Coral Reefs

Coral Reefs are the "Rainforests“ of the ocean. Борисова Юлия Николаевна учитель английского языка МОУ СОШ с. Весёлый Яр Приморского края

Where is the biggest coral reef? Test your knowledge about coral reefs by choosing True or False and find out. A U S T R A L I A

2. Read the sentences below. What does Mrs. Kingsley say we must and mustn’t do to protect the reefs? Tick (V) the sentences. a) We must keep the reefs clean. [ ] b) We must grow more plants on the coral reefs. [ ] c) We must stop putting rubbish in the sea. [ ] d) We mustn’t visit coral reefs. [ ] e) We mustn’t disturb the water around the reefs. [ ] f) We mustn’t photograph the reefs. [ ] V V V Jamaican coral reef scene Kurumba Island, Maldives

3. Look at the example from the listening. Use the verbs in the box to complete the other sentences. disappear cut down think get become damage a) Coral reefs .. are disappearing … . b) Our cities …………….. ………. more polluted. c) People …………………………. forests. d) People ………………………..the countryside. e) People …………………… ..more about the environment. f) Fuel ……………………… more expensive. are cutting down are getting are damaging are thinking is becoming Linfen, China The most polluted city in the world Rainforest view

4. In groups, discuss the sentences in exercise 3. Which of these things are good? Which are bad? What do you think we should be doing?

5. Find Jamaica, the Great Barrier Reef and the Maldives (the Maldive Islands) on the map.

Источники 1. Упражнение: Timesaver Elementary Listening by Judith Greet, Scholastic Inc. Стр. 45. Фото: 2. http://images.pictureshunt.com/pics/r/rainforest_view-12451.jpg 3. http://www.bestourism.com/img/items/big/356/Linfen-in-China_The-most-polluted-city-in-the-world_1646.jpg 4. http://www.coqenpate.com/90-165-thickbox/t-shirt-protect-nature.jpg 5. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Male-total.jpg 6. http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3203/2354131146_25429bb70d.jpg 7. http://healthinfohub.files.wordpress.com/2010/11/coral-reef.jpg 8. http://www.shopaservice.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/jamaica.jpg 9. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Barrier_Reef 10. http://www.mapsofworld.com/physical-map/world 11. http://barrierreefinfo.webnode.com/album/photogallery/a450px-blue-linckia-starfish-jpg