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B) In groups, speak on the following.What environmental groups are there in Ukraine? What issues do they campaign about? What kinds of things do they do?
5 In groups, read and discuss the problem.
FEEDING THE WORLD The environment is about plants and animals but it's about humans, too. They need to work and earn money, and they also need to eat. Many people do not have enough food. So scientists and governments are always looking for new ways to feed them . The problem is that many of these new discoveries and ideas bring new problems! For example, are GM crops a solution or problem?
GM (Genetically-modified) crops sound like a great idea. They don't get diseases like normal crops. They produce lots of strong plants. They are cheap . Isn't this a great way to feed the world , especially poor countries? The problem is that nobody knows the consequences! Will these
Are GM crops a step too far?
We don't know!
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1 Get some information and discuss it in pairs. Discursive essays are pieces of formal writing which discuss a particular problem or issue. The aim of these essays is not to persuade the reader that the writer's opinion is the only right one, but to make him/her consider the problem from various points of view. The writer focuses on various aspects of a problem or issue. Each viewpoint and opposing viewpoint should be discussed and supported by relevant examples . There are three main types of discursive essays : 1 For and Against Essays 2 Opinion Essays 3 Essays Suggesting Solutions to Proble s
2 In groups, choose one of the following topics and decide which type of discursive essay would be most appropriate to deal with the topic. Make a list of points you could include in the essay.
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Supermarkets want too sell cheap food and fruit and vegetables that look big and bright and 'perfect'. To grow these, some farmers use more and more chemicals on their crops. When you eat an apple , do you know what chemicals are on the skin? What is the effect of these on our health?
crops affect human health? What happens if something goes wrong? Can GM crops encourage diseases like cancer? Nobody knows for certain! So people are nervous.
Will they affect our environment- and us?
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