Students explore air, water, soil, and noise pollution. They explain causes and effects, discuss possible solutions, and connect environmental readings with everyday experiences.
Practice: Vocabulary, grammar, reading comprehension, and discussion.
Vocabulary: pollution, smog, toxic, fossil fuel.
Grammar: Use too in positive statements and either in negative statements to mean “also.”.
Word study: The -cious and -tious endings, as in delicious and nutritious.
Reading & speaking: Read about air pollution; explain causes and effects, suggest ways to reduce it, and role-play a conversation about smog.