Subject: English

Topic : Unit 6 : Keep Our Earth Green

Level : P5

Duration : 2 to 3 periods

Pre-requisites:

Pupils should have

  1. viewed ETV programme "A Way with Waste" and discussed the three "R"s.

2)discussed "What’s Happening to the Earth?" and ways in which they could be

green.

3) discussed Chico Mendes and how he tried to save the rain forest.

Specific Instructional Objectives:

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  1. Pupils to know the meanings of the 25 words in the word list under "Environment".
  2. Pupils to pronounce the 25 words in the word list correctly.

Thinking Skills:

  1. Remembering the definitions of the words in the word list.
  2. Applying knowledge when solving puzzles, mazes, etc..

Learning & Teaching Materials:

  1. Courseware: Ultimate WORD ATTACK
  2. Teacher prepared worksheets 1 & 2

Instructional Strategies:

  1. Choose Special 1 – Environment from Word List.
  2. Click at The Presentation Activity and then at Study. Fill in the correct words to match the definitions given in Worksheet 1. Pronounce the words after the presenter. Press PGDN to go to next word. At the end of the activity, click at Activity and then Stop to end the activity.
  3. Click at The Presentation Activity and then at Solve. Type in the word required to match the definition. Press Enter.
  4. Click at Tile Game. To score, pupils must get rid of every tile on the page by matching

the words correctly to the definitions. Press PGUP or PGDN to find a definition that

matches one of the available words.

To select a tile, click at the tile or use the arrow keys to highlight it . Then press ENTER.

8. At the end of the activity, print the certificate.(optional)

  1. Click at Main Screen. Then choose Slime Game.
  2. Click at Medium ( or Hard ) to choose the speed. For weaker classes, click at Easy.
  3. Pupils have to look at the definition at the bottom of the screen. Four words are displayed. Find the word that matches the definition.
  4. Pupils have to help M.C. (robot) zap the correct word.
  5. Use the arrow keys to move M.C. directly across from the correct word, and then press

    6. SPACEBAR     or to zap the word.

  6. If goo globs hit M.C., pupils will lose points.
  7. Click at Main Screen.
  8. To get out of Ultimate WORD ATTACK , click at FILE and then EXIT.

Follow –Up Activity:

Pupils will complete Worksheet 2 individually. The words in brackets have to be unscrambled and then filled in the blanks.

Prepared by:

Mrs Shirleen Chin

Haig Girls’ School

1998

 

WORKSHEET

Name : ___________________________ Date : _______________________

Class : ___________________________ Worksheet 1, Unit 6 , 5A

ENVIRONMENT

Match the words in the box below to their definitions.

acid rain afforestation asbestos atmosphere barometer

carcinogen climate extinct conservation seismograph

drought deforestation ecologist endangered erosion

fauna herbivorous flora habitat rain forest

ozone pesticide recycle carnivorous arboretum

  1. a long period of unusually low rainfall
  2. a careful preservation and protection of

    3. natural resources

  3. no longer existing
  4. animals in a specific region
  5. a form of oxygen found in the upper atmosphere

    6. and smog

  6. the fibrous form of silicate minerals once used

    7. for insulation and fire protection

  7. precipitation with a pH balance lower than would

    8. be expected from natural causes

  8. an instrument used to record shock waves generated by movement of the earth
  9. a cancer-producing or inciting substance
  10. one who studies the inter-relationship of living things

    11. and their environment

  11. a place where trees are cultivated for scientific

    12. and educational purposes

  12. a general term for chemical agents used to kill

    13. unwanted plants, pests or fungi

  13. an instrument used to measure atmospheric

    14. pressure

  14. the breakdown of solid rock into smaller

    15. particles by wind, water or ice

  15. the plants of a particular region or period of time
  16. evergreen forest growing in regions of high

    17. rainfall

  17. the dwelling place of a species or community
  18. threatened with extinction
  19. the permanent removal of forest and undergrowth
  20. meat – eating
  21. the average course of the weather at a place over

