ACS 106 LANGUAGE LEADER PREINTERMEDIATE UNIT 11 THE

ACS 106 LANGUAGE LEADER / PRE-INTERMEDIATE

UNIT 11 : THE ENVIRONMENT http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=bn 8 R_Xqjj. I 0

11. 1. GLOBAL WARMING http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=ROZJm. X 73 FF 4

11. 1. GLOBAL WARMING What are the effects of global warming? SPEAKING What are the causes of global warming? Is climate change a new phenomenon? The Arctic Sea levels rainforests glaciers coral reefs temperature extreme weather sea ice drought

11. 1. GLOBAL WARMING VOCABULARY The Arctic (n. ): is a polar region located at the northernmost part of the Earth The Arctic Sea levels rainforests glaciers coral reefs temperature extreme weather sea ice drought

11. 1. GLOBAL WARMING VOCABULARY Rainforests (n. ): can be described as a tall, dense jungle. The reason it is called a "rain" forest is because of the high amount of rainfall it gets per year. The Arctic Sea levels rainforests glaciers coral reefs temperature extreme weather sea ice drought

11. 1. GLOBAL WARMING VOCABULARY glaciers (n. ): are made up of fallen snow that, over many years, compresses into large, thickened ice masses The Arctic Sea levels rainforests glaciers coral reefs temperature extreme weather sea ice drought

11. 1. GLOBAL WARMING VOCABULARY Sea ice (n. ): Sea ice is frozen seawater. Because ice is less dense than liquid water, sea ice floats on the ocean's surface The Arctic Sea levels rainforests glaciers coral reefs temperature extreme weather sea ice drought

11. 1. GLOBAL WARMING VOCABULARY Sea levels (n. ): The level of the ocean's surface. Sea level at a particular location changes regularly with the tides and irregularly due to conditions such as wind and currents. The Arctic Sea levels rainforests glaciers coral reefs temperature extreme weather sea ice drought

11. 1. GLOBAL WARMING VOCABULARY Coral reefs (n. ): underwater structures made from calcium carbonate secreted by corals. Coral reefs are colonies of tiny animals found in marine waters that contain few nutrients. The Arctic Sea levels rainforests glaciers coral reefs temperature extreme weather sea ice drought

11. 1. GLOBAL WARMING VOCABULARY Temperature (n. ): a numerical measure of hot or cold. The Arctic Sea levels rainforests glaciers coral reefs temperature extreme weather sea ice drought

11. 1. GLOBAL WARMING VOCABULARY Drought (n. ): Droughts are caused by lack of rain over a long period of time The Arctic Sea levels rainforests glaciers coral reefs temperature extreme weather sea ice drought

11. 1. GLOBAL WARMING VOCABULARY Extreme (adj): outermost or farthest Extreme weather (n. Phr. ): The Arctic Sea levels rainforests glaciers coral reefs temperature extreme weather sea ice drought

11. 1. GLOBAL WARMING VOCABULARY Global warming(n. Phr. ): An increase in the average temperature of the earth's atmosphere, especially a sustained increase sufficient to cause climatic change. e. g. Glaciers are melting because of global warming.

11. 1. GLOBAL WARMING VOCABULARY Weather (n. ): the temperature and other conditions such as sun, rain and wind e. g. What’s the weather like? The weather turned bitterly cold.

11. 1. GLOBAL WARMING Plants (n. ): a living that has leaves and roots and grows in earth, especially one that is smaller than a tree. e. g. Don’t forget to water the plants. VOCABULARY

11. 1. GLOBAL WARMING VOCABULARY Climate (n. ): typical weather conditions in a particular area e. g. Mediterranean has a warm climate. Russia’s climate is cold

11. 1. GLOBAL WARMING Current (adj): happening or existing now =present e. g. Current events The current president of the USA is Obama. VOCABULARY

11. 1. GLOBAL WARMING VOCABULARY Regularly (adv): at the same time each day, week, month, etc. e. g. We meet regularly, once a month.

11. 1. GLOBAL WARMING VOCABULARY rapid(adj): happenning or done very quickly in a very short time =fast, quick e. g. The patient made a rpid recovery.

11. 1. GLOBAL WARMING READING Read the essay & do the practice.

11. 1. GLOBAL WARMING LISTENING Listen to the documentary & do the practice.

11. 1. GLOBAL WARMING There should be an extra eco-tax on fligths. The way I live my life is bad for the environment. Wind farms are ugly and shouldn’t be built in beautiful places. SPEAKING We cannot stop global warming. It’s too late. My government has been doing a lot to reduce global warming. Nuclear power is the ebst way to replace fossil fuel power.

