Урок по английскому языку: "Ты являешься другом планеты?"
план-конспект урока по английскому языку (7 класс)

Lesson

“Are you a friend of the Earth?”

Задачи: обобщить и закрепить активную лексику по теме “Environment”

в различных видах речевой деятельности: чтении, аудировании,, письме, говорении.

-проконтролировать умения уч-ся вести беседу по теме с употреблением грамматических структур (Present Simple Passive);

-формировать у уч-ся любовь к природе, чувства сопричастности к проблемам окружающей среды и чувства ответственности за ее сохранность перед грядущими поколениями;

Оснащение: плакаты, лозунги, презентация, карточки с заданиями, аудиозапись.

1. Начало урока. Приветствие. Введение в тему урока.

T.: Good morning everybody. Today we are going to discuss the problem of environmental protection. Children, do you like our planet, village? Do you want to see our district clean and tidy?

You know that people all over the world are worried about our environment. The issue of ecology is important. Here are some words on the blackboard, you should read them and give their definition in English.     Ecology.

P1: study of organisms and environment

T: Environment.

P2: All the surroundings of an organism including other living things, climate, air, waters soil.

T: Acid rain.

P3: When harmful gases from cars and power plants release into the air and fall back to the Earth with rain or snow.

T: Conservation.

P4: The wise use of the environment.

T; Habitat.

P5: An area that provides animals and plants with food, water, shelter.

T: Our planet is nice and beautiful. It is large. There are some ecological problems in it. What are they?

P1: Flowers are pulled out.

P2: Litter is left.

P3: The water is polluted.

P4: Fires are started.

P5: Trees are cut down.

P6; Birds and animals are frightened.

P7: The air is polluted.

T: You are right. All these problems are very serious and important. Please look at the posters. They show some environmental problems of our planet. As these problems are global, I want you to discuss them.

(Уч-ся высказывают свое мнение по I плакату)

P1: We throw away too much and in the wrong place. We leave litter near the river. The water is polluted and the fish in the river die.

P2: Every spring I see rubbish near our village. I think that our country people do it. They throw away old things, paper, clothes, bottles and plastic bags. It’s a pity!

(Высказывания мнения по II плакату)

P3: There are many animals and birds in our district. We should not make unnecessary noise. If we don’t keep to public paths in the countryside, birds and animals are frightened.

P4: You know that polluted air, water and land are harmful to plants, animals and people. As a result of our investigations we have found out that our district is polluted.

P5: 60% of air pollution is caused by different means of transport: cars, trucks and buses. Modern lifestyle, in which people do little exercise, use cars instead of walking, watch television for many hours and work with computers is leading us to catastrophe.

T: I’m glad that you worry about our Earth, that you are not indifferent to the problem of saving it and I suggest to read a verse about environment problem.

“What have they done to the seas, my friend?

What have they done to the seas?

What have they done to the rivers, my friend?

What have they done to the trees?!

What have they done to our land, my friend!

This land which is ours from our birth?

What have they done to our forests, my friend?

What have they done to the Earth?

T: We have to do something about this. We’ll take part in actions for cleaning up, tree and flower planting, protecting wildlife, and organizing outdoor activities.

What have they done to the skies, my friend?

Skies that are blue and so clear

What have they done to the skies, my friend?

What have they done to the air?

(The students answer the questions:

1. What have they done to the rivers?
2. What have they done to the forests?
3. What have they done to the air?

Before this task they say 3 forms of the verbs: to cut, to pull, to break, to pollute, to throw, to leave, to make.

Example: They have cut down trees.

T: Let’s revise Grammar and make sentences in Simple Present Passive.

1. People pollute rivers and lakes.
2. People cut down forests.
3. People throw litter in the forests.
4. People leave fire in the forest.
5. Children paint trees.
6. Children break branches.

The students are divided into 3 groups of 3 persons. The jury is elected from the students of the other group.

1. Task. The groups in turn name the words that are suitable for the theme “Ecology”
2. Task. On the teacher’s table there are cards with sentences. The students of the 1 group should choose cards that belong to the problems with water;

the 2 group – air problems; the 3 group – forest and soil problems. There should be 3 copies of each sentence.

1. People build factories.
2. There are many cars in the streets of cities.
3. People should save energy.
4. Forests are cut down, and wild areas are filled with houses and stores.
5. Eight tigers are killed to make one fur coat.
6. People make fires and they damage it.
7. We must recycle things.
8. All life on Earth depends on it.
9. It is polluted by litter, chemicals.
10. It’s important to stop making acid rain.(A, B, C)

The sentences of “A” deal with the air problems; the sentences of ‘B” belong to forest problems and “C” deals with water problems. The 10th sentence belongs to water; air; forest problems.

3.Task. Each group should choose 4 sentences. They should tell the reason or the result of the actions given by the sentences.

Example: People build factories. These factories and many of the things they make, like cars, put a lot of harmful gases into the air.

T: I want you to remember that you should treat all the people, animals and plants with love and care, respect everybody and everything and you’ll be happy. It’s our responsibility to preserve the earth for ourselves and for future generations. Now let’s work out the solutions which help us to preserve the planet from ecological disaster. (The students in turn say some solutions).