    22. a certain period of time

  22. the management of a non-forested area to allow

    23. trees to regenerate or colonize naturally

  23. to recover and reuse materials from wastes
  24. plant – eating
  25. the whole mass of air surrounding a planet
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ANSWERS ( Worksheet 1, Unit 6, 5A )
  1. drought
  2. conservation
  3. extinct
  4. fauna
  5. ozone
  6. asbestos
  7. acid rain
  8. seismograph
  9. carcinogen
  10. ecologist
  11. arboretum
  12. pesticide
  13. barometer
  14. erosion
  15. flora
  16. rain forest
  17. habitat
  18. endangered
  19. deforestation
  20. carnivorous
  21. climate
  22. afforestation
  23. recycle
  24. herbivorous
  25. atmosphere

 

NAME : __________________________ DATE : _______________________

CLASS : _________________________ WORKSHEET 2, UNIT 6, 5A

ENVIRONMENT

Unscramble the words in brackets and then fill in the blanks with the correct words.

  1. Try to eliminate unnecessary waste and help the environment by buying products in

    2. containers that you can _________________. ( cyrclee )

     

  2. The vital layer of _______________ ( eonoz ) absorbs most of the deadly ultraviolet

    3. rays coming from the sun.

     

  3. Elephant birds became ____________________ ( exnitct ) because people hunted

    4. them and ruined their eggs.

     

  4. After looking at the list of endangered species, the students understood the

    5. importance of ____________________. ( rvsoatencion )

     

  5. The effects of ___________________ ( aacrni_di ) on some plants are similar to

    6. those of drought and disease.

     

  6. The tropical _______________________ ( fao_srietnr ) is home to more species of plants and animals than anywhere else in the world.

    7.  

  7. The ______________ ( fanua ) of Africa includes many beautiful and exotic animals.

    8.  

  8. The botanist suggested we use plants that could survive during a ______________

    9. ( tgdurho ) .

  9. Some animals like elephants and gorillas are _________________ ( neadgenred )
  10. Many visitors enjoy walking through the ___________________ ( troraeumb ) in the

    11. fall because of the colourful foliage.

     

  11. The inspector had to check for the presence of __________________ (oseatssb )

    12. before the remodeling could proceed.

     

  12. The politician’s support for ___________________ ( nosrfitafaote ) in the national

    13. park shows an understanding of natural environmental processes.

     

  13. The scientist consulted the __________________ ( sasemhpogri ) before reporting

    14. the intensity of the earthquake.

     

  14. Without rain ________________ (siroeon) and the weathering of rocks, there would

    15. be no soil for plants to grow in.

     

  15. If doctors believe a substance may be a ___________________ ( nanierogce ),

    16. they test it in the laboratory.

  16. Carbon dioxide in the ________________________ ( aeemthopsr ) prevents the

    17. escape of heat from the Earth into space.

     

  17. After consulting the __________________ ( rtmbeaoer ), the meteorologist felt

    18. certain that a thunderstorm was coming.

     

  18. Many people believe that the brontosaurus was __________________, but in reality

    19. it ate only plants. ( sovionrarcu )

  19. A leaf-muncher like the giraffe is an example of a ________________ (urrhsoevoib )

    20. animal.

  20. The botanist was very familiar with the _________________ ( lfora ) of the Pacific Northwest.

    21.  

  21. Plants containing substances key to the cure of diseases such as cancer may be lost due to _________________________( dteorfatnsoei ).

    22.  

  22. Zoos try to design an animal’s enclosure to be as much like its natural ____________ ( attbiah ) as possible.
  23. Southern California has a very pleasant, mild _______________ ( catlemi ).
  24. The ________________ ( lescitgoo ) wrote a letter to the editor explaining the need

    25. for stricter control of industrial waste.

  25. Many consumers will not buy produce that has been sprayed with a _____________

( eiiedtpcs )

 

 

ANSWERS FOR WORKSHEET 2

  1. recycle
  2. ozone
  3. extinct
  4. conservation
  5. acid rain
  6. rain forest
  7. fauna
  8. drought
  9. endangered
  10. arboretum
  11. asbestos
  12. afforestation
  13. seismograph
  14. erosion
  15. carcinogen
  16. atmosphere
  17. barometer
  18. carnivorous
  19. herbivorous
  20. flora
  21. deforestation
  22. habitat
  23. climate
  24. ecologist
  25. pesticide

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