UNIT 2. HUMANS AND THE ENVIRONMENT. LESSON 3. READING
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LESSON 3. READING
UNIT 2. HUMANS AND THE ENVIRONMENT
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WARM-UP
Objectives
By the end of this lesson, Ss will be able to: - read for main ideas and specific information in a text about green living; - guess the meaning of words/phrases in context; - talk about ways to live green.
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Crossword
Rules: - Choose a random number. - Read the clue and guess the word. - The number of the letters is the point you gain. - 40 points for the DOWN word. - The winner is the team with the most points.
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CROSSWORD
- Play game
Bài tập ô chữ
What's that word? - LIFESTYLE
rubbish lying in an open or public place - LITTER
Causing no harm to the environment. - ECOFRIENDLY
The amount of carbon dioxide produced by the activities of a person or an organisation. - CARBONFOOTPRINT
Power used for driving machines, providing heat and light, etc. - ENERGY
all the people living together in a house or flat - HOUSEHOLD
start to use a particular method - ADOPT
the time of life when a person is young, especially the time before a child becomes an adult - YOUTH
put plants, seeds, etc. in the ground to grow - PLANT
interest in and concern about a particular situation or area of interest - AWARENESS
PRE-READING
Vocabulary
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VOCABULARY
- explosion (n)
explosion (n)
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/ɪkˈspləʊʒn/
A violent burst, often with a loud noise
- method (n)
method (n)
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/ˈmeθəd/
a way of doing st
- refillable (adj)
refillable (adj)
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/ˌriːˈfɪləbl/
that can be filled again after being empty
- raw material (n.phr.)
raw material (n.phr.)
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/ˌrɑː məˈtɪəriəl/
any material, such as oil, cotton, or sugar in its natural condition, before it has been processed for use
- sort (v)
sort (v)
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/sɔːt/
put a number of things in an order or to separate them into groups
1. Work in groups. Look at the pictures and answer the questions.
1. Work in groups. Look at the pictures and answer the questions.
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Which pictures show a green lifestyle? Why?
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- Picture a
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In this picture, a man goes shopping with lots of plastic bags. It doesn’t show a green lifestyle. Plastic bags pollute the environment since they take time to decay.
- Picture b
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In this picture, we can see fresh food, which looks organic and is better for our health. It shows a green lifestyle.
- Picture c
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In this picture, we can see a lot of litter on the ground. Dropping litter makes the streets very dirty and pollutes the air and water. It doesn’t show a green lifestyle.
- Picture d
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In this picture, the sign advises people to turn off lights when they are not in use. This can save electricity and shows a green lifestyle.
WHILE-READING
2. Read the following text and choose the best title for it.
2. Read the following text and choose the best title for it.
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1. Green living 2. Green issues 3. Green products
Tips
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Choose the best title for the text
Bài tập trắc nghiệm
Choose the best title for the text
A. Green living
B. Green issues
C. Green products
3. Circle the correct meanings of the highlighted words and phrases in the text.
3. Circle the correct meanings of the highlighted words and phrases in the text.
1. sustainable a. causing little or no damage to the environment b. bringing no benefits to the environment 2. organic a. without the use of animal organs b. without the use of chemicals 3. cutting down on a. reducing b. reusing 4. natural resources a. materials supporting life b. materials harmful to life
- Play game: Tìm Vàng
Bài kiểm tra tổng hợp
1. sustainable - a. causing little or no damage to the environment - true - b. bringing no benefits to the environment - false - false - false - false - false
2. organic - a. without the use of animal organs - false - b. without the use of chemicals - true - false - false - false - false
3. cutting down on - a. reducing - true - b. reusing - false - false - false - false - false
4. natural resources - a. materials supporting life - true - b. materials harmful to life - false - false - false - false - false
4. Read the text again and decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F).
4. Read the text again and decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F).
Bài tập kéo thả chữ
1. Green living is now compulsory for many people. (||F||) 2. Turning off electrical appliances is an easy way to save energy. (||T||) 3. It takes a long time for plastic waste to break down. (||T||) 4. The use of refillable water bottles is not encouraged. (||F||)
POST-READING
5. Work in pairs. Discuss the following question.
5. Work in pairs. Discuss the following question.
In your opinion, which of the suggestions in the text is the easiest way to live green?
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- Discuss the following question.
In my/ our opinion, turning off household appliances when they are not in use is the easiest way to live green because we can do this right at home. We don’t need any equipment or training for this.
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CONSOLIDATION
Wrap-up
WRAP-UP
WHAT HAVE WE LEARNT TODAY?
- The ways to live green. - Talk about ways to live green.
Homework
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- Search for more ways to live green on the Internet, take note some and post them on the Facebook/Zalo of your class. - Prepare for Speaking lesson.
Homework