PREPARATIONS FOR WRITING REPORTS
UNIT 6. IS THE EARTH IN DANGER?
LESSON 59
PREPARATIONS FOR WRITING REPORTS
Цілі: формувати навички письма; вдосконалювати навички усного мовлення, читання; розвивати культуру спілкування й мовленнєву реакцію учнів; виховувати зацікавленість у розширенні своїх знань.
Procedure
1. Warm-up
1) What do you think when your teacher says you’re going to do some writing?
2) Do you like the writing activities your teacher gives you?
3) Do you ever think writing activities are a waste of time?
4) Do you always understand the reasons why the teacher asks you to do a particular writing activity?
5) Is the topic important when you do a writing activity?
6) How important is it to plan what you write?
2. Listening
Listen to the text and do the
World Environment Day (WED) is a day we all need to put in our diaries. It happens on June 5 every year and should be one of the most important days of the holiday calendar. WED was created in 1972 by the United Nations General Assembly. The environment wasn’t such a big issue back then. It is one of the hottest topics in the world today. WED helps raise worldwide awareness of the threats to our environment. Many environmental agencies organize events based on different themes each year. These events encourage both governments and local communities to work together. This ensures environmental problems are tackled from a grass roots level and at a presidential level.
Many people in rich countries are aware of today’s environmental issues. Even though many of the world’s citizens know the issues, too few people do enough to combat them. Perhaps the most serious issue is global warming. WED could be the day to start changing our lifestyle forever to reduce our carbon footprint. Most of us use far too much energy. With a little thought, we could all use less power and help the environment.
Put the lines in the correct order according to the text.
Footprint. Most of us use far too much energy. With a little thought, we could all use less power and help | |
Many people in rich countries are aware of today’s environmental issues. Even though many of the world’s | |
From a grass roots level and at a presidential level. | |
Agencies organize events based on different themes each year. These events encourage both governments | |
To the environment. The governments of new superpowers such as China and India need to reduce their | |
Energy consumption too. Hopefully, World Environment Day will become more celebrated every year. | |
Topics in the world today. WED helps raise worldwide awareness of the threats to our environment. Many environmental | |
Warming. WED could be the day to start changing our lifestyle forever to reduce our carbon | |
The environment. WED also needs to make people in poorer countries aware of the dangers | |
1 | World Environment Day (WED) is a day we all need to put in our diaries. It happens on June 5 every |
Citizens know the issues, too few people do enough to combat them. Perhaps the most serious issue is global | |
Year and should be one of the most important days of the holiday calendar. WED was created in | |
And local communities to work together. This ensures environmental problems are tackled | |
1972 by the United Nations General Assembly. The environment wasn’t such a big issue back then. It is one of the hottest |
3. Reading and speaking
Do ex. 1, p. 105.
4. Reading and speaking
Do ex. 2, p. 106.
5. Listening and writing
Listen to the information about the disaster in Japan and make up questions for your partner.
JAPAN’S QUAKE, TSUNAMI AND ATOMIC ALERT (12TH MARCH, 2011)
Japan is beginning the cleanup after Friday’s deadly earthquake and tsunami. The death toll is currently at 573 with hundreds more people missing. Most of the people died in the massive tsunami, which was up to ten metres high. Japan’s Fire and Disaster Management Agency says the number of destroyed buildings has reached 3,400, but that is expected to rise. In the quake-hit areas, around 5.57 million households currently have no electricity, while more than one million homes have had their water supply cut off.
The mega-earthquake is the seventh largest ever recorded. It hit northeast Japan at 2:46 p. m. with a magnitude of 8.9 on the Richter scale. It was felt as far away as Beijing, China. The following tsunami has completely washed away large parts of Japan’s north. The damage is in tens of billions of dollars. Fifty-three countries in the Pacific Rim were put on tsunami alert. Japan’s Prime Minister Naoto Kan said his main focus now is to stop a nuclear power plant from overheating. Scientists released radioactive steam from the plant to reduce the pressure inside it.
Student A’s questions (Do not show these to student B)
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Student B’s questions (Do not show these to student A)
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6. Summary
What’s worse: natural disasters or manmade disasters?
7. Homework
Ex. 7, p. 107.
