Clean air at home

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Read the statement and say if you agree with it
Robert Orben once said:
There’s so much pollution in the air now that if it weren’t for our lungs, there would be no place to put it all.
1. How do you understand this statement?
2. What problem does it depict?
3. Is it so important to discuss this problem and solve it?
Write your ideas in the exercise-books

Ex.2 p.41 read the text and choose the correct variant A, B or C
1. Air pollutants come only from factories and cars.
a) True b) False c) Not stated
2. Cleaning products, steam from cooking, sprays don’t pollute the air.
a) True b) False c) Not stated
3. Insects, dust mites and mould can live well when doors and windows are closed.
a) True b) False c) Not stated
4. People who are allergic to dust suffer from smoke and sprays.
a) True b) False c) Not stated
5. Keeping the doors and windows opened, using natural cleaning products reduce indoor air pollution.
a) True b) False c) Not stated

Answer the questions
What is the danger of using insect sprays?
What happens if we don’t allow fresh air come into our house?
What should we do to make the air fresh?

Watch the video and fill in the table
https://www.sparkpeople.com/resource/videos-detail.asp?video=122
The words to help you
Minimize – reduce to a minimum.
Exhaust fan – a fan which is used to control the interior environment by venting out unwanted odors, particulates, smoke, moisture, and other contaminants which may be present in the air.
Coughing and sneezing – the main symptoms of flue and cold.
Recycle – to send (used newspapers, bottles, cans, etc.) to a place they are made into something new.
Asthma – a common lung disorder in which inflammation causes the bronchi to swell and narrow the airways, creating breathing difficulties that may range from mild to life-threatening.

Answer the questions:
What type of air pollution is bad for people having asthma and allergy?
What are the main types of indoor air pollution?
What can we do to protect us?