- •Навчальний посібник
- •Why we should feel responsible for future generations
- •Vocabulary
- •Before you Read Reading Without Understanding the Meaning of Every Word
- •Ecology or Egology? The Role of the Individual in the Environmental Crisis
- •Analyzing Topic Sentences
- •Find the topic sentence in each paragraph.
- •Be sure you know the vocabulary:
- •Vocabulary
- •1 Choose the best answer.
- •2 Give the English equivalents to the following words:
- •3 Give the Ukrainian equivalents to the following words:
- •4 Discussion questions.
- •The Environment and Homo Sapiens
- •Vocabulary
- •1 Checking comprehension.
- •2 Match the words below with the following definitions:
- •Pollution
- •The Nuclear Disaster at Chernobyl
- •Vocabulary
- •1 Comprehension Questions:
- •2 Match the words below with the following definitions:
- •3 Choose the right answer:
- •Pollution and What We Can Do About It
- •Vocabulary
- •1 Checking comprehension.
- •2 Find the English equivalents to the following words and phrases in the text:
- •4 Think of some interesting ways of recycling each of these:
- •5 Comment on the following words by Professor Gerald Darrell of the University of California. Do you agree with these words? Justify your answer.
- •Prereading Task Reading for a Specific Purpose
- •Ecological Issues of Canada
- •Comprehension Check
- •Vocabulary
- •Using New Words
- •Vocabulary
- •1 Comprehension Questions:
- •2 Match the following words and definitions:
- •3 Choose the right answer:
- •Saving the World’s Tropical Rain Forests.
- •Vocabulary
- •Speaking
- •Translate the text orally: Ecological Solutions to Flooding and Water Supply Problems in Woodlands
- •Vocabulary
- •1 Comprehension Questions:
- •2 Match the following words and definitions:
- •3 Choose the right answer:
- •Population Explosion
- •Extinction
- •Global Warming
- •A brief history of the future
- •Read the article and find out what Stephen Hawking’s predictions for the areas in 3 are.
- •Work with a partner and answer these questions:
- •Look at these extracts from the text. Use prepositions to complete the sentences.
- •Check your answers with the text.
- •Use the expressions in italics and the prepositions from 4 to complete these sentences.
- •Compare your answers with a partner. Are any of the sentences true for you or your country?
- •1 Complete the article using the following phrases.
- •Think of five more predictions for the future of the world. Work in groups and decide which predictions are:
- •How would you like to see the world change in the future? Write five sentences using the prompts:
- •Work in small groups and share your ideas. Which are the most common, interesting or unusual ideas? references
Think of five more predictions for the future of the world. Work in groups and decide which predictions are:
the most amusing.
the most probable.
How would you like to see the world change in the future? Write five sentences using the prompts:
I wish…
If only…
It’s high time…
It’s time…
I’d rather…
Work in small groups and share your ideas. Which are the most common, interesting or unusual ideas? references
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