The Courseware (CALL)

Form: Four
Level: Intermediate
Topic: Environment


A) Read and think of these facts.

• Greenhouse gases have quadrupled since the 1950s
• 20 per cent of the world’s population cannot get safe drinking water
• 80 per cent of the world’s original forest cover has been cleared
• 30 per cent of the remaining forest is threatened by mining or logging projects
• 25 per cent of the world’s mammal species may be totally extinct
• More than 50 per cent of the world’s coral reefs are threatened


B) Match the answers provided with the questions.

1. What will happen to the world if greenhouse gases go on increasing?
2. What will happen to people who cannot get safe drinking water?
3. What will happen to the world if there are no forests?
4. What will happen if more mammals become extinct?
5. What do you think threatens the coral reefs?

• It will lead to global warming and the loss of forest products, homes of animals and plants
• They will suffer from many kinds of diseases
• Human and their activities
• We will not be able to see them ever again and it would be a great loss
• The Earth will become hotter and hotter by the day


C) Read the following label. Decide whether the statements about it are true (T) or False (F). The first one has been done for you as an example.


FLYING INSECT KILLER
Flammable contents under pressure. Do not use near fire, sparks or flame. Never puncture or throw container into fire. Never set container on stove, radiator or places where temperature may exceed 120 degree Fahrenheit. This can cause the container to burst. Food should be covered when using this treatment. Do not remain in the area that has been treated. Ventilate the areas when treatment is complete. Keep out of reach of children. Remove pets and cover fish aquariums when spraying.



1. It is not necessary to ventilate the room where the product is used. ( )
2. It is safe to remain in the area after spraying the product. ( )
3. This product is considered harmful to animals. ( )
4. Food should be removed or covered when using this product. ( )
5. This product should be stored in areas where the temperature exceeds 120 degree Fahrenheit. ( )
6. It is all right to spray the products near fire. ( )
7. Cooking utensils should be covered when this product is used. ( )
8. The product should be kept away from children. ( )

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ANSWER KEYS

B) Match the answers provided with the questions.

1. What will happen to the world if greenhouse gases go on increasing?
• The Earth will become hotter and hotter by the day

2. What will happen to people who cannot get safe drinking water?
• They will suffer from many kinds of diseases

3. What will happen to the world if there are no forests?
• It will lead to global warming and the loss of forest products, homes of animals and plants

4. What will happen if more mammals become extinct?
• We will not be able to see them ever again and it would be a great loss

5. What do you think threatens the coral reefs?
• Human and their activities

C) Read the following label. Decide whether the statements about it are true (T) or False (F). The first one has been done for you as an example.

1. It is not necessary to ventilate the room where the product is used. (F)
2. It is safe to remain in the area after spraying the product. (F)
3. This product is considered harmful to animals. (T)
4. Food should be removed or covered when using this product. (T)
5. This product should be stored in areas where the temperature exceeds 120 degree Fahrenheit. (F)
6. It is all right to spray the products near fire. (F)
7. Cooking utensils should be covered when this product is used. (T)
8. The product should be kept away from children. (T)

Reminder

Things are always better for you when you take the trouble to treat people well.

Always be nice.

The Rebels

No Regrets (Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien)
 
No! No regrets
No! I will have no regrets
All the things
That went wrong
For at last I have learned to be strong

No! No regrets
No! I will have no regrets
For the grief doesn't last
It is gone
I've forgotten the past

And the memories I had
I no longer desire
Both the good and the bad
I have flung in a fire
And I feel in my heart
That the seed has been sown
It is something quite new
It's like nothing I've known

No! No regrets
No! I will have no regrets
All the things that went wrong
For at last I have learned to be strong

No! No regrets
No! I will have no regrets
For the seed that is new
It's the love that is growing for you

And this is the video of the wonderful piece

Green

Children are always very insecure – as they have very little exposure to what the world really is. Thus, they need care, love and attention from people in their lives. They are also very curious to know about things around them, and they always need someone to introduce them to this and that, or basically, be there for them.

I would like to share a poem by Cecil Frances Alexander which I regard as a very suitable piece to inspire children to live their long lives happily and positively.


All Things Bright and Beautiful

All things bright and beautiful,
All creatures great and small,
All things wise and wonderful,
The Lord God made them all.

Each little flower that opens,
Each little bird that sings,
He made their glowing colors,
He made their tiny wings.

The purple-headed mountain,
The river running by,
The sunset, and the morning,
That brightens up the sky;

The cold wind in the winter,
The pleasant summer sun,
The ripe fruits in the garden,
He made them every one.

He gave us eyes to see them,
And lips that we might tell,
How great is God Almighty,
Who has made all things well.

Women

The very first post

I don't have any authentic set of words to say at the moment. I'd just like to share this one line which is a good reminder for myself and for everyone else.


'No one in your life is with you completely, no one is completely on your side...'


Thus, we have to always give in the best, but expect the least -- from everything and everyone :)