Wings Section 3: The Environment

During this unit, you will work with the environment and learn about sustainable development.

Why the environment?

There is literally no escaping the environment. It is all around us and we depend on it. That is why it is such an important issue to reflect on. There are many thoughts on climate change, and it is often hard to determine what is a trustworthy fact and what is not. Something most people agree on, however, is that we need to think about our environment. We will read about and discuss this during this unit. You will also work on improving your language skills when it comes to reading, listening, speaking and writing.

Important words

This section will mostly focus on talking in English.  You will need to get used to talking more in English and that is why you will do a few oral presentations within this section.

Speaking exercises

1. Watch the YouTube clip below. What are your reactions? What are we being told? Does it seem trustworthy to you? Why/why not? 

2. You will also do two oral presentations. One on Global warming and another on The Environment.

Reading: We will read some of the following texts within this section:

Global warming, pp. 78-79.

What can you do to help (pp. 80-81)?

Save the rainforests (pp. 82-83)!

Green cars, pp. 84-85.

Why veggie (pp. 86-87)?

Recycling, pp. 88-89.

Texts that are a bit more of a challenge

Fresh air will kill you, pp. 96-97.

All summer in a day, pp. 98-101.

What do we really need (pp. 102-103)?

Uppgifter

Assignment 1B: Re-think in order to Re-duce!

"Re-think in order to Re-duce!" For this assignment you have three parts: 1. Write an essay (uppsats) about Global warming. ( min. 200 words - max. 500) 2. Create a Power Point about Global warming (min. 4 slides) 3. An oral presentation about what you have written about You have watched films on how we humans contribute to climate change and global warming through pollution and exploitation of our natural resources. 1. Now you are going to write an informative text (min. 300 - max.500) words about how we should re-think in order to re-use and re-cycle products so that we can re-duce the amount of pollution in the air and marines in order to save our planet. Your texts should include: - Which problems regarding pollution do we face in today's society? (think about the dokumentaries we have watched about plastic and the recycling and re-using of electronic equipment and the pollution which comes with it) - Why is it important to re-think about the ways we use and produce products for the survival of us humans, animals species, plant species, and natural resources? Explain! - In which different ways can we re-cycle products? - In which different ways can we re-use products? OBS:Part 1: Text and Part 2: Power Point, should be uploaded or handed in the first lesson of week 8. Part 3: You should be ready with your oral presentation both lessons of week 10.

Global warming: Written Assignment, Oral presentation and Test.

Global warming For this assignment you have three parts: 1. Write an essay (uppsats) about Global warming. ( min. 250 words - max. 600) 2. Create a Power Point about Global warming (min. 4 slides) 3. An oral presentation about what you have written about Use the following questions as a guide to write your essay on Global warming. 1. What is global warming? 2. What contributes to global warming? 3. What are the effects of global warming? 4. Why is it important to reduce (minska) global warming? 5. What do you do in your family to reduce global warming? 6. What do you think and feel about the problem with Global warming? Some sources which you can use: * Wings text book: text on "Global Warming" in your textbook. * National Geographic: Watch the video clip and read the text about the causes and effects of Global warming: link: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/global-warming/global-warming-overview/ * NASA - Global climate change: link: https://climate.nasa.gov/evidence/ OBS:Part 1: Text and Part 2: Power Point, should be uploaded or handed in the first lesson of week 8. Part 3: You should be ready with your oral presentation both lessons of week 10.

Green cars: What car would you choose?

1. Read the attached text on page 84-85 2. Answer: What green car would you choose? Why? What are the pros and the cons with that car?

Extra: Inside the mind of a master procrastinator

You are going to listen to a Ted talk called "Inside the mind of a master procrastinator". As you listen, make sure you write down any word you don't understand. When you are done listening, you're going to... 1. Summarize the talk. 2. ... subjectively make your comment own comment on the talk. What did you think? Can you relate to what's being said? In what way? Try to answer as elaborately as possible. The Ted talk can be found hee: https://www.ted.com/talks/tim_urban_inside_the_mind_of_a_master_procrastinator Good luck!

Write 15 sentences

You are going to use at least 15 words and write them in sentences. It doesn't have to be 15 sentences, but you have to use at least 15 of the words. Example: I believe that deforestation may cause animals to go extinct (4 words: believe, deforestation, cause, extinct) Good luck!

Oral presentation about the environment

You are going to prepare an oral presentation about the environment and how we treat it. Why are everyone talking about it? Why is it important to care? What can we do to make things better? In your presentation you should choose and talk a little more about at least one thing that people can do to make the environment better. - Describe it – what kind of action is it and how do people do it? - Come up with arguments for and against. - State your conclusions. You can use pictures in your presentation if you want to. Good luck!

Global warming (2)

Use the text "Global Warming" in your textbook, Wings Red (8). Answer the questions! If you can, write in Office 365 and share your link with me. Otherwise, just paste your answers on this page and hand in. Good luck! 1. What is global warming? 2. What is bad about global warming? 3. What do you do in your family to reduce (minska) global warming? 4. What do you think you and your family could do more to reduce global warming?

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Global warming: oral presentation

1. Talk about the global warming. What is it? 2. What are the reasons behind it? How can we make a difference? 3. What do you do to make a difference? Använd gärna ord från följande lista: https://glosor.eu/ovning/the-environment-words-week-4.7966699.html

Global warming: Written Assignment, Oral presentation and Test.

Assignment 1: Global warming For this assignment you have three parts: 1. Write an essay (uppsats) about Global warming. ( min. 200 words - max. 500) 2. Create a Power Point about Global warming (min. 4 slides) 3. An oral presentation about what you have written about Use the following questions as a guide to write your essay on Global warming. 1. What is global warming? 2. What contributes to global warming? 3. What are the effects of global warming? 4. Why is it important to reduce (minska) global warming? 5. What do you do in your family to reduce global warming? 6. What do you think and feel about the problem with Global warming? Some sources which you can use: * Wings text book: text on "Global Warming" in your textbook. * National Geographic: Watch the video clip and read the text about the causes and effects of Global warming: link: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/global-warming/global-warming-overview/ * NASA - Global climate change: link: https://climate.nasa.gov/evidence/ OBS:Part 1: Text and Part 2: Power Point, should finished your first lesson of week 8. Part 3: You should be prepared with your Oral presentation on both lessons during week 10.