TASK 4: ORAL PRODUCTION

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ADIELA RUEDA RODRIGUEZ
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Presented to:
ROSA ANGELICA FALLA

UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL ABIERTA Y A DISTANCIA (UNAD)

INGENIERIA AMBIENTAL
PITALITO
Step 1: Checking the eBook Content
Check and develop all content related to eBook B1 level, Modules 9, 10,
11 and 12 as a prior revision. Then, post your practice on the forum.

MODULO 9

Modulo 10
MODULO 11

MODULO 12
STEP 2: FOCUS ON VOCABULARY

According to the Environmental issues lexicon and vocabulary in use,

match the terms with their corresponding meanings. For that, you can
check what you developed in
Task 2: written production for remembering some terminology that helps
you to complete this activity. When you finish this step, remember to
share it on the forum.

1. Environment
2. Carbon dioxide
3. Flood
4. Natural resources
5. Global warming
6. Greenhouse effect
7. Deforestation
8. Oil slick
9. Endangered species
10. Pollution
11. Drought
12. Fumes
13. Waste
14. Carbon monoxide
15. Biodiversity

 9 Birds/plants/species animals or plants which may soon not exist

because there are very few now alive.
 15 Variety of plant and animal species that exist in a particular
environmental area.
 14 The poisonous gas formed by the burning of carbon, especially in
theform of car fuel.
 7 The cutting down of trees in a large area; the destruction of
forests.
 4 Air, water, and land in or on which people, animals and plants
live.
 5 Increase in world temperatures caused by polluting gases.
 8 A layer of oil that is floating over a large area of the surface of the
sea.
 10 Damage caused to water, air... by harmful substances or waste.
 2 The gas formed when carbon is burned, or when people or
animals breatheout.
 11 A long period when there is little or no rain.
 3 A large amount of water covering an area that is usually dry.
 12 An increase in the amount of carbon dioxide and other gases in
the atmosphere.
 1 Strong, unpleasant, and sometimes dangerous gas or smoke.
 6 Things such as minerals, forests, coal, etc. which exist in a place
and can be used by people.
 13 Unwanted matter or material of any type, often that which is left
after useful substances or parts have been removed.

Step 3: Listening practice.

Now, listen to the audio about environmental issues by clicking here:

environmental issues. Then, according to what you listened to,
complete the items with the words in the box. When you solve it, share
it on the forum.

oil spill - poor air quality - extreme weather - water scarcity –

sustainable environment - Pollution - Flooding - Oil spills - carbon
footprint - melting ice cap - wind power - drought - Fracking - forest
fires

Item a: There is a global water crisis water scarcity and drought

have left to 844 million people lacking access to clean water.

Item b: Oil accidents at sea can cause Oil spills which contaminate
the ocean water, resulting in the death of sea birds and other forms
of marine life.

Item c: Growing trees, plants and your own vegetables help

contribute to a sustainable environment.

Item d: Fracking or drilling on the ground for oil and gas, often
contaminates the water supplies.

Item e: Increase Flooding is a consequence of deforestation which

is the cutting down of too many trees.
Item f: One of the most common forms of renewable energy is
wind power which electricity generated by wind turbines.

Item g: Air pollution and poor air quality is a problem in many

cities around the world.

Item h: extreme weather includes tornados, cyclones and

extremely high or low temperatures.

Item i: Cars and planes burn fuel, when you travel by plane or car,
you contribute to the burning of fuel; this is your carbon footprint.

Item j: Polar bears living in the artic are impacted by the melting
ice cap.

Item k: forest fires seem to be hotter and worst every summer.

Step 5: Let’s talk about keeping the environment (final

product)

In this step, you must record a tutorial video giving the steps (final
product) of how to
help the environment, you can choose one of these options for your
video:

a. Ways to save water.

b. How to reuse things in your house.
c. How to save energy.
d. Step by step of doing a compost.
e. How to transport ecologically.

https://youtu.be/ZdCo0FQK7_o
https://youtu.be/ZdCo0FQK7_o

Step 6: Self-evaluation

In this step, you must check your performance during the time this
task is developed. For that, you have to answer the following
questions in a scale from 0 to 2. You can answer the questions
within the chart is given. This step must appear in the consolidation
step. These are the questions:

1. Did I follow accurately the steps according to what the worksheet

requires?
2. Did I attend and participate in the STT (synchronous meeting)
that the task
required?
3. Did I take into account tutor’s recommendations on the forum?
4. Did I record the video according to all the indications in the
worksheet?
5. Did I consolidate all the steps in the final document to be posted
on the Evaluation Environment?

Question
s 0 1 2
1 x
2  x
3 x
4 x
5 x
TOTAL  6