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Environmental problems

Environmental problems. Treat the Earth well. It wasn’t given to you by our parents. It was loaned to you by our children. Kenyan proverb. Watch the video about environmental problems. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPSjjcPIAcQ&feature=watch_response. Discuss in pairs.

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Environmental problems

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  1. Environmental problems

  2. Treat the Earth well. It wasn’t given to youby our parents. It was loaned to youby our children. Kenyan proverb

  3. Watch the video about environmental problems http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPSjjcPIAcQ&feature=watch_response

  4. Discuss in pairs What have you done for our planet? I’ve always / never……… I’d like other people to……

  5. Deforestation Endangeredspecies Pollution Acidrain Globalwarming Waste Greenhouseeffect

  6. A video about pollution http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1KxC-S7QgA

  7. Air pollution What causes air pollution? • car exhausts • emissions from industrial production (factories, power stations) - dust, smoke, smell… Which gases in the air are poisonous? • sulphur dioxide (SO2) • nitrogen oxide (NO) • carbon dioxide (CO2)

  8. What does polluted air cause? • health problems • climate changes (changes in weather patterns – ice at the North and South Pole melt, sea level rises => flooding)

  9. Water pollution What causes water pollution? • industrial waste • chemical fertilizers and pesticides • oil refineries • accidents of huge cargo ships • dumping toxic pollutants in the water

  10. Waste • industrial waste • domestic waste • litters in the streets

  11. Recycling If yes, what? Do you recycle? If not, why?

  12. Endagered animals

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