Pre-reading activity Vocabulary work Learners write down some new words. Then try to make up sentences with some words. Responsibility - ответственность Sustainability – устойчивость Replaced – заменены Basis – основа Heating – отопление, обогрев Scale – масштаб Research – исследовать Plant – фабрика, установка Non-fossil – не ископаемое Petrol – бензин Manufacturer – производитель Hybrid – разнородный, смешанный Beneficial – выгодный, полезный Dominant - преобладающий Exercise 1 • Ask students what they know about sustainability in Kazakhstan or elsewhere. Are there any projects they know of that have been designed to reduce or limit environmental problems? • Put students in groups and allow them to discuss which ones they know. • Monitor and ask a few groups to tell the rest of the class what they discussed. Exercise 2 Draw attention to the photos with the text and elicit a description. In a weaker class, encourage students participate by accepting factual descriptions. In a stronger class, ask students to speculate about where the pictures were taken and what the connection to the text is. ANSWERS 1.False. The text says 'If we find the right ecological balance, the planet will survive. 2 True. 3 False. Its goal is 40%. 4 True. 5 False. A third of pollution is caused by cars. 6 True. |