11. 2. WASTE NOT, WANT NOT VOCABULARY

11. 2. WASTE NOT, WANT NOT VOCABULARY

11. 2. WASTE NOT, WANT NOT Bottle Box Can/tin Carton Jar Packet Pot Tube VOCABULARY

11. 2. WASTE NOT, WANT NOT VOCABULARY

11. 2. WASTE NOT, WANT NOT � Match Macth these materials with the containers Aluminium Cardboard Glass Metal Paper Plastic VOCABULARY

11. 2. WASTE NOT, WANT NOT READING What do you do with containers when they are empty?

VOCABULARY 11. 2. WASTE NOT, WANT NOT Stop off (phr v. ): to make a short visit to a place during a journey, especially to rest or to see someone. e. g. We can stop off and see you on your way back.

VOCABULARY 11. 2. WASTE NOT, WANT NOT pick up (phr v. ): to lift sth or someone up e. g. He picked up the letter and read it

VOCABULARY 11. 2. WASTE NOT, WANT NOT cut down (phr v. ): to reduce the amount of sth e. g. You should cut down smoking; it’s very unhealthy

VOCABULARY 11. 2. WASTE NOT, WANT NOT throw away (phr v. ): to get rid of sth that you donot want or need e. g. I never throw clothes away Throw away the rubbish every evening

VOCABULARY 11. 2. WASTE NOT, WANT NOT give out (phr v. ): To distribute, hand out e. g. : Can you give the drinks outi please?

VOCABULARY 11. 2. WASTE NOT, WANT NOT end up (phr v. ): finally be or do something e. g. He ended up marrying his high school sweetheart He came for a coffee and we ended up having a meal together

VOCABULARY 11. 2. WASTE NOT, WANT NOT go up (phr v. ): to increase in price, amount, level, etc. e. g. Train fares have gone up. The price of gold has gone up recently.

VOCABULARY 11. 2. WASTE NOT, WANT NOT break up (phr v. ): to seperate sth into several smaller parts e. g. Plastic rubbish doesn’t break up easily

VOCABULARY 11. 2. WASTE NOT, WANT NOT find out (phr v. ): to get information, after trying to discover it or by chance e. g. To find out more, visit our website I need to find out more about the movie

VOCABULARY 11. 2. WASTE NOT, WANT NOT write down (phr v. ): to write sth on a piece of paper e. g. This is the adress. Do you want to write it down?

VOCABULARY 11. 2. WASTE NOT, WANT NOT give back (phr v. ): to give sth to the person it belongs to or the person who gave it to you =to return: e. g. He gave me back my book This isn’t your money and you must give it back

VOCABULARY 11. 2. WASTE NOT, WANT NOT watch out (phr v. ): To be careful or on the alert; take care. e. g. Watch out! There ‘s a hole there! What problems should I watch out for when buying an old house?

VOCABULARY 11. 2. WASTE NOT, WANT NOT look after (phr v. ): To take care of e. g. He looked after his younger brother. Don’t worry, I’ll look after the kids tomorrow

VOCABULARY 11. 2. WASTE NOT, WANT NOT hold up (phr v. ): to delay sth or somebody e. g. Sorry I’m late- I was held up at work

11. 2. WASTE NOT, WANT NOT READING Read the e-mail & do the practice.

11. 2. WASTE NOT, WANT NOT READING 2 c. Find what they refer to : This (line 8) The wrapping of the coconut in this way

11. 2. WASTE NOT, WANT NOT READING 2 c. Find what they refer to : it (line 17) packaging

11. 2. WASTE NOT, WANT NOT READING 2 c. Find what they refer to : These (line 46) Biodegradable materials

11. 2. WASTE NOT, WANT NOT READING 2 c. Find what they refer to : it (line 53) The amount of packaging waste recovered

11. 2. WASTE NOT, WANT NOT READING 2 c. Find what they refer to : That (line 62) The rubbish bag still existing hundreds of years from now

11. 2. WASTE NOT, WANT NOT READING 2 c. Find what they refer to : They (line 68) People who are living alone

11. 2. WASTE NOT, WANT NOT GRAMMAR Phrasal verbs Go up Cut down Are formed by a verb and 1 or 2 other words (e. g. up, down, off ). We call these other words particles. The meaning of a phrasal verb is often different from the meaning of the verb without a particle.

