IS THE EARTH IN DANGER?

👌The Earth is a garden,
 It’s a beautiful place
      For all living creatures,

        For all the human races.

Helping Mother Earth
We can peacefully roam.
We all diverse a place,
We can call our home.

👍It was beautiful                                       

It was green and clean.

The smell of fresh air

The sound of the river flowing

I love everything happening there.

     👎Now all wasted.

The colour is just awful.

The smell of pollution is killing me.

The sound of traffic is giving me a headache.

                                                                                 *****

1. A tornado is one of the names of the cyclonic storm that forms over the ocean. It is caused by evaporated water that comes from the ocean. Typhoon is another name for it.

2. Hailstorms are raindrops that have formed together into ice.

3. Floods are the result of prolonged rainfall from a storm, rapid melting of large amounts of snow, or rivers which raise up their levels of water.

4. An earthquake is a phenomenon that results from a sudden release of stored energy that radiates seismic waves. It shows itself by a shaking of the ground.

5. An avalanche is a slide of a large snow (or rock) mass down a mountainside. It is one of the major dangers faced in the mountains in winter.

6. A tsunami is a wave of water caused by the displacement of a body of water. It can be caused by undersea earthquakes or by meteorological phenomena.

7. A heat wave is a hazard characterized by heat which is considered extreme and unusual in the area in which it occurs.

8. A landslide is closely related to an avalanche, but instead of occurring with snow, it occurs involving actual elements of the ground, including rocks, trees, parts of houses etc., which may happen to be swept up. It can be caused by an earthquake or a volcanic eruption.

9. A blizzard is a severe winter storm condition characterized by low temperatures, strong winds, and heavy blowing snow.

16. A hurricane is a natural disaster resulting from a thunderstorm. It is a violent, rotating column of air, which can blow at speeds between 48 and 50 km/h and possibly higher. It can occur one at a time or can occur along lines occupying large areas.

11. A volcanic eruption is the point at which a volcano is active and releases its power, and the eruptions come in many forms.

12. A drought is defined as an acute shortage of water and crop failure. It is an abnormally dry period when there is not enough water to support water needs.

13. A wildfire is an uncontrolled fire burning in wildland areas. Common causes include lightning and drought but they may also be started by human carelessness.

.“If every person swept

their own doorstep,

the city would soon be

clean.”

👎

Land movement disasters: avalanches; earthquakes; landslides; volcanic eruption.

Water disasters: tsunamis; Hoods; hailstorms.

Weather disasters: blizzards; hurricanes; heat waves; fires; ice storms; tornadoes; droughts.

GRAMMAR

 If we didn’t want to pollute the air, we would drive electric cars.

If we didn’t want to cut out the forests, we would use less paper.

If we created special parks for animals, we would teach hunters it’s wrong to kill animals.

If we drove electric cars, we would have less air pollution.

If we used less paper, we could avoid deforestation.

If we created special parks for animals, we could save lots of animals that wouldn’t disappear.

If we taught hunters it’s wrong to kill animals, lots of animals wouldn’t disappear.

If we didn’t cut out forests, our environment would be much less polluted.

READING

• Reconstruct the following text by finding where the following sentences fit. 
• There is an extra sentence that you do not need.

1.        The danger from a tsunami can last for several hours after the arrival of the first wave.

2.        A regional tsunami from a local earthquake could strike some areas before a tsunami warning could be announced.

3.        In coastal areas their height can be as great as 30 feet or more (100 feet in extreme cases),

4.        These earthquakes might occur far away or near where you live.

5.        Large rocks weighing several tons along with boats and other debris can be moved inland hundreds of feet by the tsunami wave activity.

·               Tsunamis that strike coastal locations in the Pacific Ocean Basin are almost always caused by earthquakes. A. _________

·               Some tsunamis can be huge. B __________, and they can move inland several hundred feet.

·               All low-lying coastal areas can be struck by tsunamis.

·               A tsunami consists of a series of waves. Often the first wave may not be the largest. C ________

·               Tsunamis can move faster than a person can run.

·               Sometimes a tsunami causes the water near shore to recede, exposing the ocean floor. The force of some tsunamis is enormous. D_______ Homes and other buildings are destroyed. All this material and water move with great force and can kill or injure people.

 Tsunamis can occur at any time, day or night.

Tsunamis can travel up rivers and streams that lead to the ocean

Let’s work out some slogans

·        Keep our planet clean, healthy and beautiful.

·        Save this unique wildlife.

·        Stop killing animals and birds!

·        Save the beauty o f the world for children.

·        Stop littering!

·    Give freedom to all animals in cages!

“Environmental Game”

ARE YOU ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY?

1. Do you turn off the light when you leave the room?

2. Do you turn off the water while you brush your teeth?

3. Do you pick up the garbage you see in the street?

4. Do you share your books with your friends?

5. Have you ever planted a tree?

6. Do you reuse old containers?

7. Have you ever given old clothes to someone who needed them?

8. Do you want to live in a green city?

9. Do you return used bottles for money?

10. When you have a picnic, do you leave the place cleaner than you found it?

11. Do you turn off the TV when you are not watching it?