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Presenter Matric No. Name

1 192528 KHAIRUL AMIRIN BIN KHAIRUDIN

2 192926 MUHAMMAD AMIR HAFIZI BIN AZLI

3 191933 NUR AMIRUL HAAKIM BIN TUMIRAN

Part 1 : Determining your topic

Below are some questions which you need to consider when preparing your presentation.

1. What is the topic of your presentation? Methane gas

2. What is the focus of your topic? The negative effect of methane gas production in agriculture
sector toward environment.

3. Are your classmates familiar with the focus of No

your topic?

4. Are your classmates interested in this topic? Yes

EFFECTIVE: SEM 1, 15/16

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Part 2 : Mapping your ideas

TOPIC: The negative effect of methane gas production in agriculture sector toward environment.

Central Idea There are several factors of agriculture activities that contributes to global warming which are crops
(Complete Sentence) plantation and ruminant livestock.

Main Point 1 Main Point 2 Main Point 3 Main Point 4

(Key Words) (Key Words) (Key Words) (Key Words)

What is methane gas? Caused by crops plantation. Caused by ruminant livestock. Solution to reduce the effect.

SP 2 SP 1 SP 2 SP 1 SP 2 SP 1 SP 2
SP 1

Causes Submerge of Rice growing Improper waste Depletion of Good Enforce law and
Harmful paddy plant. emits more ozone layer are agriculture regulations
greenhouse management
gases ch4. methane as cause by the practices regarding
effect. from the cattle .
climate warms. volatilization (mygap). production of
cattle’s waste. methane gas.

EFFECTIVE: SEM 1, 15/16

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Part 3 : Organising your ideas

The negative effect of methane gas production in agriculture sector toward

Topic environment.

These are the main agriculture activities that contributes to global warming.
Central Idea
(Thesis statement)
(write in complete sentence)
What is methane gas?
Main point 1
(Topic sentence 1)
(write in complete sentence)

Harmful gases CH4.

Supporting Point 1

1. Methane is the primary component of natural gas which is a common fuel

Supporting Details
(i.e. statistics, examples, explanation)
Supporting Point 2
source. If methane is allowed to leak into the air before being used, it
absorbs the sun's heat, warming the atmosphere. For this reason, it's
considered a greenhouse gas, like carbon dioxide.
2. Methane gas is 84 times more potent than CO2 gas in short term.
Causes greenhouse effect.

Supporting Details 1. About 25% of global warming is caused by methane gas.

(i.e. statistics, examples, explanation)
2. 1 pound of CH4 is equal to 24 pounds of CO2 .

EFFECTIVE: SEM 1, 15/16

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Crops plantation.
Main point 2
(Topic sentence 2)
(write in complete sentence)

Supporting Point 1 Submerge of paddy plant.

Supporting Details 1. Dominant source of CH4 compare to ruminant livestock.

(i.e. statistics, examples, explanation)
2. Excessive usage of water.
Rice growing emits more methane as climate warms.
Supporting Point 2

1. Rice is staple food for Malaysians.

Supporting Details
2. Many area have been cleared for paddy plantation.
(i.e. statistics, examples, explanation)

Livestock.
Main point 3
(Topic sentence 3)
(write in complete sentence)
Improper waste management from the cattle.
Supporting Point 1

Supporting Details 1. Improper decomposition of livestock’s waste.

(i.e. statistics, examples, explanation)
2. Unsuitable place for dispose waste.
Supporting Point 2 Depletion of ozone layer are cause by the volatilization cattle’s waste.

Supporting Details 1. 4.2% of global warming is contributed by livestock

(i.e. statistics, examples, explanation)
2. 40% of global methane emissions comes from livestock

EFFECTIVE: SEM 1, 15/16

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Main point 4 Solution to reduce the effect of Methane gas toward global warming.
(Topic sentence 4)
(write in complete sentence)
Good agriculture practices (myGAP).
Supporting Point 1

Supporting Details 1. Give awareness to the farmers regarding good agriculture practice
(i.e. statistics, examples, explanation)
2. Introduce new type of paddy that doesn’t use much water to grow
Supporting Point 2 Enforce law and regulations regarding production of methane gas.

1. Increase the amount of fine to those that do not follow the law.
Supporting Details
(i.e. statistics, examples, explanation) 2. Create the awareness towards the young ages about harmful of methane
gases.

Instructor’s approval

Signature:

Name: Ms Nor Hafizah Anwardeen

Date: 19st April 2018

EFFECTIVE: SEM 1, 15/16