2. Discuss the following questions.

1. Have you noticed any negative impact of humans on the environment?

2. What do you think of man’s destruction of nature?

3. What do you think of the extinction rate given in the article?

4. Do you think we can reduce the damage?

5. Is your government doing enough to protect your environment?

6. What measures should countries put in their international framework on biodiversity?

Sum up what you have learned from the article.

3. Search the Internet and find out more about nature. Share what you discover with your partner(s) in the next lesson.

4. Make a poster about man’s impact on nature. Show your work to your classmates in the next lesson. Did you all have similar things?

WRITING

Warm-up

Discuss the following questions.

• What different forms of pollution are there?

• What is the biggest threat to the environment where you live?

• How would you improve your local environment?

Develop your writing skills

1. Make the prompts formal

Read the following prompts and write sentences asking for or giving the information in a more formal way. Start with the words given.

1. Any plans for cleaning beach?

I wonder if you have / the council has / there are any plans for cleaning the beach.

2. Time of next environmental group meeting?

Would you mind ____________________________________________________

3. Local residents not asked for opinion.

Another concern is __________________________________________________

4. Doctors say health problems in town increasing.

According to _______________________________________________________

5. Noise from local factories – big problem.

A major problem ____________________________________________________

2. Think about the prompts

Read the writing question and do the task which follows.

You live close to a large factory and are concerned about the environmental problems it causes. You have seen this advertisement in a local newspaper and decided to write a letter to the managing director of the factory.

Read the advertisement and the notes you have made carefully. Then write a letter to the managing director, complaining about the problems caused by the factory.

W hat about river

Industrial Centre We at Webster Brothers take the environment seriously. That’s why this year we have: reduced air pollution by 10%. started to recycle materials. l istened to local opinion. You can trust us to care for your environment. Webster Brothers: Working for a better future for all.

still smells bad on some days weren’t at last local meeting

Tick which of the following points you HAVE to mention in your letter.

1. the fact that recycling should have started sooner

2. your concerns about river pollution

3. the fact that they missed the last local meeting on the environment

4. the fact that the factory produces a bad smell

5. the noise pollution caused by the factory