EnvironmentSC

Warm-up

Our topic is Environment

List as many types of pollution or environmental damage as you can.

Discussion

• How is the environment around you? Is it clean?

• Describe the most natural environment for a human being. Does your description match the environment you live in?

• What kind of pollution personally bothers you most?

• What do you do with a piece of trash when there is no trash can near you?

• Should people who litter be fined? How much money should they have to pay?

• Do you believe human activities contribute to climate change? If so, what should we do about it? If not, what do you think causes climate change?Do you recycle? If so, what kinds of things do you recycle?

• How do you feel when you hear about global warming? Is there hope for the future?

• What is more important to you? Social issues or environmental problems?

• How important is nature to you? Do you try to get close to nature?

• Where can a person go to breathe really fresh air?
  

Debates

• Everyone should switch to electric cars.

• Plastics should be banned worldwide.

• Can we blame people for global warming?

• Is tourism good or bad for the environment?

• Are zoos harmful to the animals?

• Is there a risk to the environment from overpopulation?

Video

List of useful words:

greenhouse теплица

fossil fuels ископаемые виды топлива

carbon dioxide углекислый газ

renewable energy возобновляемая энергия

pollution загрязнение

habitat среда обитания

disposable bag одноразовый пакет