11. 2. WASTE NOT, WANT NOT Match the verbs with the particles. go find carry set write throw give cut down up out away back down out up GRAMMAR

11. 2. WASTE NOT, WANT NOT SPEAKING What can you do to cut down waste?

11. 2. WASTE NOT, WANT NOT Birthday cards Toys Plastic bags Fruit and vegetables Print-outs from your computer Videos and DVDs Water What can you do to cut down waste? SPEAKING Mobile phones – recycle them Birthday presents – give cinema or concert tickets, not disposable goods

PREPARATION 11. 3. SCENARIO : Local Regeneration

PREPARATION 11. 3. SCENARIO : Local Regeneration

PREPARATION 11. 3. SCENARIO : Local Regeneration Graffiti (n. ): words or pictures drawn on walls in public places

PREPARATION 11. 3. SCENARIO : Local Regeneration Scruffy (adj. ): untidy or dirty a scruffy old T-shirt

PREPARATION 11. 3. SCENARIO : Local Regeneration Run-down (adj. ): in bad condition because no one has spent money on repairs This area of Liverpool is poor and run-down.

PREPARATION 11. 3. SCENARIO : Local Regeneration Wasteland (adj. ): an area of land that is empty or cannot be used

PREPARATION 11. 3. SCENARIO : Local Regeneration Dump (v. ): to get rid of someone or something that you no longer want or need e. g. Over 150, 000 tonnes of waste are dumped annually along the coastline.

PREPARATION 11. 3. SCENARIO : Local Regeneration Rubbish (n. ): things that you throw away because they are no longer useful, such as old food, paper or plastic used for wrapping things, and empty containers e. g. The council is encouraging people to recycle their household rubbish.

PREPARATION 11. 3. SCENARIO : Local Regeneration Well-kept (adj. ): a well-kept place such as a house or garden looks good because someone often works on its appearance

PREPARATION 11. 3. SCENARIO : Local Regeneration Derelict (adj. ): something such as a building or piece of land that is derelict is empty, not used, and in a bad condition a derelict house/factory/warehous e

PREPARATION 11. 3. SCENARIO : Local Regeneration Urban (adj. ): relating to towns and cities e. g. unemployment in urban areas

PREPARATION 11. 3. SCENARIO : Local Regeneration litter(n. ): waste paper, cans etc that people have thrown away and left on th egorund in a public place =rubbish, garbage e. g. People who drop litter can be fined in some cities.

PREPARATION 11. 3. SCENARIO : Local Regeneration Woods (n. ): a small forest e. g. Evey morning, I have a walk in the woods.

PREPARATION 11. 3. SCENARIO : Local Regeneration annual(adj. ): happening once a year =yearly e. g. The school trip has become an annual event annual report/meeting

PREPARATION 11. 3. SCENARIO : Local Regeneration volunteer(adj. ): someone who does a job willingly without being paid e. g. Most of the relief work was done by volunteers

PREPARATION 11. 3. SCENARIO : Local Regeneration Regenerate (v) : to make sth develop and grow strong again Regeneration (n) : the act of regenerating e. g. A new strategy for urban regeneration

PREPARATION 11. 3. SCENARIO : Local Regeneration Change these sentences so that they are true for the place where you live.

SITUATION 11. 3. SCENARIO : Local Regeneration Local community groups often try to improve local environments. They apply to government for funding their projects.

SITUATION 11. 3. SCENARIO : Local Regeneration Read the funding proposal on page 96 & answer the questions.

SITUATION 11. 3. SCENARIO : Local Regeneration Use them to check is someone agrees with you or not. KEY LANGUAGE : question tags The final will be held in January, won’t it ? You don’t like swimming, do you ?

TASK 11. 3. SCENARIO : Local Regeneration TASK : Allocating funds £ 100. 000 Decide which projects you will fund

TASK 11. 3. SCENARIO : Local Regeneration TASK : Allocating funds £ 100. 000 USEFUL PHRASES you can use What do you think of this one? What about the other guidelines? It’s really succesful, isn’t it? We can support this idea, can’t we? What changes could they make ? Exactly. Indeed. Of course. I’m not sure. Possibly, but. . So, which shall we support?

11. 4. STUDY SKILLS : exploring reading texts How do you decide if a text appeals to you?

11. 4. STUDY SKILLS : exploring reading texts Where did the text appear? Who wrote it and who will read it? What is it about? When was it written? Why was it written?

8. 4. STUDY & WRITING SKILLS