Презентация на тему "Global issues " 8 класс

Match the names of disasters (1-7) with their descriptions (a-g)

d

• a rotating wind
• a very strong wind or storm
• a huge wave caused by an earthquake
• a long time without rain
• ground shaking
• too much water
• a large mass of snow

• drought
• earthquake
• avalanche
• flood
• hurricane
• tsunami
• tornado

e

g

f

b

c

a

GLOBAL ISSUES

• Ссылка на видео https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAi3VTSdTxU

WAR

War is a conflict between states and countries which is accompanied with the fighting.

There are causes worth dying for, but none worth killing for. © Albert Camus .

THE ENDANGERED SPECIES

The definition

The endangered species are species at risk of extinction because of human activity, changes in climate, etc.

Taken from Random House Dictionary

Florida Panther

Today, there are less than 100 Florida panthers left in the wild.

Threats to Florida Panthers:

• Habitat loss
• Human-wildlife conflicts
• Low genetic diversity
• Disease
• Fear

The population statistics

Poverty

• Poverty – a situation in which someone doesn’t have enough money to pay for their basic needs.

MACMILLAN

• Poverty – a condition of being poor .

Thorndike Barnhart

People will never stop living in poverty. Some people suggest making donations to poor people. But, to tell the truth, lot's of people don't want to help others, they prefer staying away. We advise everyone not to be indifferent to the problems of others, otherwise we will never make our world better.

World pollution

Definition

ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION – it is the introduction of new, not typical for the environment physical, chemical, and biological agents or excess of their natural level.

WATER POLLUTION

AIR POLLUTION

SOIL POLLUTION

LIGHT POLLUTION

How will urban air pollution change over time around the world?

How will urban air pollution change over time around the world?

GLOBAL WARMING

HOMELESSNESS

CHILD LABOUR

• war
• poverty
• famine
• global warming
• endangered species
• pollution
• homelessness
• child labour

pollution

homelessness

global warming

endangered species

child labour

war

Listen and match the speakers to the statements. Which global issue are they talking about?

Speaker

1

Statement

2

3

4

5

6

D

B

A

F

E

C

• (to) save – спасать, беречь, экономить
• ( to ) damage - повреждать, портить
• ( to ) cause - быть причиной/поводом

сause – причина, повод

• (to) destroy - уничтожать
• (to) release - выпускать
• ( to ) rise – расти, подниматься
• ( to ) melt - таять
• (to) protect - защищать
• (to) absorb - поглощать
• (to) pollute - загрязнять
• (to) process - обрабатывать
• (to) reduce - сокращать

Complete the words using the clues in brackets

isaster

• natural d______s (like floods, fires, earthquakes)
• p _____ n (dirty air and water)
• home________ (no home)
• po____y (no money)
• f_____ e (no food)
• global w_______ (when the air around the world becomes warmer because of pollution)
• w___ (fighting, using soldiers and weapons)
• child l____ _ r (the use of children to do work that should be done by adults)
• en_________ species (animals or plants that may soon not exist because there are very few now alive)

ollutio

lessness

vert

amin

arming

ar

abou

dangered

A BETTER WORLD

PROBLEMS

Not enough schools

Too much pollution

Not enough homes

Too much poverty ….

SOLUTIONS

Build more schools

Ban traffic

Use bicycles …..