1.
Warm-Up / Lead-in (10 minutes)
- Show pictures of polluted areas (rivers, cities, factories).
- Ask students: “What problems do you see?”, “What causes these problems?”
- Write key student answers on the board.
1. Choose the correct answer: 2. Fill in the blanks:
a. What causes air pollution in cities?
b. How does water pollution affect animals? - Pollution is caused by __________.
c. What is one solution mentioned?
- Water pollution can harm __________.
- One way to help is using __________ energy.
2. Vocabulary Pre-Teaching (20 minutes)
Match the words in Column A with their correct definitions in Column B.
Column A – Vocabulary
1. Pollution A. A person who works to protect nature and the
2. Deforestation planet.
3. Waste B. A chemical used to kill insects and pests on crops.
4. Renewable energy
C. The natural world including land, water, air,
5. Conservation
6. Pollute plants, and animals.
7. Environment D. The cutting down or removal of large areas of
8. Global warming forests.
E. Harmful substances released into the air, water,
9. Carbon footprint or land.
10. Climate change F. Energy from sources that do not run out, such as
11. Domestic waste the sun or wind.
12. Endangered species G. Rubbish or things that are no longer needed.
13. Environmentalist H. Changes in long-term weather patterns around
14. Pesticide the world.
I. To make the air, water, or land dirty or unsafe.
J. Trash that comes from homes, like food scraps or
packaging.
K. Animals or plants that may soon disappear
forever.
L. The act of protecting natural resources and the
environment.
M. The total amount of greenhouse gases a person
or activity produces.
N. A gradual increase in the Earth's temperature
caused by pollution.
Fill in the blanks with the correct word from the list. You may need to change the form of the word.
Word Bank:
Pollution – Deforestation – Waste – Renewable energy – Conservation – Pollute – Environment – Global
warming – Carbon footprint – Climate change – Domestic waste – Endangered species – Environmentalist –
Pesticide
1. Many animals lose their natural habitat due to __________.
2. An __________ works to protect the planet and raise awareness.
3. Factories often __________ rivers by dumping chemicals into them.
4. The burning of fossil fuels increases the Earth's __________.
5. Solar and wind power are types of __________.
6. People should reduce their __________ by driving less and recycling more.
7. __________ is a major cause of respiratory diseases in large cities.
8. Recycling and reusing materials helps reduce __________.
9. Using too much plastic at home increases the amount of __________.
10. Climate activists warn us about the dangers of __________, such as rising sea levels.
11. A lion is not an __________, but the panda is because it is at risk of extinction.
12. The use of __________ in farming can harm both insects and soil.
13. Protecting forests, oceans, and wildlife is an example of __________.
14. The Earth’s __________ is being damaged by human activity and industrial growth.
3. Listening Activity (15 minutes)
[Link]
Listen to a description of how plastic bottles are recycled. Complete the sentences with these past
participles.
melted used chopped dried cut up washed separated sold taken collected put cooled heated
1 Plastic bottles are …collected… from homes.
2 They are …………………… to a recycling centre.
3 The bottles are …………………… .
4 The clean bottles are …………………… into small pieces.
5 The pieces are …………………… into a large tank of water, where they are …………………… into different
kinds of plastic.
6. The pieces of plastic are …………………… and …………………… into a liquid.
7 The liquid is …………………… into long strings.
8 The string are …………………… and then they are …………………… into small pellets.
9 The pellets are …………………… to factories.
10 They are …………………… to make new products.
[Link] Activity (25 minutes)
Task: Write a short opinion paragraph (100–120 words)
Prompt: “What do you think is the most important solution to environmental problems?”
- Use at least 3 target vocabulary words
- Include one cause and one effect
- Use linking words: because, so, in order to, for example
- I think the most important solution is...
- This is important because...
- For example, we can...
- If we do this, then...
6. Wrap-up / Homework (10 minutes)
Homework:
- Research a local environmental issue and write 5–6 sentences describing the problem and possible solutions