Учебно-методическая разработка для студентов СПО по дисциплине иностранный язык Тема: «Effects of Car Pollutants on The Environment»
методическая разработка

Учебно-методическая разработка для студентов СПО

по дисциплине  иностранный язык

Тема: «Effects of Car Pollutants on The Environment»

Преподаватель: Куджева Лилия Нигматулловна

Цель: повышение интереса к актуализации раннее изученных знаний по теме «Ecological problems»

Задачи:

- организовать практическую деятельность студентов, направленную на систематизацию и обобщение материала по теме;

- актуализировать употребление лексики по темам: «Ecological problems» и «Effects of Car Pollutants On The Environment»

1.Read and translate the texts:

Car pollutants cause immediate and long-term effects on the environment. Car exhausts emit a wide range of gases and solid matter, causing global warming, acid rain, and harming the environment and human health. Engine noise and fuel spills also cause pollution. Cars, trucks and other forms of transportation are the single largest contributor to air pollution in Russia, but car owners can reduce their vehicle's effects on the environment.

Global Warming

Car pollution is one of the major causes of global warming. Cars and trucks emit carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases, which contribute total global warming pollution. Greenhouse gases trap heat in the atmosphere, which causes worldwide temperatures to rise. Without greenhouse gases, the Earth would be covered in ice, but burning excessive amounts of fossil fuels, such as gasoline and diesel, has caused an increase of 0.6 degrees Celsius, or 1 degree F, in global temperatures since pre-industrial times, and this will continue to rise over the coming decades. Warmer global temperatures affect farming, wildlife, sea levels and natural landscapes.

Air, Soil and Water

The effects of car pollution are widespread, affecting air, soil and water quality. Nitrous oxide contributes to the depletion of the ozone layer, which shields the Earth from harmful ultraviolet radiation from the sun. Sulfur dioxide and nitrogen dioxide mix with rainwater to create acid rain, which damages crops, forests and other vegetation and buildings. Oil and fuel spills from cars and trucks seep into the soil near highways, and discarded fuel and particulates from vehicle emissions contaminate lakes, rivers and wetlands.

Human Health

Particulate matter, hydrocarbons, carbon monoxide and other car pollutants harm human health. Diesel engines emit high levels of particulate matter, which is airborne particles of soot and metal. These cause skin and eye irritation and allergies, and very fine particles lodge deep in lungs, where they cause respiratory problems. Hydrocarbons react with nitrogen dioxide and sunlight and form ozone, which is beneficial in the upper atmosphere but harmful at ground level. Ozone inflames lungs, causing chest pains and coughing and making it difficult to breathe. Carbon monoxide, another exhaust gas, is particularly dangerous to infants and people suffering from heart disease because it interferes with the blood's ability to transport oxygen. Other car pollutants that harm human health include sulfur dioxide, benzene and formaldehyde. Noise from cars is also harmful, damaging hearing and causing psychological ill-health.

Reducing Car Pollution

There are several ways that car and truck owners can reduce the effects of car pollutants on the environment. Old and poorly maintained vehicles cause most pollution from cars, but electric, hybrid and other clean, fuel-efficient cars have a reduced impact. When buying a new car, check the fuel economy and environment label. High ratings mean low pollution levels. Maximize fuel economy by removing all unneeded items, such as roof racks, and driving steadily, rather than accelerating quickly and braking hard. Keep your vehicle well-maintained, with regular tune-ups and tire checks, and leave the car at home whenever you can. Walk, bike or use public transportation when possible.

2.Answer the questions:

          1. What is causing global warming?

          2. What is the main cause of  worldwide temperatures  rising?

          3. How can the  car owners  reduce their vehicle's effects on the environment?

          4. What way does  rainwater  and  acid rain  damages crops and forests?

    5.What substances are major air pollutants?

          6. Why carbon monoxide  is  dangerous to  people suffering from heart  diseases?

          7. What car pollutants harm human health?

    8.What dangerous substances do car exhausts contain?

          9. How can people  reduce the effects of car pollutants on the environment

          (bring some  examples)?

          10.What can be done to reduce  air, soil and water pollution caused by cars?

3.Find some synonyms to the words:

damage, to reduce, particularly dangerous, pollutants, vehicle, economy,

ability to transport, widespread, emit, harming the environment, economy, breathe, harmful,

unneeded items, emissions

4.Match the words with their definition:

5. Translate the words and wordexpressions:

pollutants, people suffering from heart disease, the environment, cause respiratory problems, contaminate lakes, rivers and wetlands, harmful at ground level, the effects of car pollution

6. Continue the sentence:

1. There are several ways that car and truck owners can reduce the effects…

2. Old and poorly maintained vehicles cause…

3. Car pollution is one of the major…

4. Car exhausts emit a wide range…

5. Engine noise and fuel spills also cause…

6. Warmer global temperatures affect…

7. Noise from cars is also harmful…

8. Greenhouse gases trap heat…

7.Change the marked words w.ith synonyms:

1. Other car pollutants that harm human health.

2. The effects of car pollution are widespread, affecting air, soil and water quality.

3. Car exhausts emit a wide range of gases and solid matter, causing global

warming, acid rain, and harming the environment and human health.

4. Old and poorly maintained vehicles cause most pollution from cars.

5. Without greenhouse gases, the Earth would be covered in ice

8.Retell to the text using the phrases:

The text is about…

Very much  attention is given to…

The text deals with the problem of…

The effects of… on … are considered.

9.Work in pairs (express your opinion):

In my opinion …

I consider…

I believe…

It seems to me…

I agree (don’t agree) that…

I think that …