English : Common Core Classes
Unit 9 (Environment & Ecology) - Communication
Teacher : Mme ZAARA Asmae
Summary
I- Activities
1-1/ Pollution
1-2/ Deforestation
1-3/ Save the Planet
II- Practice
2-1/ Exercise 1
I- Activities
1-1/ Pollution
Activity 1
- Practise this conversation :
A : Have you ever travelled alone ?
B : Yes, I have.
A : When did you do that?
B : Last year.
A : I have never travelled alone, but I'll do it very soon.
I- Activities
1-1/ Pollution
Activity 2
- Mask your partner's cue card, look at your own card and follow instructions to have more conversations :
I- Activities
1-2/ Deforestation
Activity 1
- Practise this conversation :
A : Have you done your homework yet?
B : Yes, I have already done it.
A : Lucky you! When did you do it?
B : I did it this afternoon.
A : I haven't done it yet. I need to do it right away.
I- Activities
1-2/ Deforestation
Activity 2
- Mask your partner's cue card, look at your own card and follow instructions to have more conversations :
I- Activities
1-3/ Save the Planet
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I- Activities
1-3/ Save the Planet
Activity 1
- Practice this conversation :
A : Do you think it's too late to save the planet?
B : I'm not sure, but it may be too late.
A : Why do you think so?
B : People are not doing anything to save it.
A : What do you think they can do?
B : They could plant more trees.
I- Activities
1-3/ Save the Planet
Activity 2
- Look at your own cue card and follow the instructions to have a conversation with your partner :
II- Practice
2-1/ Exercise 1
- Read each of the four statements below, and check the appropriate response (a or b) :
1."We can convince people to be more careful about the environment."
- a. Yes, we have the right to do this.
- b. Yes, it is possible to do this.
2. "Long term planning may save the Argan tree."
- a. Yes, only planning will make this possible.
- b. Yes, we have the permission to do this.
3. "It's not too late; many endangered species could be saved."
- a. You're right; many endangered species were saved in the past.
- b. Yes, it is still possible to save many endangered species.
4. "Wind could be used to produce a cleaner energy, so why don't we use it?"
- a. I agree with you; this was a possible solution in the past.
- b. I agree; this is a possible solution to the problem of pollution.