UNIT 7 SAVE THE EARTH

DAY 1 THE
SOLAR SYSTEM

What is this? This is the S O __ __ R __ Y __ T E __

How many other planets do you know?

Do you know their location in space?

The Solar System consists of the Sun, eight planets, five dwarf planets,
around 173 moons and billions asteroids, comets, meteoroids and other
objects.
 Listen, read and complete:

1. THE SUN

The main star of the Solar System is the Sun. It’s the biggest
object in our solar system. All of the planets in our solar
system orbit around the sun.

The Sun is around 4 billion (1) ________ old. It is made of gases

called hydrogen and helium. It is very hot. The sun is 6,000 degrees
Celsius. A REALLY hot day on Earth is only 38 (2) ___________ Celsius.

Our sun is very important to us. It gives us light and heat.

2. MERCURY – Planet closest to the Sun

Mercury is very close to the Sun. It’s the smallest (3) _________ in our solar
system. Mercury is about the same size as our Moon.

Mercury travels around the Sun faster than any other planet. That is how
it got its
(4) ________. In ancient Roman mythology, Mercury was the messenger of
the gods

3. EARTH - The Water Planet

Seventy percent of the Earth's surface is covered by (5) _________. The

remaining 30 percent is covered by mountains, volcanoes, deserts, plains
and valleys. Earth has an atmosphere made up of many different gases,
mainly nitrogen and oxygen. The atmosphere gives us air to breathe.

The Earth orbits around the Sun. It takes one year to go around the Sun
one complete time. The Earth also rotates, or spins, on its axis. It takes
one (6) ______ to spin around one complete time.

_____ _____ _____

Planet Years Water

Day Degrees name

 COMPARATIVE

The Sun is bigger than Mercury

Mercury is smaller than Earth

Mercury is faster than Earth

Earth is bigger than Mercury

SUPERLATIVE

The Sun is the biggest object in the solar system.

The Sun is the hottest star in the solar system.

Mercury is the planet closest to the Sun.

Underline all the comparatives and superlatives you find in the text.

Find out the size of the planets and make a wall chart.

Compare the size of the planets:

1. Mercury is ________________ than Venus.

2. Venus is _________________ than Earth.

3. Earth is __________________ than Mars.

4. Mars is _________________ than Jupiter.

5. Jupiter is _______________ than Saturn.

6. Saturn is ________________ than Uranus.

7. Uranus is _______________ than Neptune.

 Search these two pages for other planets. Write a text with gaps
for your classmates.

http://www.kidsastronomy.com/solar_system.htm

http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/StarChild.html

Choose one planet:

Venus

Mars

Jupiter

Saturn

Uranus

Neptune
DAY 2 THE EARTH HAS GOT
PROBLEMS

What is this? This is our planet. The E __ __ __ __

 Read this dialogue.

Hello
Moon. Hello Earth. I’m
How are fine thanks. And
you? you? You look
sad.

Really? What’s
You’re right. the matter,
I’m not too Earth? What’s
well. I’ve got happening to
many you?
problems and
I’m suffering.

Well,. I’ve got

desertification in I’ve got wars in many
Spain and Africa. countries: Iraq and
Afghanistan;

I’ve got pollution

I’ve got deforestation and acid rain in
in Brazil; Russia;

I’ve got floods in Europe I’ve got poverty in

and South America; Africa and India;
 Answer these questions:

E.g.: Where has the Earth got desertification?

- The Earth has got desertification in Spain and Africa.

1. Why is the Earth sad?

_______________________________________________________________

2. Where has the Earth got pollution?

_______________________________________________________________

3. Where has the Earth got floods?

_______________________________________________________________

4. Where has the Earth got deforestation?

_______________________________________________________________

5. Where has the Earth got wars?

_______________________________________________________________
 Match the words to their corresponding definition and picture.

1. Desertification People cut down or burn trees.

____

2. Floods The earth becomes a dessert.

____

3. Deforestation This makes the air dirty.

____

4. Pollution Two or more countries fight against

each other. ____

5. Wars A lot of water covers an area.

__1__
 DAY 3
SOURCES OF ENERGY

Look at these pictures. What are they?

They are SOURCES OF ENERGY

WHAT DO WE USE ENERGY FOR?

We use energy for everything. Energy

heats our homes, cooks our food, plays our
music, gives pictures on our televisions
and gives power to our computer.
TEXT A

PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS

1. Little plants and animals died in the ocean.

Sand covered them for many years.

____

2. More and more sand covered them. With the

heat and pressure, the plants and animals
changed into oil and gas.

___

3. Today, we drill through the sand and rock to

extract the oil and gas.

We use natural gas to heat houses, to heat

water and for electricity.

___

Petroleum and gas are a __________________

a) renewable energy b) non-renewable energy.

Underline the verbs.

Do you know any other source of energy?

Explain the formation of natural gas and petroleum to the rest of the
class.
TEXT B

SUN, WIND AND WATER

1. In the 19th century, people used the energy

of the sun to cook food.

Today, people use the energy of the sun to heat

houses, to heat water and for electricity.

____

2. The ancient Egyptians used wind to sail ships

on the Nile River.

Today we use the energy of the wind to

produce electricity.

____

3. In the past, people used the energy from

water to produce energy.

Today, we use hydropower to produce

electricity.
___

Underline the verbs.

Solar, wind and hydro energy are _________________

a) renewable energy b) non-renewable energy.

Do you know any other source of energy?

Explain one of the sources of energy to the rest of the class.

 DAY 4 WATER,
PRECIOUS WATER

Do you know that in Spain we have a problem with water?

That problem is called ______________________

a) pollution b) desertification c)
deforestation
 Why do we need water?

What do you use water for?

 Listen to Aisha:

What do I use
water for?

I use water to wash

I use water to
my hands and my
flush the __________
face.

I use water to

______________
I use water to

water the plants.

I also use water

to have showers.

My mother uses At home we never have

water
_________..
to do the

____________ up and
to cook.
How much water do you waste?

Litres How many Total litres

times a day?
To have a bath 300

To have a shower 75-100

To flush the toilet 10-15

To do the laundry 100

(washing machine)

To clean the house Varies

To water the plants Varies

To brush your teeth 0,75-4

To do the washing up 17-30

(running the
dishwasher)

To do the washing up 30

To wash the car 150

 DAY 5
R–R–R

Look at these pictures. What’s happening?

What’s the meaning of the 3 Rs?

RECYCLE
REUSE

REDUCE
 Choose the right sentence:

1. Put your bottles in the bottle bank / Don’t put your bottles on the
bottle bank

2. Waste water / Don’t waste water

3. Drop paper on the ground / Don’t drop paper on the ground

4. Save energy / Don’t save energy

5. Turn off the lights / Don’t turn off the lights

 You can recycle, reuse and reduce.

What can you RECYCLE?

AT HOME IN SCHOOL

What can you REUSE?

AT HOME IN SCHOOL

What can you REDUCE?

AT HOME IN SCHOOL
 DAY 6 WE CAN
SAVE THE EARTH

Work on one of these projects:

Design a collage to encourage people to recycle.

Design a collage of the problems the Earth has got.

Design a collage to encourage people to save water.

Design a collage on renewable energy.

Design a collage on non-renewable energy.