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Laboratory Work to “General English Course”
module 4 “Environment” for 1st
year students WEBQUEST "Water pollution" |
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INTRODUCTION
You are employees of a national television company
that produces documentaries about wild nature. Your group has been hired to
create documentary that will convince people not to pollute water. As a group, your job will be to learn about
water problems, to create a project of a documentary targeted to young
people, to produce this project using PowerPoint. |
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THE TASK According to a street survey “What do you know
about water you drink?” you have chosen three answers: 1.
“I’ve heard that 75 % of the human brain is water! I can hardly
believe it! But if we drink the water we drink…what brain we will have! I’d like to know more
about water and its quality (Ann, 13 years old) 2.
I worked as a volunteer last summer! We tried to clean up a beach after an oil
tanker spill. By the way, do you know
that one ton of oil is spilled for every million tons of oil transported? We
have to find alternative types of fuel. But all what I heard are some strange
ideas that we can fuel our cars, for example, with grass, beer or even dead
cats! Is it really so? (Jack, 19) 3.
I think that each person is responsible for air we breathe, water we
drink. You should teach people how to be “hydrological”, instead of walking
around and asking these useless questions! (Martin, 22) With your partners, decide which of the three
proposed topics each student is going to research. For this you have some prompts below. Be attentive, read the task and
follow the links! THE PROCESS 1st journalist: § Use the Internet to research various amusing facts concerning with water.
Make up a quiz for your viewers “What do you know about water?” (at least 10
questions) § Try to explain what the water pollution is, tell about the main types
of water pollution, their causes and effects § To emphasize your report try to find as many pictures (or video) as
possible to include in your presentation (you can use pictures below as
hyperlinks). 2nd journalist: § Use the Internet to research different suggestions about alternative
types of fuel. In your presentation try to answer what type of alternative
fuel do you consider the best to save our environment and why (and may be it
will be you who suggest the new one!) link (look for types
of fuel here) § Try to find 10 top tips for “greens” about how to save energy 3rd journalist: § Use the Internet to research how we can stop water pollution. Try to
invent questionnaire (at least 10 questions) if people know how to be
hydrological § In your part of presentation tell about wastewater treatment and
explain how we can save or clean water at home
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Evaluation
rubric Presentations will be evaluated using the following criteria: Content – 10 points § Accurately follows the title and abstract and
stays on topic max 5 § Instructive and mind-provoking max 5 Organization – 20 points § Secures audience attention
max 5 § Objective and outline well formulated in the
introduction max 5 § Well structured, flowing logically and with
good transition between the sections
max 5 § Offers summary of ideas
max 5 Delivery – 20 points § Consideration given to the understanding of
English by the audience, i.e. clear pronunciation and speech rhythm
max 5 § Good visual quality (content displayed well
visible, good choice of font,
colours, pictures, well balanced screens) max 5 § Uses physical behavior that supports the
message (including
appropriate eye contact, facial expressions, gestures, posture,
personal appearance)
max 5 § Adheres to time requirements
max 5 TOTAL SCORE max 50 |
