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The Environment

Teacher Day Time Branch TA Class

Resources needed: Whiteboard markers Environment pictures Scrap paper Environment survey International Climate Conference tape script and handout Cambridge 2 B CD

Aim: To introduce students to the topic and to start thinking about environmentalissues

Stage: IntroductionPage:Time: 12 min

Method: The teacher will hand out a series of pictures relating to environmental issues In pairs or small groups the students will discuss the situation in the picture There are five different pictures, so the teacher will have to be mindful that thisexercise doesnt go over time

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Aim: To get the students to identify potential reasons for pollutionStage: IntroductionPage:Time: 12 min Method:

Following on from the previous stage, students will be asked to compare the two

cityscape pictures and told one is from China and one is from Australia. They will then be asked to identify potential reasons for the differences. The teacher can lead the discussion with the obvious reason of populationdifferences, but the students should also be encouraged to explore other issues such aseconomics, public transport systems, cultural attitudes etc.

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Aim: Students will familiarize themselves with futures plans and the use of going to

Stage: PresentPage: Cam 2, 90Time: 12 min Method:

The teacher will distribute the handout provided, either to pairs or individuals. The teacher will then play the CD, (Cam 2 B, track 10, pg90). If there are no audio

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at the International Climate Conference. For example the teacher will ask if thestudents think that these plans would work in China. Students will then pretend that they are members of the Chinese group at theconference and come up with three plans of what China is going to do to help the

environment. These plans should be different to or expand on those already suggested.

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Aim: To further the introduction for the environment themeStage: IntroductionPage:Time: 15 min Method:

In small groups or individually (if the number of students allows) handout thequestionnaire attached. Students will complete the questionnaire Once the survey is complete, the teacher will lead a brief discussion, payingparticular attention to the answers for question 7. These will be brainstormed on thewhiteboard Now that the students have looked at what governments can do to help the

environment, they can now look at what things they as individuals can do

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Aim: SWBAT use going to to come up with ways of improving the environmentStage: PracticePage:Time: 20 min Method:

The teacher will write on the board a substitution drill for using going toPro noun + Present aux verb + going to + base form verb In small groups or pairs and using some of the ideas brainstormed in the last stage,students will be asked to write a dialogue using going to. The teacher will move around the room to answer any questions and to listen tosome of the dialogues when they are finished.

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Environm ent Survey1. Would yo u swim in the rivers or lakes in your c ity? Why/ why no t?

2. Do you o nly d rink bo ttled wa ter? Why/ Why not?

3. Desc ribe the a ir in your city.

4. When you a re w a lking on t he stree t, do you throw rubb ish in the b in or on the ground?

5. Do you ha ve a c a r or do you use p ublic transport?

6. Who is d o you think makes the most o f p ollution in your c ity?

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International Climate Conference Exercise

Representatives from over 100 countries are meeting to talk about the environment. Read the

text and then listen to what the news reporter says. Hello from the Inte rna tiona l Clima te Co nferenc e. There a re rep resent a tives from ove r 100c ountries here. Yesterda y we hea rd about p lans to help the environm ent.

One b ig p rob lem is the c a r. The Spanish g roup , for examp le, says it is going to

The group from the United Sta te s says it is going to

The Ita lians want to p rot ec t their histo ric c ities. They say tha t m any c ities a re g oing to

The G erma ns wa nt to ma ke peo p le use the pub lic transport system m ore. They p lan to

The Japanese g roup says tha t Jap an is going t o

The g roup from the United Kingd om is going to

Listen again. Write about each countries plan in your table.Country Plan

Spain

Italy

Japan

United Sta te s

Germany

United Kingd om

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International Climate Conference Tape ScriptCambridge 2, pg. 90

Hello from the International Climate Conference. There are representatives fromover 100 countries here. Yesterday we heard about plans to help the environment.

One big problem is the car. The Spanish group, for example, says it is going toask car companies to make smaller cars. Smaller cars, they say, use less petrol.

The group from the United States says it is going to change the type of petrol thatwe use. They are going to ask oil companies to make cleaner petrol.

The groups from Italy and Germany also have plans to change the way we usecars. The Italians want to protect their historic cities. They say that many cities

are going to stop car traffic in the city centre. The Germans want to make peopleuse the public transport system more. They plan to have cheaper buses and trains.

The other countries have different plans. Japan for example makes a lot of theworlds refrigerators. The big problem is that gas in the refrigerators is bad forthe environment. The Japanese group says that Japan is going to look for adifferent gas.

The group from the United Kingdom is going to recycle more paper and glass.

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