Making a difference

Anticipation
1. Match the words with the photos. Write 1 – 6 in the boxes.

1 a beautiful beach l 2 a dirty beach l 3 clean water l

4 an attractive landscape l 5 an endangered species l 6 a polluted river

2. Speaking: Work in pairs.

Which of the above are easy / difficult / impossible to find in your town or country?
Discuss using the expressions below.
There is / are lots of... in...
I think 50 years ago there were more / fewer...
It would be good to have more...

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3. Tell your partner about places you have visited.

Which of the things in Exercise 1 did you see?
Years ago I visited... - I saw lots of... - I was surprised / disappointed to see...

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 Written comprehension

1. Right or wrong? Justify by quoting the text.

a)Black rhinos are far more endangered than tigers. R/W

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b)At the beginning of the last century, there were ten times more tigers than now. R / W

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c)The fishing industry gets more money for fish that are in danger than for the ones that are
not. R/W
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d)The fishing laws are very strict, and the fishing industry keeps to them. R/W
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e)Financial interests play a big role in deforestation. R/W

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f)Sea levels rise as sea temperatures fall. R/W
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2. Vocabulary:

Corne : Espèce : Pêcheur :

Bateau de pêche : Carton : Inonder :

Calotte glaciaire : Fondre : Monter :

Grammar point

La prédiction avec WILL, MAY et MIGHT

Complete les phrases issues du texte.

1) In a few years’ time, there __________ any tigers left.

2) Some animals ___________ forever very soon.
3) If we lose the forests, we __________ millions of species.

Déduis-en la règle :

On utilise ……………….. pour parler d’une certitude dans le futur et on utilise …..................
pour exprimer une possibilité dans le futur.

Training time
Exercice 1 – Lis les phrases et entoure la bonne réponse.

1) Don’t worry I will / might pick you up at 7.

2) The weather’s a real problem. We may / may not be able to go for a walk.

3) She’s not feeling well at all. She might / might not have to stay at home.

4) It may / may not be cold later so take a jumper with you.

5) It’s my dad’s birthday tomorrow. My wife and I are going to visit him, so we definitely
won’t / might not be here.

6) I’d like to get up and watch the sunrise with you, but I may / won’t just sleep instead.
Exercice 2 – Complète les phrases suivantes à la forme qui convient.
 Listening comprehension
1.Read the headlines in the
online newspaper story
and look at the images.
What do you think is
special about the town
named Todmorden?

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2.Go on the Internet and look for “Incredible Edible

Todmorden”.
Then, answer the following questions:
a) What’s the project “Incredible Edible” about?
b) Who takes part in the project?
c) Who had the idea?
d) How did they get the idea?
e) How did people react?

3.Write a short paragraph to present the Incredible Edible project.

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 Grammar Point

Donner une information / un conseil

Should, had better et ought to sont utilisés pour donner une information ou exprimer un
conseil.

Should et ought to ont à peu près la même signification, mais ought to ne s’utilise
généralement pas dans les phrases affirmatives et négatives.

Had better a un sens plus fort car la personne qui l’utilise insiste sur le fait qu’il y aura des
conséquences positives et négatives si vous ignorez le conseil donné.

Ces verbes n’utilisent aucun auxiliaire à la forme négative :

Shouldn’t, oughtn’t to, had better not.

Training time
Lis les questions 1-6. Puis, associe les questions aux réponses a-f. Entoure la forme qui
convient dans chaque réponse.

1-I’ve broken my friend’s MP3 player. What should I do?

2-I’ve got toothache. What should I do?

3-I didn’t do the test very well. What should I do?

4-I’d like to go climbing, but I’ve never done it before. What should I do?

5-I’m hungry. Should I eat some chocolate?

6-I’m angry with my brother. He said something I didn’t like. What should I do?

7-This sweater my sister gave me looks terrible. I don’t like it at all. What should I do?

a-You should / shouldn’t eat it. Fruit is healthier.

b-You should / shouldn’t tell him. It’s best to be honest with him.

c-You’d better / better not return it to the shop.

d-You shouldn’t / ought to go back and study everything again.

e-You’d better / shouldn’t get some training. It can be dangerous.

f-You ought to / shouldn’t see a dentist.

g-You’d better / shouldn’t say sorry the next time you meet your friend.

Intermediary task: Would you like to see a similar experiment in your town or
neighbourhood?
 Reading comprehension

1. What type of text is it?

Newspaper article Informative leaflet Note

2. Who might this text be for?

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3. Cover up the text and try to complete the sentences.

a) A gadget on standby uses ……………………………………………………………………………………………

b) When your phone is fully charged you should …………………………………………………………….

c) Plastic bags are a problem for the environment because …………………………………………...

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d) When you brush your teeth it’s better to ……………………………………………………………………

e) Taps should never ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….

f) Before you throw something away, ask yourself who might ……………………………………….
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 Grammar Point

Exprimer les conséquences d’une possible/impossible action dans le futur

Complète les phrases avec la forme verbale qui convient.

1-If you switch off your TV completely when you have stopped watching, it
____________________ (not use) any electricity.

2-If you reuse your shopping bags when you go to the supermarket, you ________________
(save) money.

3-Unless people stop throwing plastic away, the environment ____________________

(suffer) even more.

On utilise le premier conditionnel pour parler des conséquences d’une possible / impossible
action dans le futur.

 Clause de condition : If + présent simple

 Clause de résultat : will / won’t + BV

La clause de condition peut être placée avant ou après la clause de résultat.

Unless est un synonyme pour only if / if not.

Training time
Exercice 1 – Associe les parties de phrases ensemble.

Unless someone lends me a bit of money, if my dad drives me there.

I’ll only be able to go to the concert if she doesn’t leave for the station now?

They won’t pass the exam I won’t be able to take the bus home.

Won’t she miss the train unless they study hard.

Exercice 2 – Écris les phrases au premier conditionnel. Choisis les phrases où tu penses
pouvoir utiliser unless.

Exemple : environment / suffer / if / we not recycle more

The environment will suffer if we don’t recycle more.

The environment will suffer unless we recycle more.

a) If / I give this phone / charity / they find someone who needs it

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c) Situation / become worse / if they not change behavior

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d) Look – battery full! / if you not disconnect charger / you waste energy

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e) If she read this book / she understand situation better

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f) If / you not stop shouting / I not listen any more

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Exercice 3 – Complète les questions en utilisant la forme qui convient.

Exemple : What will you do if they don’t help you? (do / not help)

a) If you _____________ , _____________ you _____________ good marks in your

test? (not study / get)

b) Unless the weather _____________ really bad on Sunday, we _____________ to the

beach. (be / go)

c) If she _____________ you to her birthday party, _____________ you _____________

her a present? (invite / buy)

d) She _____________ him unless he _____________ her very nicelt. (not help / ask)

e) If I _____________ to visit you, _____________ you _____________ me around your

town? (come / show)

Final task: Choose one environmental problem and explain:

- What the situation is now,
- What the possible consequences will be if we do nothing about it,
- What should be done to fix it.