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Section A 1a-2d
Endangered
animals
Natural
disasters
Pollution
The world's problems
air pollution
noise pollution
water pollution
land pollution
These are serious problems for our environment. Next, let’s talk about the things we can do to help.
try to use the public transportation
recycle books and paper
turn off the light when you leave a room
turn off the shower while you are washing your hair
Here are some words related to different kinds of pollution. Write them in the box below. Then add more words.
1a
noise pollution
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____________
____________
____________
air pollution
___________
___________
___________
___________
water pollution
____________
____________
____________
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loud music
planes
mobile phones
factories
cars
smoking
ships
factories
littering
rubbish
building houses
building houses
loud music cars rubbish planes
littering ships factories smoking
building houses mobile phones
cars
Listen and answer the questions.
1. Why doesn’t Mike want to swim in the river?
2. What was the river like in the past?
3. Why is this happening to the river?
Because the river was really dirty.
It used to be so clean.
Because people are throwing litter into the river. Factories are also putting waste into the river.
1b
Listen and complete the sentences.
What was the problem? The river was ___________. Even the bottom of the river was full of _________. There were no more ____________for fishermen to catch.
What caused the problem? People are throwing ______________ into the river. Factories are putting ______________ into the river.
How should the problem be solved? We should write to the _____________ and ask them to _____________ the factories. Everyone should help to _____________the river.
really dirty
rubbish
fish
litter
waste
government
close down
clean up
Role-play the conversation. Then make your own conversations about the kinds of pollution in 1a.
1c
Mark: The river was dirty. Even the