I.

Warm-up
1. What do you think the environmental
impact in each photo is?

a Noise pollution b Water pollution

c Air pollution d Soil pollution

 II. Vocabulary

1. Vegetation
2. Pesticide (n):
(n): /ˌvedʒə
thuốc trừ sâu
ˈteɪʃən/
/ˈpes.tə.saɪd/
E.g: trees, grass,
3. Fertilizer 4. Pollutant (n): a
(n): phân bón substance that
/ˈfɜː.tɪ.laɪ.zər/ causes pollution
/pəˈluː.tənt/
chất gây ô nhiễm
5. ecosystem: hệ 6. Soil fertility: sự
sinh thái phì nhiêu của đất
/ˈiː.kəʊˌsɪs.təm/  /fəˈtɪl.ə.ti/
Hydrochloric acid (HCl) is an inorganic
acid, and Acetic acid (CH3COOH ) is
an organic one
7. organic: hữu 8. inorganic: vô
cơ cơ
/ɔːˈɡæn.ɪk/ /ˌɪn.ɔːˈɡæn.ɪk/
II. Vocabulary
1.Vegetation /ˌvedʒəˈteɪʃən/ (n)
2. Fertilizer /ˈfɜː.tɪ.laɪ.zər// (n)
3. Pollutant /pəˈluː.tənt/ (n)
4. Pesticide /ˈpes.tə.saɪd/ (n)
5. ecosystem /ˈiː.kəʊˌsɪs.təm/ (n)
6. Soil fertility  /fəˈtɪl.ə.ti/ (n)
7. organic /ɔːˈɡæn.ɪk/ (adj)
8. Inorganic /ˌɪn.ɔːrˈɡæn.ɪk/ (adj)
9. for the sake of sb
 *Checking: Matching

1._______: a complex set of

Vegetation relationships among the living
resources, habitats, and residents of an
Fertilizers area. It includes plants, trees, animals,
Inorganic
fish, birds, etc.
2. _____: chemicals used to kill insects
Pollutants 3. _____: not related to animals, plants
or trees
Pesticides
4. ____: plants in general
Ecosystem 5. _____: manures or substances that
support plant growth
6. _____: things that make the air,
waterand soil unclean or contaminated
II. PRACTICE.
1. Quickly read the text and select the
best title.

a. Natural Resource Depletion

b. The Long-term Damage of Soil
c. Environmental Pollution
d. The Destruction of Ecosystem
 2. Read the statements. Decide if they are true
(T) or false (F). Correct the false statements.
T F Correct
1. Environmental pollution results from Environmental pollution is one
natural disasters  of impacts of human activities.
2. The greenhouse effect is a result of water The greenhouse effect is a
pollution  result of air pollution
3. Using a lot of fertilizers can reduce soil
fertility. 
4. Water pollutants are things such as
detergents, pesticides, oil, other chemicals
and rubbish blockages in rivers that make 
water contaminated.
5. Noise pollution can increase heart rate and
damage hearing. 
6. Environmental pollution needs to be taken
care for the sake of the environment and the
people that live in it. 
Discuss the pollution in your neighborhood

1.What types of pollution are there

in your neighborhood?
2.What are the causes and effects?
3.How can you help reduce this
type of pollution?