SSC English First Paper | Unit Five | Lesson: 4 | Nature and environment | Putting our fish in hot water

A. Spend one minute thinking about your life as a fish. In pairs, talk to another "fish" about your life as a fish.

B. Do you agree with the following statements on fish and fishing? Discuss with your partner(s).

a. Fish will never disappear. There will always be enough fish to feed the world.

b. In many ways, people are like fish.

c. The hobby of fishing should be banned to help protect fish population.

C. Read the text below and say if the statements that follow are true/ false. If false, give the correct information.

Fish population is in serious danger from global warming. Climate change is increasing the water temperature in rivers, lakes and seas. This means there is less food and oxygen available for fish. It also means the fish may not grow fully and may have fewer offspring. Some fishes will become extinct if temperatures rise even by one or two degrees Celsius.

Climate change increases the pressure on fish population. Fishes are one of the world's most valuable biological assets. Forty percent of people in the world eat fish as their main source of protein. If we fail to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, we will increase the pressure on fish. As a result, people who depend on fish will suffer from hunger and poverty.

Statements:

1. Global warming will kill all the fishes within ten years.

2. Some fishes can not reproduce if the water is too warm.

3. A two degree Celsius rise in temperature will make some species extinct.

4. Fishes are valuable economic investments.

5. Nearly 14% of people depend on fish for their basic food needs.

6. People will suffer a lot if greater pressure is put on fish.

D. Role play: Student A is a fish. Student B is a fisherman. First write a dialogue between the two. Then act it out. Change roles and repeat the role-play

Role A - A FISH I am a fish. I know things are getting serious. Ice is melting, rivers are drying up and millions of my cousins have disappeared because of over-fishing. I heard it is because of humans' carelessness and greed. Let the humans know what is really happening in the oceans and rivers.

Role B - A FISHERMAN I am not worried about my future. I have seen no change in the number of fish I catch each year. There will always be plenty of fish. The oceans are too big to be changed by global warming. I think that scientists produce reports just to become famous.

E. You are a nature lover. Write a letter to the organizers of the National Climate Change Conference in Bangladesh. Tell them about how global warming is changing your environment Also suggest what they can do to help save fish population.

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Lesson: 5 | A friend of the Earth