B2.1 Taller de conversación en inglés

 

C1 Climate change: Before the Flood

GREEN
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How green are you?

Do the following quiz to find out how ‘green’ you are.
 Check the answers with your teacher afterwards. One point for every correct answer.

 1) You are busy in your house tidying up going from room to room spending 5 to 10 minutes in each. Which is the best way to save energy? 
a) Switch the lights on and off every time you move from room to room
b) Keep the lights on as you move about the house

2) You are hungry and want to bake a potato. Which method is ‘greener’?
a) Put it in an electric oven for an hour
b) Quickly zap it in the microwave


3) You are thirsty so you go to a café to buy a drink. What do you choose? 
a) A bottle of mineral water
 b) A cup of coffee in a polystyrene(pronunciation) cup

4) You need a new shirt / blouse and there are two that you like in the shop. You look at the label and see that one is made of 100% pure natural cotton and the other is 50% polyester. You want to be as environmentally friendly as you can. Which one do you choose? 
a) The 100% cotton shirt
b) The 50% polyester shirt

5) Do you leave the tap on when you brush your teeth? 
a) Yes
 b) No

6) As well as putting their health and the health of those around them in danger, smokers also put the environment in danger.
a) True
 b) False

7) Which is the ‘greenest’ way to wash your clothes?
a) Machine wash in cold water
 b) Hand wash in hot water

8) Which form of transport is better for the environment?
a) Driving by car
b) Flying by plane

9) When you go to the supermarket how do you take your shopping home?
a) In plastic carrier bags from the supermarket
b) In your own bag or basket

10) If you have the choice, how do you prefer to buy a cold drink in a café?
a) In a can
 b) In a glass bottle

Key answers

How many did you get right?

1-3 You have a lot of changes to make if you want to be greener.
4-6 Not bad! You know about how you can help the planet. You are quite green. Well done!
7-10  You have a very green head on your shoulders!

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1. Below is our list of the top terms you need to know to understand the basic science and political sphere of climate change.
   • Carbon dioxide (CO2) ...
   • Your carbon footprint is the sum of all emissions of CO2 (carbon dioxide), which were induced by your activities in a given time frame
   • Greenhouse Gas/ greenhouse effect..
   • eco-friendly/environmentally friendly
   • Emissions. ...
   • Fossil Fuels. ...
   • fumes
   • Methane
   • ozone layer
   • Sea-Level Rise. ...
   • Global average temperature. ...
   • Renewable energy. ...
   • Sustainable is an adjective used to mean causing little or no damage to the environment and therefore able to continue for a long time.
   • Cycling is a totally sustainable form of transport.
   
   Discuss in groups
   
   1. Environment: What do you do to help the environment?
   2. Global warming: How do you feel when you hear about global warming?
   3. Recycle: Do you recycle? What kind of things do you recycle?
   4. Renewable energies: Do you know what renewable energies are? Do you use any of them? Why? Why not?Renewable energies (sun, rain, wind, tides,waves and heat)  are sources of clean, inexhaustible and increasingly competitive energy. They differ from fossil fuels in their diversity, abundance and potential for use anywhere on the planet, but above all in that they produce neither greenhouse gases – which cause climate change – nor polluting emissions.
   Green, worksheet for the students 

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– Global warming message board 

A message board on a weather website asked its readers to write in with their views on global warming and climate change. Here is a selection of their messages.


Gonzalo – I’m all in favour of global warming. I grow tropical plants so for me the warmer the weather is the better!

Tanya – In 20 years time the traditional British weather will be a thing of the past. We’ll have a climate like the south of France. People will be healthier as they’ll spend more time outdoors. Just think, dining al fresco in the summer months. It’ll be great!

Luis – no one can tell me that global warming isn’t happening. We’ve just had the hottest year on record! My sister lives in the north of Spain and she said that it is beach weather there and it’s November. I mean it’s not normal is it?

 Kevin – When I was a boy we used to have heavy snow most years. Since the early 90s all we’ve had is a light dusting of snow. It must be due to global warming.

Ruth – You only have to switch on the news to see the crazy things the weather is doing. There are so many floods, hurricanes and droughts. It’s the extreme weather conditions caused by global warming.

Oliver – There’s no such thing as global warming. It’s all media hype * to brainwash people. If they told us the moon was made of cheese often enough people would believe it!
*(extravagant or intensive publicity or promotion.)

 Mark – The world will never be the same again, but that’s how it has always been. It changes constantly and nature and man can adapt to these changes. If we couldn’t, human life on the planet would have finished years ago.



• Who do you agree with most?
• Who do you disagree with?
• What would you write to the message board?

 Put your message here.👉

Students´ messages

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Climate Change – Discussion Statements 

Vocabulary: Natural disasters

1. Climate change is the most serious threat to our planet at the moment. 
2. All countries should be forced to apply serious regulations to reduce carbon emissions. 
3. Normal people can’t do much to stop global warming.
4.  Everybody should do whatever they can to save energy. 
5. I am worried about climate change. 
6. Climate change isn’t as serious as people say. People like to worry about something! 
7. There are simply too many people living on planet earth! 
8. We are going to lose many animal species and areas of low land in the very near future because of global warming.

Tasks about the film
While watching- Before the Flood, Qs and answers


                                                      

Before the Flood (the film)

“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.” —Margaret Mead

For more details about the film, click the link.__
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Letter Writing Assignment 

Write a letter to Leonardo DiCaprio. Thank him for making this movie – this is going to be a very important part of history, and hopefully it will prompt a change. Tell him what you’ve learned from the movie. Tell him about your favorite (or the most impactful) one or two examples from the movie of either climate change or what we need to do to stop climate change. Also, tell him what you plan to do to make change based on what you learned from the movie.

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