P1: We must live in harmony with Nature, follow its laws.

P2: Controlling of level of the contamination of the atmosphere.

P3: Planting new forests.

P4: Hunting rare animals is forbidden..

P5: To change fuel: oil gas instead of wood.

P6: Using 3 R’s (recycle, reuse, reduce)

P7: Save water. To clear rubbish from lakes and rivers.

P8:  Not to use plastic bags, aerosols to save energy, water.

P9: Plant flowers: they attract bees, butterflies.

P1: Hand bird-houses and bird-feeders to give food to birds all year round.

P2: To walk or use bicycle instead of going by car.

P3: To start ecological education at school.

P4: Pick up litter. Put up signs “Please don’t litter”

P5: Solar, wind energy instead of atomic energy.

P6: Not to waste Nature riches.

P7: Do not frighten animals.

P8: To design posters telling people about ecological problems.

P9: Do not destroy houses of animals, birds.

T: Look at the screen and sign the pictures. What do these signs mean?

A                  B                  C                 D                   E                F                G

H

A – Do not pick wild flowers.

B – Do not litter the ground with cans, paper and bottles.

C – Do not frighten animals.

D – Do not harm plants.

E – Feed birds and help them.

F – Plant trees and flowers.

G – Recycle used materials such as metal, bottles and paper.

H – Clean rivers and springs.

T: You will hear5 people talking about different environmental problems.

Choose from the list A-F which problem each one is discussing.

There is one extra letter which you will not need.

1. …The tropical rainforests surround the equator of the earth like a belt. They occupy a total area of about nine million square kilometers. The largest rainforests are in South America. The rainforests are being cut down rapidly. Nobody knows exactly how much of this resource is cut down every year.
2. …When we think of wildlife facing extinction, we are usually thinking of large majestic animals such as whales, rhinos and elephants, or of the “cuddly” black-and-white panda. These creatures are indeed under risk of extinction because of irresponsible and cruel hunting by human “predators”.
3. …The lower part of the stratosphere contains a band of warm gas called the ozone layer. Ozone absorbs very short wave ultraviolet radiation – that is, the harmful, burning rays from the sun. These rays kill plants and cause burns, skin cancer, and cataracts in animals and humans.
4. …Smog is very bad for health. In the famous London smog of 1952, about 4000 people (mostly infants and elderly) died in 2 weeks from chests diseases such as bronchitis and pneumonia.
5. …The Mediterranean Sea occupies 1 percent of the world’s water surface. But it is the dumping ground for 50 percent of all marine pollution. Sixteen countries border on the Mediterranean. Almost all of them regularly dump shiploads of industrial waste a few miles off shore.

1. Water Pollution                        D. The Destruction of Rainforests
2. Air Pollution                                E. Nuclear waste.
3. The Ozone Layer                        F. Threat to wildlife.

Answers: 1D, 2F, 3C, 4B, 5A.

T: Listen again and complete the sentences with a word or a phrase.

1. – knows exactly how much of the rainforests is cut down every year.
2. – When we think of wildlife facing extinction, we are usually thinking of large majestic animals, - rhinos and elephants, or of the “cuddly” black-and-wnite panda.
3. – Ozone absorbs very short wave ultraviolet radiation – that is, the - , burning rays from the sun.
4. – In the famous London smog of  - , about 4000 people (mostly infants and the elderly) died in two weeks from chest diseases such as bronchitis and pneumonia.
5. – countries border on the Mediterranean.

Answers: 1Nobody  2.Such as whales  3.harmful   4.1952   5.Sixteen.

В конце урока можно провести тест “Are you a friend of the Earth?”

1.When you have a bad cold do you blow your nose with …

a) coloured paper tissues  b) white paper tissues  c) a handkerchief

2. You are walking along the street. Suddenly you see someone collecting money for the Friends of the Earth. Do you …

a) cross the road quickly  b) give them some money  c) give all your money to them

3. Your socks have holes. Do you throw away and buy a new pair?

a) yes  b) no, I mend them  c) no, I never buy new socks. I knit my own.

4. What do you do with old newspapers, magazines?

a) throw them away  b) give them to recycle  c) I use them to make other things.

5. Your favourite kind of transport is …

a) a car   b) a bicycle   c) your feet: you walk everywhere.

Key: score – 1-for every A answer; 2 – for every B answer; 3 – for every C answer

5-8 points: Oh, dear! You don’t know very much about the environment.

9-11 points: You know about the problems of the planet, but you can’t do more.

12-15 points: You are very concerned with the environment and take it seriously.

T: It’s a very good conclusion. I think our discussion was very useful for everybody. And I’m sure that you are real friends of our fragile planet. The air we breathe, the soil on which we stand and walk, the water we drink are all part of the environment.

Дети поют песню “Kids for Saving Earth Promise Song”.

The Earth is my home

I promise to keep it healthy and beautiful

I will love the land, the air, the water and all living creatures.

I will be a defender of my planet, united with friends.

I will save the Earth.

United with friends, I promise to keep it,

United with friends, I will love the land,

United with friends, I’ll be a defender,

I will save the Earth

I will save the Earth.

Homework: write a composition: “Cars: Pros and Cons”.