What causes the pollution?
air/water pollution
deforestation
garbage
pesticides
- to end up = to finish:
- folk = people (n) : - treasure (n) : - nonsense (n) : - junk-yard (n) : - hedge (n) : - foam (n) : - stream (n) :
kết thúc con người kho báu
lời nói vô nghĩa bãi phế thải
hàng rào bọt biển dòng suối
* Vocabulary
5. READ
Read this poem about the environment.
MUMMY, OH MUMMY
"Mummy, oh Mummy, what's going to happen If all the pollution goes on?"
"Well the world will end up like a second-hand junk-yard, With all of its treasures quite gone.
The fields will be littered with plastics and tins, The streams will be covered with foam.
Now throw those soda bottles over the hedge, Save us from taking them home."
"But Mummy, oh Mummy, if I throw the bottles, Won't that be polluting the woods?"
"Nonsense! That isn't the same thing at all, You just keep quiet and be good.
If you're going to start getting silly ideas, I'll take you home right away.
Because pollution is something that other folk do, We're just enjoying our day."
Pre-questions:
- The mother and her son.
- They are in the woods.
1. Who are the people in the poem?
2. Where are they?
a. Match each word in A to an appropriate explanation in B.
A B KEY
1. junk – yard a. a row of things forming a fence 2. end up b. people
3. treasure c. a piece of land full of rubbish 4. foam d. a flow of water
5. stream e. mass of bubbles of air or gas 6. hedge f. valuable or precious things 7. folk g. reach a state of
1 – c 2 – g
3 – f
4 – e
5 – d
6 – a
7 – b
5. READ
Read this poem about the environment.
MUMMY, OH MUMMY
"Mummy, oh Mummy, what's going to happen If all the pollution goes on?"
"Well the world will end up like a second-hand junk-yard, With all of its treasures quite gone.
The fields will be littered with plastics and tins, The streams will be covered with foam.
Now throw those soda bottles over the hedge, Save us from taking them home."
"But Mummy, oh Mummy, if I throw the bottles, Won't that be polluting the woods?"
"Nonsense! That isn't the same thing at all, You just keep quiet and be good.
If you're going to start getting silly ideas, I'll take you home right away.
Because pollution is something that other folk do, We're just enjoying our day."
1. According to the mother, what will happen if the pollution goes on?
2. Who does the mother think pollute the environment?
3. What will happen to the boy if he keeps on asking his mother such questions?
4. Do you think the boy’s question (lines 9 – 10) is silly? Why (not)?
5. What does the poet want us to learn about keeping the environment unpolluted?
b. Answer. Then write your answers in your exercise book.
1. According to the mother, what will happen if the pollution goes on?
- If the pollution goes on, the world will end up like a second-hand junk-yard.
Unit 6: The environment part: Read
b. Answer. Then write your answers in your exercise book.
2. Who does the mother think pollute the environment?
- She thinks other folk pollute the environment but not her
and her son.
b. Answer. Then write your answers in your exercise book.
3. What will happen to the boy if he keeps on asking his mother such questions?
- If he keeps on asking such questions, his mother will take him home right away.
4. Do you think the boy’s question (lines 9 – 10) is silly?
Why (not)?
- No, I think he is right. Because if he throws the bottles, that
will be polluting the woods.
Unit 6: The environment part: Read
b. Answer. Then write your answers in your exercise book.
5. What does the poet want us to learn about keeping the environment unpolluted?
- The poet wants us to learn that everyone is responsible for
keeping the environment from pollution.
1. If the pollution goes on, the world will end up like a second-hand junk-yard.
2. She thinks other folk pollute the environment but not her and her son.
3. If he keeps on asking such questions, his mother will take him home right away.
4. No, I think he is right. Because if he throws the bottles, that will be polluting the woods.
5. The poet wants us to learn that everyone is responsible
for keeping the environment from pollution.
Unit 6: The environment part: Read
*Discussion
What could you do in your What could you do in your
school/house to minimize pollution ? school/house to minimize pollution ?
What could you do in your What could you do in your
school/house to minimize pollution ?
school/house to minimize pollution ?
Discuss in groups
What could you do in your school/house to minimize pollution? * Suggested answers:
- Reuse things.
- Use leaves to wrap food instead of plastic bags.
- Put garbage bins around the school yard.
- Clean our neighborhood regularly.
- Plant trees.
- Collect used paper for recycling.
- Not throw trash onto the water.
Unit 6: The environment
part: Read
- Rewrite the discussion.
- Practice question 6 (P.51.student’s book) - Prepare Lesson 6
(Write/ p. 52, 53)
