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Unit 23 Lesson 4
The challenge ahead - III
Objcetives: By the end of the lesson you will have
• talked about some of the worries of the future
• read a passage on environmental threat
• made a flow chart
• written a letter to a newspaper suggesting some environmental solutions
A As we know, environmental pollution is a major problem today. Note down some of the causes of environmental pollution in the light of what you have read in previous lessons.
B Read the passage below and in pairs answer the questions that follow.
In the last 25 years alone, the world has lost one third of its natural wealth, according to the international conservation organisation World Wildlife Fund. The earth's forests, wetlands, seas and coasts are in a worse slate today than they
I were before. Forests are being cut down. Moreover they are being burnt indiscriminately resulting in an increase in carbon dioxide, and ultimately in the water level rising as a consequence of global warming. It is anticipated that the
new century will face an overwhelming environmental catastrophe. It is therefore imperative to check the reckless pollution of the environment. If necessary, there should be a move towards taxing environmental pollution on the 'polluter pays' principle.
1 What is the problem identified in this passage? What do you conic to know about the enormity of the problem?
2 How has this problem affected the world?
3 What does natural wealth mean''? Does Bangladesh have neural wealth? Give at least 3 examples.
4 What do you understand by the "polluter pays' principle? Use the context to help you guess the meaning.
5 Provide the missing information in note-form in this flow chart.
C In pairs identify some problems caused by environmental pollution in your locality. Discuss what the community and young people inn particular can do to reduce pollution.
D Write a letter to the Editor of the Rising Sun complaining about one environmental problem that your locality faces, suggesting some possible measures that can be taken.
Focus:
Skills.
Speaking,
reading,
writing. Functions.
Advising, suggesting,
predicting, understanding
flow charts, note-writing. Grammar/Structure.
Present continuous,
passive,
modal verbs. Vocabulary.
indiscriminately,
ultimately,
conservation..
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Unit 23 Lesson 4
The challenge ahead - III
Objcetives: By the end of the lesson you will have
• talked about some of the worries of the future
• read a passage on environmental threat
• made a flow chart
• written a letter to a newspaper suggesting some environmental solutions
A As we know, environmental pollution is a major problem today. Note down some of the causes of environmental pollution in the light of what you have read in previous lessons.
B Read the passage below and in pairs answer the questions that follow.
In the last 25 years alone, the world has lost one third of its natural wealth, according to the international conservation organisation World Wildlife Fund. The earth's forests, wetlands, seas and coasts are in a worse slate today than they
I were before. Forests are being cut down. Moreover they are being burnt indiscriminately resulting in an increase in carbon dioxide, and ultimately in the water level rising as a consequence of global warming. It is anticipated that the
new century will face an overwhelming environmental catastrophe. It is therefore imperative to check the reckless pollution of the environment. If necessary, there should be a move towards taxing environmental pollution on the 'polluter pays' principle.
1 What is the problem identified in this passage? What do you conic to know about the enormity of the problem?
2 How has this problem affected the world?
3 What does natural wealth mean''? Does Bangladesh have neural wealth? Give at least 3 examples.
4 What do you understand by the "polluter pays' principle? Use the context to help you guess the meaning.
5 Provide the missing information in note-form in this flow chart.
C In pairs identify some problems caused by environmental pollution in your locality. Discuss what the community and young people inn particular can do to reduce pollution.
D Write a letter to the Editor of the Rising Sun complaining about one environmental problem that your locality faces, suggesting some possible measures that can be taken.
Focus:
Skills.
Speaking,
reading,
writing. Functions.
Advising, suggesting,
predicting, understanding
flow charts, note-writing. Grammar/Structure.
Present continuous,
passive,
modal verbs. Vocabulary.
indiscriminately,
ultimately,
conservation..