English : Common Core Classes

Unit 9 (Environment & Ecology) - Writing

 

 

Teacher : Mme ZAARA Asmae

 

Summary

 

I- Activities

1-1/ Pollution

1-2/ Deforestation

1-3/ Save the Planet

II- Practice

2-1/ Exercise 1

2-2/ Exercise 2

 


I- Activities

 

1-1/ Pollution

  • A journalist is asking you questions about pollution in your city. Answer the journalist's questions. Give as much information as possible.

A : What kind of pollution is more dangerous? Water pollution or air pollution?

B : _________________________________________________________________

A : Why do you think so?

B : _________________________________________________________________

A : What are the causes of this pollution?

B : _________________________________________________________________

A : There are certainly many negative effects. Can you mention some of them?

B : _________________________________________________________________

A : Has the government and / or people done something to change the situation?

B : _________________________________________________________________

A : What do you think people must do to change the situation?

B : _________________________________________________________________

 

 

1-2/ Deforestation

  • Write a list of things you must do and mustn't do when you go camping in a forest :
I must I mustn't
Example: I must put out the fire before I leave the forest. Example: I mustn't cut down trees to make a fire.
   
   
   
   
   
   

 

 

1-3/ Save the Planet

  1. Study the formal letter below and answer the following questions :

a. Who sent the letter?

_________________________________________________________________

b. When did he write it?

_________________________________________________________________

c. Who did he send it to?

_________________________________________________________________

d. Why did he write the letter?

_________________________________________________________________

e. How many reasons did he mention?

_________________________________________________________________

f. What action did he propose?

_________________________________________________________________

  1. You are the president of the English School Students' Association. Write a letter to Mr Sean Downy, director of the school, to complain about the bad conditions you study in. Use the information below:

 

II- Practice

 

2-1/ Exercise 1

  • You are the president of your village council; write a letter to Mr. Fred Gibson, the manager of the Australian paper factory, to complain about the damage the factory causes to the environment. Use the information below :

Your letter must have 5 short paragraphs :

Paragraph 1: state the reason for writing.
Paragraph 2: reason "a"
Paragraph 3: reason "b"
Paragraph 4: reason "c"
Paragraph 5: action

Do not forget to include :

a. the two addresses,
b. the date,
c. the salutation,
d. the closing, and
e. the signature.

 

 

2-2/ Exercise 2

  • What must/mustn't we do to :

a. keep the air clean?

_________________________________________________________________

b. save water?

_________________________________________________________________

c. keep the school clean?

_________________________________________________________________

d. keep the street clean?

_________________________________________________________________

e. keep rivers and seas clean?

_________________________________________________________________

f. keep the beach clean?

_________________________________________________________________

g. save electricity?

_________________________________________________________________

h. save endangered animals?

_________________________________________________________________

i. avoid desertification?

_________________________________________________________________

j. prevent traffic jams?

_________________________________________________________________