II. Listening

1. Listen to the “Rainforest song” by j.P Taylor. Then do the exercises below.

a) Listen to the first paragraph and cross our the words you don't hear.

Here’s our beautiful song about a place,

That’s threatened by the entirely human race.

Want to let you and me know

We Want to let you know

b) Listen to the second paragraph and choose the correct option.

Tropical PAIN/RAIN falls on tropical trees,

Tropical rainforest, won’t you PLEASE/ SEE,

Help us SAY/SAVE it now,

Help us save it NOW/KNOW.

c) Listen to the chorus and fill in the blanks.

Oooh!, it gives us ____________ to breathe.

Oooh!, the animals call it ________________.

Oooh!, its ______________help you and me.

Oooh!, ________ us save it before it’s gone.

d) Listen to the fourth paragraph and match the two parts of the sentences.

1. They burn and a) for their family

2. But we all know it’s doing harm b) to go

3. There’s no place c) somehow

4. Monkeys rush from tree to d) cut it down to farm

5. Calling out for e) coming now

6. Fire is f) to the animals

7. Must escape g) tree

e) Listen to the last paragraph and number the sentences in the correct order.

Here’s what we must do ___________

To let the forest just burn away ________

Got to say it proud __________

All the birds in all the trees ________

Got to say it loud ____________

Every insect and every leaf is important, too __________

2. A) Make sure that you know the meaning of the words below:

glass, light, brick, space, fashion, carry on, the same, vice versa

b) Listen to the conversation between several people. Try to memorize their answers. Be ready to: 1. reproduce the dialogue; 2. provide your own answers to the given questions.

A: Where do you think people will go on holiday?

B: I think _______________________________ .

A: Where do you think people will live? What will the house of the future look like?

B: I think houses will ______________________ .

C: I think because the population is going to get bigger _____________________ .

A: What kind of hairstyles will people have in the future?

D: I think __________________________ .

III. Video listening

1. A) Study the words and phrases below:

pasture, to face, significant, cut down, to be trapped, a cycle of poverty, depend on, survival, to solve the problem, solution, approach, slash and burn agriculture, implement, sustainable agriculture.

b) Watch the video about deforestation in Latin America. Answer the following questions:

1. What is one of the major problems people in Latin America are facing today?

2. Who are subsistence farmers?

3. Why is it necessary to cut down the forest every year?

4. What is the main aim of CREA?

IV. Reading