TED TALKS. Разработка к уроку «Global issues» УМК «Английскй язык 8 класс», Ю.А. Комарова
методическая разработка по английскому языку (8 класс) по теме

Учитель английского языка

 МОУ Икшинская СОШ

Хомякова Ирина Евгеньевна

Разработка к уроку «Global issues»

УМК «Английскй язык 8 класс», Ю.А. Комарова

A young scientist's quest for clean water

Pre-watching

1. Look at the photo of Deepika Kurup.

• How old is she?
• Where is she from?
• Her profession?

2. Read the text and check your guesses:

Why you should listen

Deepika Kurup is a scientist, speaker, social entrepreneur and student at Harvard University. She has been passionate about solving the global water crisis ever since she was in middle school. After witnessing children in India drinking dirty water, Kurup developed a water purification system that harnesses solar energy to remove contaminants from water.

Recognized as "America’s Top Young Scientist" in 2012, Kurup won the grand prize in the Discovery Education 3M Young Scientist Challenge. In 2014 she was honored with the "United States President's Environmental Youth Award" and represented the United States in Stockholm, Sweden at the international Stockholm Junior Water Prize. Most recently Kurup was named one of the Forbes' "30 Under 30: Energy" and was the National Geographic Explorer Award Winner in the 2015 Google Science Fair. She attended the 2016 (and 2013) White House Science Fair. Currently she is CEO and founder Catalyst for World Water, a social enterprise aimed at deploying the technology she developed in water-scarce areas. 

Along with research, Kurup is passionate about STEM education, and she feels that STEM education has the power to revolutionize the world. In her free time, she enjoys giving talks and writing articles to encourage students all around the world to pursue science, technology, engineering and math, and to increase awareness of the global water crisis. She has been invited to speak at schools, international conferences and the United Nations. 

3. viewing of video

https://www.ted.com/talks/deepika_kurup_a_young_scientist_s_quest_for_clean_water

4. “Water is the basis of life, and too many people around the world suffer from waterborne illnesses.”

1. What do you think of this expression?
2. What is the problem?
3. Why is this a problem?
4. Is the problem getting better or worse?
5. What would you do if you were a politician?
6. What solution of this problem does the author propose?

5. Homework

Write a composition giving your opinion about this problem in your country.

Use expressions of opinion

Include a second conditional sentence