Ingles 3

Task 4 Speaking task

Tutor: Luis Ernesto Vera Fuentes

Universidad Nacional Abierta y A Distancia- UNAD

Escuela Ciencias Administrativas, Contables, Económicas y de

negocios - ECACEN

Administración de Empresas
Bogotá D.C
Diciembre de 2022

1. Setting up stage: in this stage, you must practice all the terminology that has to
do with the main topic on the task, environmental issues. For that, you must do the
following:

1, Environment (E) a. Birds/plants/species animals or plants which

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 may soon not exist because there are very few
2. Carbon dioxide (H)
now alive.
3. Flood (K) b. Variety of plant and animal species that exist
4. Natural resources (N) in a particular environmental area.
c. The poisonous gas formed by the burning of
5. Global warming (F)
carbon, especially in the form of car fuel.
d. The cutting down of trees in a large area; the
6. Greenhouse effect (L)
destruction of forests.
7. Deforestation (D) e. Air, water and land in or on which people,
8. Oil slick (G) animals and plants live.
f. Increase in world temperatures caused by
9. Endangered species (A)
polluting gases.
10. Pollution (O) g. A layer of oil that is floating over a large area of
11. Drought (J) the surface of the sea.
h. Damage caused to water, air... by harmful
12. Fumes (I)
substances or waste.
13. waste (M) i. The gas formed when carbon is burned, or when
14. Carbon monoxide (C) people or animals breathe out.
15, Biodiversity (B) j. A long period when there is little or no rain
k. A large amount of water covering an area that
is usually dry.
l. An increase in the amount of carbon dioxide and
other gases in the atmosphere.
m. Strong, unpleasant and sometimes dangerous
gas or smoke.
n. Things such as minerals, forests, coal, etc.
which exist in a place and can be used by people.
o. Unwanted matter or material of any type, often
that which is left after useful substances or parts
have been removed.

Listening: listen to these items about environmental issues and complete the sentences
with the words in the box. You can find the recording by clicking here: environmental
issues. After doing it, share it on the forum.

oil spill - poor air quality - extreme weather - water scarcity - sustainable
environment - Pollution - Flooding - Oil spills - carbon footprint - melting ice cap
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 - wind power - drought - Fracking - forest fires

Item a: There is a global water crisis, water scarcity and drought have left to 844
million people lacking access to clean water.
Item b: Oil accidents at sea can cause oil spills which contaminate the ocean
water resulting in the death of sea birds and other forms of marine life.

Item c: growing trees, plants and your own vegetables help contribute to
a sustainable environment.
Item d: Fracking or drilling on the ground for oil and gas, often contaminates the
water supplies.
Item e: Increase Flooding is a consequence of deforestation which is the cutting
down of too many trees.
Item f: One of the most common forms of renewable energy is wind power
which is electricity generated by wind turbines.
Item g: Air pollution and poor air quality is a big problem in many cities around
the world.
Item h: extreme weather includes tornados, cyclones and extremely high or low
temperatures.
Item i: Cars and planes burn fuel, when you travel by plane or car, you contribute
to the burning of fuel; this is your carbon footprint.
Item j: Polar bears living in the artic are impacted by melting ice cap.
Item k: forest fires seem to be hotter and worst every summer.

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2. Pronunciation practice stage: choose 5 of the items above, practice the pronunciations
and record them in a .MP3 format, then share your recording in the forum. You can se
the sound recorder from your computer, or an online resource as
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 http://vocaroo.com/. After doing it, share it on the forum:

Audio link https://voca.ro/1lFHmL20y68G

3. IMPORTANT: In case you cannot participate in the speaking game, you can
record a video with the following conditions:

3.1. The video must have between 4 and 5 minutes of length.

3.2. Introduce yourself (name, city, profession/ job, current studies or career).
3.3. Start your topic with an introduction (how the problematic started and place).
3.4. Develop the idea (description of the problem, how the community is being
affected).
3.5. Conclude the video by giving some solutions to the problem you chose (what
recommendations or advice you can give to solve the problem).
3.6. It is not allowed to read aloud a script on the video. This must be a conscious
speaking exercise.
3.7. You must appear in the video, if not, your video will not be taken for grading.
3.8. Upload your video on YouTube or Google Drive (set the link for viewing) and
share the link in the Speaking forum.

Video link

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