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María Camila Lopez Rovira 802

EIGHTH GRADE
WORKSHOP #2
1. Listen to Miguel talking about ecological footprints. Label with the words in the Word Bank. Then
match the answers with the questions.

Transportation possessions energy waste water

Word Bank:
Water energy possessions transportation waste

a. What does an eco-footprint represent? It represents how much of the environment we use to support or
lifestyles
b. What does it measure? It measures how much we consume
c. How can we reduce our eco-footprint? We can reduce our footprint by changing our lifestyles

2. Listen to Tommy and Rocío talking about their lifestyles. Complete the chart with the correct name.
Eco-friendly actions

Rocío grows his/her own food

Tommy buys packaged food
Tommy has a lot of appliances
Rocío has a solar panel
Rocío turns off the lights when not in use
Rocío rides a bike to school
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3. Label the parts of the questionnaire with the words in the box. Then answer the questions and check
your answers.
Word bank
transportation possessions at home waste

How big is your eco-footprint?

1. How do you get to school?

a. by bicycle
b. by bus
c. by car

2. How do you travel short distances?

a. on foot/by bike
b. by bus
c. by car

3. How often do you turn off the lights

when you leave a room?
a. I always turn off the lights when
I leave a room. I also turn off
appliances when they are not in use.
b. I often turn off the lights when I
leave a room.
c. I sometimes turn off the lights when
I leave a room. I often forget.

4. How much water do you save?

a. I take short showers and turn off the
tap when I brush my teeth.
b. I use a glass when I brush my teeth.
c. My shower is only 15 minutes.

5. How big is your house?

a. It’s big enough for the family.
b. It’s a big house with a garden and extra
rooms.
c. It’s a very big house with a garden, a
garage and a lot of rooms.

6. What do you do with clothes, books

and magazines you don’t use any more?
a. I give them away to charity.
b. I pile them up in my bedroom.
c. I throw them away.

7. How does your family manage waste

at home?
a. We use organic waste for
composting, recycle some materials
and reuse plastic bags.
b. We reuse plastic bags and bottles.
c. We put all our waste in one bag.

8. What do you do with old or damaged

appliances, or electronic waste?
a. I take it to authorized e-waste
recyclers.
b. I put it in the attic.
c. I put it in the rubbish bin.
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4. Write 5 things that you do to reduce the impact of your eco-footprint.

For example: I use coconut vegan deodorant without chemicals and sprays
a) consume fresh food
b) reduce waste
c) Save unnecessary water
d) avoid leaving appliances plugged in
e) re-use

5. On your flashcards, write the following verbs don’t forget to make a drawing or paste a cut-out of its
meaning.

Present tense Simple past Past participle Spanish

Eat Ate Eaten Comer
Fall Fell Fallen Caer
Feel Felt Felt Sentir
Fight Fought Fought Pelear
Find found Found Encontrar
Fly Flew Flown Volar
Forget Forgot Forgotten Olvidar
Forgive Forgave Forgiven Perdonar
Get Got Gotten (got) Obtener / llegar
Give Gave Given Dar
Go Went Gone Ir
Grow Grew Grown Crecer
Hang Hung Hung Colgar
have Had Had Tener
Hear Heard Heard Escuchar