protecting nature

1. This is a song worksheet about pollution. At first students listen to the song and fill in the gaps. Then, I show them the
video to check their answers.After that ,they read the lyrics in order to answer reading comprehension questions.This
worksheet includes activities about types of pollution and its effects on Earth and people. The Third part of this lesson
is writing. My students transform the lyrics of the song into prose.Finally,students will think about some effective
solutions for pollution and write a paragraph.
Mother Nature Needs Us.
Lyrics and music by: Pj Grand.
A
If just one person shines.
Others will follow in line.
As we board the ..................
train.
We’ll say goodbye to ..............
As we fight ........................
We’ll stand united as one.
All around the world.
A new day has begun.
We’re so afraid of .................
But we can find a brighter day
Let’s work on the ...................
So our children can play.
B
In pure ........... water.
And blue skies above.
It’s not a fantasy.
We’ll make our reality.
We’ve got to all come
together.
And start ........... the seeds.
We were .............. but we
now see.
We’re so .......... of pollution.
But we can find a brighter
day.
Let’s work on the solutions.
So our children can play.
C
Let’s ............ our planet.
We’ve got to all come together.
And start planting seeds.
Mother nature needs us.
It’s up to you and me.
Chicken little said the sky is fallen
down.
We’ve got to work together.
To keep the world going round.
Let’s think about our children
And ........ a cleaner world behind.
Mother nature needs us.
Till the ........of the world.
 Listen to the song and fill in the blanks using the following words:
Afraid/ save / leave /Green house / acid rain / solution / clean/ planting / blind / global
warming / pollution/ end.
 What is the main idea of this song?
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 What are the problems mentioned in the song?
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 Is the writer worried or not worried about them?
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 Find these words in the text. Match them with their meanings.
a) Pollution
Rain containing chemicals which pollute the environment.
d) Acid rain
Rising temperatures around the world
e) Greenhouse effect
Something that makes the earth, air or water dirty .
 Find in the song words closest in meaning to the following :
Start=................. Unpolluted= ...................... . Dream =................ frightened =..........................
 Find in the song words opposites in meaning to the following:

2. Disunited =/= .............. Dream =/=........ Below=/= .................... Darker =/=.....................
 Listen to the song and underline the words that rhyme.
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Label the pictures with these expressions: Land pollution / water pollution / air pollution / noise pollution.
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The pictures below are the effects of pollution on the environment and on the people.
Name each one.
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 Transform the song into a prose.
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Written expression. Imagine you are a militant in a “green” political party. Think about some
effective solutions of pollution.
Write a ten line paragraph to announce the programme which your party will implement if it
wins the elections. You can start like this:
 If you vote for us, we will……..
( to plant trees / to ban traffic in towns / build recycling
factories / to clean polluted rivers, streets,….. )

3.  As soon as we take office,…….
( to impose taxes on polluting industries / on
cigarettes / to oblige factories to re-use old bottles /
to create one million jobs for street sweepers / to pay
them with high salaries / ………… )
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