AE L5 U7 L7-done-proofed

Students will review:

Grammar:Future Simple with 'going to', andsyllables

Verbs:to pollute, to harm, to reduce, to throw away, to cause, to flood, to drill, to conserve, to recycle, to reuse, to innovate, to store

Phonics:consonant /y/

Key Words:Earth, environment, pollution, climate, climate change, global warming, trash, greenhouse gas, emissions, factory, natural disaster, drought, flood, hurricane, tornado, famine, natural resources, fossil fuels, renewable, energy, coal, oil, recyclable, plastic, metal, compost, glass, clean energy, power, solar, dam, battery

L5 U7 L7

Level 5 Unit 7 Lesson 7

How can using clean energy save money?

What is clean energy? How can using clean energy help the environment?

Vocabulary

Draw a Line to floodto polluteto throw awayto conserveto innovateto drill

fossil fuels

environment

1. Greenhouse gases, from factory emissions, vehicles and other pollution, are causing global warming.
2. Scientists believe there is a climate change crisis affecting Earth and causing more natural disasters.
3. Humans must reduce use of fossil fuels and conserve water to protect our environment.
4. We can build dams, use solar power and innovate new clean energy sources of power.

power

Greenhouse gases

pollution

clean energy

climate change

natural disasters

global warming

conserve

dams

innovate

Earth

Add the Key Words

solar

emissions

reduce

Solutions

Causes

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Reading

What natural resource links our two Readers this unit? How is this resource presented in each?

Prereading

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Amazon Aid

When we think about problems for the Amazon Rainforest, most people are concerned with deforestation. But deforestation is not the Amazon's biggest problem.The Amazon Rainforest is drying out. Climate change has caused global warming, leading to drought. Two recent droughts, in 2005 and 2010 were very significant in the Amazon.

Amazon Aid

Scientists are able to measure the impact of these two droughts on trees in the Amazon: core samples show smaller than normal rings in the tree core during droughts, this means the tree growth slowed during these times. In fact, the dryer climate means growth is slowing overall. We can also see that Amazonian trees live less long now, than in the past.

Amazon Aid

The dryer climate means the forest is changing, as plant species that favor the previous wet climate within the Amazon die out, replaced by robust vegetation that can grow with less water. Changing plant life, naturally means the animals who live in the Amazon must adapt or die out as well.

Amazon Aid

Not only are people clear-cutting and burning trees in the Amazon, but the dryer climate is causing forest fires, too. Even the moist canopy of the rainforest can't prevent fires quickly spreading along the forest floor.Some fires help refresh forests, but not when people are changing large sections of the burnt Amazon into farmland.

Field Friends

Amazon Aid

The Amazon Rainforest is an important resource for the whole planet. The trees slow the human impact on the environment by cleaning greenhouse gases from the air. It is also home to the largest diversity of animal and plant species on Earth. It is a natural resource worth protecting!

Reasons to conserve:

• It takes energy to clean and transport water, so conserving water means saving energy.
• Reducing what we use keeps water where it's needed: in wetland and aquatic ecosystems.
• Saving water, saves you money - especially if you have a water meter.

Over 70% of our planet is water, so why do we need to consider water conservation?For drinking, growing crops and feeding livestock, not just any water will do. We need clean, unpolluted water.Scientists estimate that humans will run into a water shortage by 2080 if we do not conserve now.

How do dams work?

On average, each person uses 140L of water per day.

Why Conserve Water?

...in the garden:

...in the bathroom:

...in the kitchen:

• Don't water your grass.
• Catch rainfall in a water butt.
• Spread mulch in the flower beds to reduce evaporation.
• Plant drought-resistant plants.

• Turn off the tap while brushing your teeth.
• Fix a dripping tap.
• Get water-saving taps.
• Shower instead of bathe.
• Only flush when necessary.

• Cool water in the fridge, rather than running the tap.
• Put lids on boiling pots to avoid evaporation.
• Only run appliances when they're full.
• Use a washing up and a rinsing bowl to avoid running the tap.

Top Tips for Water Conservation

Never brush your teeth with the tap on!

Top Tips for Saving the Amazon!

A natural resource worth protecting!

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1. What are the main problems causing climate change?
2. Why are there more natural disasters?
3. Is climate change caused by humans?
4. Name some innovations in your life or neighborhood aimed at stopping climate change.
5. What can you do to stop climate change?

DiscussionQuestions

Grammar

Create some Future Simple questions, and then answer them.

Future Simple Tense

Used for plans in the future when a decision has already been made.

Used for predictions for the future based on current evidence.

Future Simple tense

Future Simple tense

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going to

going to

going to

going to

going to

going to

eat for dinner?

cry.

after her lunch.

are

are

are

be worsened

The Porter's dog

by pollution.

Renee

Global warming

brush her teeth

What

is

am

is

am

is

am

bark all night.

Drag and drop to create correct Future Simple sentences.

Future Simple Tense

Used for plans in the future when a decision has already been made.

Used for predictions for the future based on current evidence.

Future Simple tense

Future Simple tense

You

you

Draw a line.

• Turn off your tap!
• Climate change affects us all.
• You can prevent global warming.
• Clean water saves lives.

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Syllables

575

Write a Haiku about the Amazon.

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Syllables

Phonics

Consonant /y/

yeslawyeryesterdaycanyon

Gary's family usually do yoga on Tuesdays. Yesterday you play with young Gary in the yard, so he didn't yearn for yoga.

Consonant /y/

Consonant /y/

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Free Talk

1. Is pollution a problem in your neighborhood?
2. Do your neighbors care about it?
3. What is being done to decrease pollution?

Goodbye!