Earth from the harmful ultrviolet (UV) radiation is damaged by CFCs (chloro-fluorocarbons). CFCs are substances that come from fridges, aerosol cans and other products.

27. Carbon dioxide
Carbon dioxide and other harmful gases which are produced by factories, cars and power stations increase the greenhouse effect, which has a negative impact on global warming.

28. Rubbish/litter
People produce more and more rubbish and waste in their households. They drop litter in forests, near rivers and on roadsides. People also drop litter on the streets polluting their neighbourhoods.

29. How much do you know about the environment – QUIZ:
What are the causes of:
The ozone layer depletion?
Too much rubbish?
Too much carbon dioxide in the air?
Toxic chemicals conatmination?

30. What can you do to HELP the EARTH?
Analyse the mindmap. Which ideas do you find most useful?

32. THE END