Introduction
Discussion:
1) What do you think about nature?
2) Do you think that our nature is polluted? Why?
3) What natural disasters do you know?
Task
LISTENING and READING:
Listen the dialogue:
|
|
Dave: Hi Tim. What's up? |
|
|
Tim: Oh, hi Dave! What are you doing here? |
|
|
Dave: Oh, l've joined the Eco-helpers club. Tim: Oh yeah, l've heard about that. Sally collects rubbish for recycling in the park every Saturday morning, doesn't she? |
|
|
Dave: That's right. She's been doing that for a month. I've been building nesting boxes. |
|
|
Tim: Nesting boxes? |
|
|
Dave: Well, there aren't many trees left in the city for birds to build their nests. If we don't help them, they will have to leave the city. |
|
|
Tim: That's interesting. What else have you been doing? |
|
|
Dave: We've been planting trees and cleaning out ponds for a week now that the weather's good. |
|
|
Tim: Your club sounds wonderful. I could join as well, couldn't I? |
|
|
Dave: Of course you could. We really need volunteers, but you have to see Miss Jackson first. She'll tell you what to do. |
|
|
Tim: Sounds great! I'll join first thing Monday morning. |
Then, explain the words in bold.
1. Sally………for a month.
2. Dave's been……….
3. The birds will leave the city if
4.Tim wants to ........ on Monday morning.
Read the text and check yourself.
GRAMMAR
Check the rule in your book (p.77)
Поставьте глаголы в скобках в правильную форму.
Alice and Ron … (to sit) in a cafe now.
It … (not to snow) outdoors now.
We …(to wait) for our teacher in the classroom.
I … (to watch) the children playing in the yard.
The girls … (to argue) about what present to buy for Lewis.
Andrew … (not to have) a rest at the moment.
Look! All the people … (to come) into the hall.
Unfortunately our experiment… (not to go) according to the plan.
Pam … (to stand) too close to the road.
The students … (not to have) a lecture now.
Her health … (to improve) day after day.
The rainforests … (to disappear) from our planet nowadays.
The baby-sitter … (not to look) after the child because the child … (to sleep) now.
Look! The guide … (topoint) at some ancient building.
I… (not to discuss) this question now.
Process
Work in groups. Collect information about what we can do to solve the problem of acid rain and present it to the class. Write a short article to show some of the things we can do. (Using vocabulary)
Conclusion
To tell your opinion about the ecological environment. What do you think about zoos? How we can help animals and the Earth? What should we do?