1. Find a definition of highlighted words in the text.

1) land covered with trees

2) a place that is in a completelynaturalstate without houses, industry, roads, etc

3) theamount of the Earth's energy that someone or something uses:

4) when someone uses, eats, or drinks something

5) when a type of animal no longerexists

6) a group of plants or animals which sharesimilarcharacteristics

7) all the living things in an area and the way they affect each other and the environment

8) the way the Earth's weather is changing

9) thesun and planets that move around it

2. Make a summary of the text.

Speaking

1. Role play

Student A

You believe in recycling and doing all in your power to help the environment. Your friend is totally against recycling because she/he thinks it is all a lie, that nothing will help the environment and it’s just a means to charge you more for energy and eco-friendly appliances. Try to give solid arguments in favor of recycling and reusing.

Student B

You believe that recycling is a sham. It is a means to charge you more money for energy and appliances. Your friend is very eco-concious and will try to convince you to make an effort towards looking after the environment.

Writing

1. Write an article on the theme “Flora and fauna of Kazakhstan”

Article writing tips:

Structure

1. Heading: think of an interesting title.

2. Introductory paragraph linked to the title: to make the reader interested in the topic, try to use a question.

3. One or two more paragraphs: develop your main points.

4. A final paragraph: summarize the main points and give your concluding opinion or express your feelings.

Useful phrases

Rhetorical phrases:

Have you ever ........?

What do you think about ........?

Are you one of those people who thinks that .....?

Are you one of those people who .......?

What would life be like if ......?

Will the future bring us ..... ?

Introducing your first point:

Firstly

In the first place

First of all

The first thing to consider is

One thing to consider is

To begin with

Introducing more points:

Secondly

Another consideration

Yet another consideration

Another thing to consider is

Added to that

Apart from that

In addition to this

Introducing your final points:

In conclusion

To conclude

To sum up

So

Introducing your opinion:

I think

In my opinion

Personally I believe that

In my view

If you ask me

To my mind

My personal opinion is…

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Individual contribution of each citizen to protect the environment

1. Look at the opening photos and describe what ways of environment protection do you see.

2. Discuss in pairs following questions

• How do you protect the environment?

• What can you do to protect the environment?