2010年7月20日火曜日

Environment




*Topic:
Environment
There are many environmental problems in our lives. In fact, we, human beings, makes the problems, and the problems effect on us, too. To solve or decrease these problems, we should think about them seriously.


*Vocabulary:
acid rain.....rain that contains harmful acid which can damage the environment and caused by chemicals in the air

carbon dioxide.....the gas produced when animals breathe out, when carbon is burned in air

carbon monoxide.....a poisonous gas produced when carbon, especially in petrol, burns in a small amount of air

climate.....the typical weather conditions in a particular area

solar energy
.....power that is used to provide heat relating to the sun

exhaust fumes.....the gas produced when an engine is working

fertilizers
.....a substance that is put on the soil to make plants grow

global warming
.....a general increase in world temperatures caused by increased amounts of carbon dioxide around the Earth

greenhouse effect
.....a glass building used for growing plants that need warmth, light, and protection

ozone layer
.....a layer of gases in the sky that prevents harmful radiation from the sun from reaching the Earth

rain forest
.....a tropical forest with tall trees that are very close together, growing in an area where it rains a lot

wildlife.....animals and plants growing in natural conditions


drought.....a long period of dry weather when there is not enough water for plants and animals to live

flood.....to cover a place with water or to become covered with water



*Reading:
Please read the following article and answer the question.


Question
1, What did the government do to cut CO2 emissions?
2, Why the volume of Japan's greenhouse gas emissions posted?
3, What did the electric power company need?



*Listening :
Please check this movie and answer the questions.




Question
1, What does civilization collapse without?
2, What do they do to creat a national of public private mechanism?
3, What do they do to reduce large consumptionable water, energy and another materuals?



*Writing:
Please choose one topic and write about the solution of the environmental issues and your opinion freely.

**Topic**
1, Global warming
2, Pollution of the sea
3, Acid rain
4, Depletion of the ozone payer
5, Deforestation



2 件のコメント:

  1. Your blog is dealt with a very sirous problem. So, I learned a lot of things about environment from your blog. Thank you!

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  2. Through reading this blog, I noticed that the whole of human beings are involved in many environmental problems. Undoubtedly, these were made by human beings. Therefore I think that human beings must solve these problems.

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