On-line activity

The focus of this activity is environmentalism and anti-

environmentalism.
The idea is to observe the two sides of the coin of an issue that
affects the world as a whole.

Environmentalism Anti-environmentalism

Since everything in human life has different perspectives it is

important to see the way humans behave in relation to the environment.
Hence, for getting exposed to those perspectives

1-Reading.

For the reading use the following resources to find the meaning of
words:

-Dictionary: http://www.wordreference.com/defi HYPERLINK

"http://www.wordreference.com/definition/definition" HYPERLINK
"http://www.wordreference.com/definition/definition" HYPERLINK
"http://www.wordreference.com/definition/definition"n HYPERLINK
"http://www.wordreference.com/definition/definition" HYPERLINK
"http://www.wordreference.com/definition/definition" HYPERLINK
"http://www.wordreference.com/definition/definition"ition/definition
-Google images. (Type non-abstract words)

READING:

Letter from 2070: http://es.slideshare.net/nolimit2it/a-

letter-from-the-year-2070

-Choose if the statements are true(T), false(F), or not mentioned(N):

a-The author looks older because he has a special disease-----true

b-Nowadays we shave our hair to save water--------------------true
c-In the future some industries give water instead of money—-True
d-For the people from the future we should drink less water---Not
mentioned
e-Due to radioactivity kids will be born with mutations-------False
f-Taxation on air will be necessary-----true
g-Nobody is paying real attention to the contamination problem--true
h-The writer feels bad due to his actions---------true
i-The author is optimistic-----------not mentioned

2-Writing.
Based on the problematic presented in the letter from 2070 you write to
the people from 2020 - 8 recommendations to protect life and the planet.
Include a reason.

Follow these examples:

• we must take care of the forests to preserve the trees

• we have to consume less plastic products to avoid polluting the

oceans
• we must use clean and friendly energy with the environment

• we must avoid overhunting of species

• we have to take care of the rivers
• we have to create laws that punish the industries that pollute the
most
• we must recycle
• we must raise awareness about the problems that the destruction of
the environment brings

3-Listening

A-Watch these short videos to have a context for the listening:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZe7EPMTwSA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3tKJ6oZOkNo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AETpNL_LaIc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v32leXFOuN4

B-open this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09BZ6ikBZ54. Then, focus on the

first 14 seconds and underline the words you hear:

flirting finding guys ways

permissive light Fight back again
perpetual performing something Against
environment perfect Want to protect

C-Answer Yes-No questions:

• Focus from minute 0:55 to 1:57. Answer the question:

-The guy (the male program host) next to the girl is an anti-
environmentalist? Yes/no? R/ NO
• Focus from minute 1:57 to 2:33. Answer the question:

-Does the female program host use bad words to describe coal roll
drivers? Yes/no?: R/ NO
• Focus from minute 2:33 to 3:46. Answer the question:

-Does the male program host say that rolling coal is dangerous for the
coal roll drivers? Yes/no? Yes

D-

• Focus from minute 4:18 to 4:34. Read carefully the information the
program hosts give.
• Focus from minute 4:34 to 5:18. On the space provided below retell
in your own words what the program hosts said:

_ __He is explaining that there is a donut day that would be like an act
of civil disobedience and that it is accompanied by a proposal to turn
off the lights but that it is a silly idea since to promote all that
they must advertise, so they must use and pay for electricity

• Focus from minute 7:10 to 7:46. Choose the correct idea from the
three statements below:

The male program host says to coal rollers:

• If that contamination doesn’t kill you, you probably could get

killed by those drivers you’re attacking with your coal smoke.
• If those drivers you’re attacking with your coal smoke don’t kill
 you, maybe other poeple you affect with that contamination could
do it.
• You will die anyway, so please do not contaminate, take care of
the environment and your family.

4 - You are going to produce an episode of a podcast (2 minutes) called “How to save the environment from
home” in which you are going to talk about what daily practices we can implement in our routines that can
help to reduce the big impact on the environment.

Today we will talk about how to help the environment.

Pollution is killing the planet, so we must recycle, separate organic from inorganic waste.
We must take care of the water, close the tap when we are brushing or shaving, reduce the shower time or why not,
bathe as a couple, it can be fun. Let's avoid using products that have plastic and let's reuse plastic bags. let's not
throw
garbage to rivers or forests. take care of animals and eat less meat and more vegetables.