Activities
1. Do you realise the importance of protecting the environment from pollution ? check how much you remember by answering the following questions:
(a) The air mixed with dust and smoke is polluted air. How does the air get polluted in an industrial area ?
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(b) Why do we need clean and fresh air ?
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(c) What happens when the air becomes polluted ?
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(d) Why is our environment getting Spoilt ?
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(e) How can we protect our environment ?
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(f) How do green plants and trees help us and our environment ?
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(g) What steps should we take to keep our environment clean ?
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(h) How does water become polluted ?
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(i) How does soil become polluted ?
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2. In the lesson you read about some ways in which our environment gets polluted ., In your , notebook make three columns like this:
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4. Read the text again and find out the words that you do not understand look up their meanings in the dictionary . Write down the meaning suitable for the sentence in the text one is done for you :
waste: rubbish, especially domestic refuse
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5. Find out the hidden words in the grid . They are all related to the environment . Hint ! There are six words across and four down .
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6. Work in groups of four or five. Discuses and write a few slogans to protect the environment in the space given below . Then , write them on chart paper and hang the chart paper in your classroom :
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8. In small groups, discuss and note three reasons.
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Share your thoughts with the rest of the class.
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9. Here is a class project for you. Talk to your parents and relatives and write three sentences on what to do and what not to do to make our environment pollution free:
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