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- 1 Family
- 2 Culture and art
- 3 Sports
- 4 Housing
- 5 Shopping and services
- 6 Health care
- 7 Travelling
- 8 Education
- 9 Jobs and Employment
- 10 Human Relations
- 11 Man and Nature
- 12 Development of Science and Technology
- 14 Communication and Its Forms
- 16 Young People and Society
- 17 Food
- 18 Hobbies, Free Time and Lifestyle
- 19 Multicultural Society
- 20 Towns and places
- 21 Clothing and fashion
- 22 The Book
- 23 Role-models and Ideals
- 24 The Country Whose Language I am Learning
- 25 Slovakia - My Homeland
- FCE
11 Man and Nature
11 Man and Nature
a) Seasons, weather
- What was the weather like yesterday? Give a short report about the entire day's weather.
- Most people listen to the weather forecast every day. Who (what professions) would that information be important to?
- What is the typical weather for every season of the year? What activities are typical for each season?
- What overall changes in seasonal weather have you seen in our country? What problems might they bring us in the future?
b) Surrounding nature – fauna (wild animals, Zoos, domestic animals and pets) and flora
- What animals are usually kept at home? (the difference between pets and domestic animals)
- Why are Zoos or safari parks so popular with people? Give reasons.
- In Zoos, animals are kept in cages and live in conditions that are very different from their natural habitat. Do you think Zoos should be abolished? Give arguments.
- What are the positives and negatives of Zoos, game reserves, and safari parks?
c) Environment, its pollution, natural catastrophes
- What the word „environment“ means?
- What are the most serious ecological problems today? (name them, describe one of them in more details)
- How can an individual help protect the environment? Give some examples of what they can do. (education, recycling, saving water/energy)
- Which natural disasters are the most dangerous? Talk about their reasons and consequences.
Writing suggestions:
Composition (200 words)
Which environmental issue is of greatest concern to you? (global warming, nuclear power, pollution, the destruction of the ozone layer, animal welfare, recycling)
Report (180 – 200 words)
Write a report stating what pollution you can witness in your town, village. Suggest some ways of improving the environmental conditions where you live, too.
Vocabulary:
Environment, ecology, pollution: air, water, land; polluter, conservation, harm, damage, destroy, pollute environment, global warming, the greenhouse effect, holes in the ozone layer, acid rain, destruction of habitats, rain forest, endangered species, extinct,
Pollutant: aerosols, fumes, smog, toxic waste, pesticides, fertilizers, waste, sewage, trash, greenhouse gases, energy, electricity, fossil fuel, coal, natural gas, oil, hydroelectric, dam, nuclear power, nuclear waste, radiation, dump, dispose, discharge, contaminate
Ecosystem, balance, environmental group, environmentally friendly, environmentalist, conservationist, green (issues, products), protest
Recycle, bottle bank, renewable energy sources: wind power, windmill, wave power, solar power, solar cells, unleaded petrol, recyclable