Environment and Ecology INTRO AND VOCABULARY Mr.

Soufiane Achloiou

"The earth has enough for people’s need but not for their greed " ~ Mahatma Gandhi
A-What do you understand from the above quote? ……………………………………………………………………..
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B-Look at the pictures on page 53 an describe them.

C- Complete the chart below with the help of the mind map on the board:

The Environment

Definition Components Problems Solutions

1-Waste
The environment is Natural Man-Made 2-…………………. 1-Don’t cut down trees.
………………………… -……. -……… 3-Global warming 2-…………………………….
………………………… -……. -……….. 4-………………….. 3-Reduce (-) power consumption
………………………… - Light -Factories 5-Ozone hole 4-Recycling
………………………… - Land -Public 6-………………… 5-…………………………….
buildings

D- Match the words with their definitions:

_____ a. A long period when there is little or no rain.

1. Recycling
_____ b. A hole in the ozone layer caused by pollution.
2. Waste
_____ c. To reuse waste or rubbish into new products.
3. Deforestation
_____ d. Animals at risk of extinction
4. Global warming
_____ e. High temperature
5. Ozone hole
_____ f. Destroying the forest
6. Endangered species
_____ g. unwanted or unusable material; or garbage.
7. Drought

E- Fill in the blanks with the right word:

Toxic - Garbage - cutting down trees - give off - endangered species - recycling.

1- ……………………. is when waste paper, glass, plastic, etc. is treated to cake new products
2- The polar bear is one of the …………………………… lt is becoming extinct.
3- People should not throw away ………………………………. in the street.
4- Factories and cars ……….…. ………… toxic smokes.
5- Carbon Dioxide (CO2) is a ……………… …………………….. Gas
6- Deforestation refers to ………………………………………

F- Match the words with their synonyms:

1. Toxic h. send out

2. Give off i. poisonous
3. Garbage j. Richness or wealth
4. Prosperity k. Trash or waste