Презентация по теме "Защита окружающей среды"

RECYCLING

(1) Recycling is a very important subject, and one that is becoming more so all the time. As we all know, it reduces waste and is good for the environment. But what do recycling centres do with the things we throw away? I found out some very interesting information.

(2) Recycling paper has been the biggest success. In 1990, in the USA, more than 20 million tons of paper were recycled and turned into birthday cards, cereal boxes, and hundreds of other things. Paper is the easiest material to recycle and, as David Dougherty of Clean Washington said, "You can use it six times over, then burn what's left to create energy."

(3) Wisconsin cow farmer George Plenty had the most interesting use for recycled paper: he uses it instead of straw in his barn. "It's cheaper than straw," he said, "but even if the price were the same, I wouldn't go back."

(4) Plastic is the hardest material to recycle, because there are so many different kinds, all of which need to be treated differently. At the moment, only two per cent of the plastic used in the US is recycled. But is does have its uses: one company uses plastic from recycled car headlights to make windows. In some ways they are better than normal windows, because they are much harder to break. Another company, Image Carpets, uses plastic to make carpets and rugs. A comment made by the manager showed us how attitudes towards recycling have changed. "We worried that people might refuse to buy the carpets if they knew they were recycled," said sales Manager, John Richmeier. "Now we advertise the fact as a marketing strategy."

(5) Metal is another important material. It is easier to recycle an aluminium can than to make a new one. It is also 20 per cent cheaper, and uses only 5 per cent of the energy that making a new can would use. So many of the things we use are made of metal, and can all be reused after they stop working. Recycling car parts, for example, is a big business. There is also very little waste involved in recycling metal. Steel is 100 per cent recyclable, and can be recycled hundreds of times. Recycling steel is cheaper than mining it. A lot of America's scrap metal is taken by the Japanese, recycled, and eventually sold back to America as new cars.

(6) 20 per cent of America's glass is recycled, and used for a number of things. For example, it can be mixed with asphalt or cement and used to pave streets. It can also be melted down and used to make new bottles. However, unlike the other materials, glass can also be reused commercially in its original form; many types of bottles are returned to bottling plants, sterilized and refilled. Recycling and reusing glass is actually a huge worldwide business, with bottle banks appearing everywhere.

(7) So remember, think before you throw things away — they may still be useful. If we all make an effort to recycle, we can make the planet a cleaner place to live.

“ Our Earth is Our Home”

The environment is all the things we need to be able to live - clean water to drink , air to breathe and healthy food to eat.

We can’t live without

plants and animals.

They help to make the

soil, they clean the

water and air, and they give us all our

food.

The world is our home and we want to see it clean and beautiful.

At the same time we take from nature

as much as we can.

Every day we hear about environmental

problems:

• Waste
• Fires
• Acid rains
• Pollution
• Climate change
• The destruction of rainforests

and other wild habitats

Chemical waste pollute river water, killing

wildlife .The pollution affects the health

of people and animals.

We make a lot of waste.

Some of which is TOXIC.

We pour toxic waste into

our rivers, lakes, seas and

oceans.

Acid rain is rain consisting of water droplets that are unusually acidic because of atmospheric pollution .

Acid rain is a serious environmental problem

that affect s large parts of the United States

and Canada.

Forest fires are one of the greatest natural destroyers

of our forests.

Each year fires burn millions of hectares of forest all over the world.

Rainforests are very dense, warm

and wet forests.

Rainforests are found on every

continent across the Earth,

except Antarctica.

They cover only 6% of the Earth’s

surface but yet they contain more

than a half of the world’s plant and animal species.

The Earth has been getting hotter because we are producing too many greenhouse gases.

Because the Earth is

getting hotter, ice is melting.

Scientists say that in 2050

some parts of Great Britain

will be under the sea.

ANIMALS IN

DANGER!

It is necessary to help wild animals.

Many of them are in danger now.

For example, pandas which live in the jungle and white bears which live in the Arctic.

You are going to read the text about recycling. Your task is to choose the most suitable heading for each part (1-7) of the article. There is one extra heading which you do not need to use.

A. Straw vs. paper

B. Recycled plastic

C. Reusing glass

D. Recycling metal

F. The process of recycling

G. Recycling tin cans

H. The importance of recycling

I. Recycling paper

While reading stage

Match the beginning and the ending

of the sentences.

1. Recycling is a very important subject…

2. More than 20 million tons of paper were recycled…

3. Plastic is the hardest material to recycle…

4. So many of the things we use are made of metal…

5. Steel is 100 per cent recyclable...

6. Glass can also be melted down ...

a) and can all be reused after they stop working.

b) because there are so many different kinds, all of which need to be treated differently.

c) and can be recycled hundreds of times.

d) and used to make new bottles.

e) and one that is becoming more so all the time.

f) and turned into birthday cards, cereal boxes, and hundreds of other things.

Post-reading Stage Answer the following questions using the text.

• What is the problem described here?
• What is recycling?
• Why do American farmers prefer using paper to straw?
• What things can be made through the process of recycling?
• Why is recycling so important nowadays?

• We can recycle newspapers,

bottles and metal cans.

• We mustn’t cut down trees.
• Feed birds in winter.
• Protect wildlife, plants and trees.
• Keep all water clean.
• Don’t use aerosol sprays.
• Don’t use chemicals in the garden.
• Turn off the light when you leave the room.
• Don’t cut wild flowers.
• Try to avoid buying plastic. It’s hard to recycle.