L1: introduction to guerilla gardening

• Engels
• MBO
• Studiejaar 2

GUERILLA GARDENING

A project for the rebels

• learn useful vocabulary
  around gardening.  
• learn all about guerilla gardening.
   
• read a text and answer questions.
• watch a TED-talk by a well-known guerilla gardener and answer questions.
• research other initiatives for guerilla gardening.
• write a proposal for your own guerilla garden initiative.

use the worksheets

 During this project you will:

PERIOD PLANNER:

1	Welcome: Name Game , discuss the planner Announce: Guerilla Gardening Project	6	FALL BREAK
2 GG	Lesson 1: Introduction to Guerilla Gardening Homework: Watch the TED-talk by Ron Finley ‘The Garden Gangsta'. Use the worksheet and bring your answers to class.	7 Studiemeter	Start of the lesson: DEADLINE written proposal Guerilla Gardening +CanDoOnline Unit 4
3 GG	Lesson 2: Food Deserts & Dutch Initiatives Homework: look around where you live and select a suitable location for a guerilla garden. Bring a photo of the location to the next class. You can use Google Streetview.	8 Studiemeter	Finish CanDoOnline Unit 4 (words, expressions and grammar + final test)
4 GG	Lesson 3: Instruction Writing the Proposal Peer feedback (use the form) Homework: work on your proposal, add 2 images (before & after) and give your garden/ proposal a title.	9 Studiemeter	SPEAK WEEK - no classes Finish CanDoOnline Unit 4 (words, expressions and grammar + final test)
5 !SS!	Work on your proposal. CanDoOnline Unit 4 (words, expressions and grammar + final test)	10	END WEEK - no classes Resits: Written Proposal / CanDoOnline Unit 4 final test.

You can find the worksheets in Teams - Lease Material - Interior & Design - Y2 - Guerilla Gardening

guerilla gardening

The act of gardening – raising food, plants, or flowers – on land that the gardeners, do not have the legal rights to cultivate.

TODAY'S LESSON:

• an introduction to guerilla gardening
  
• reading a text, choose between A2-B1 or B2-C1
  
  Is anyone familiar with guerilla gardening? Where does the word guerilla come from?

You can find the worksheets in Teams - Lease Material - Interior & Design - Y2 - Guerilla Gardening

Two friends take action to create a beautiful green town. But what’s the best way to help the environment, and is it worth going to prison for? 
 

Choose your reading level and do the preparation task first.

+/- 30 - 35 minutes

TEXT: A2-B1 or B2-C1?

use the worksheet

You can find the worksheets in Teams - Lease Material - Interior & Design - Y2 - Guerilla Gardening

Original source:
https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/general-english/story-zone/a2-b1-stories/the-green-wars-a2/b1

Check your answers

A2-B1:

B2-C1:

You can find the worksheet in Teams - Lease Material - Interior & Design - Y2 - Guerilla Gardening

Did you like the story? Explain. 

Do you think Plan 5 will work?  

Why/ why not?

How would you describe
'guerilla gardening'? 

Write down 

in one paragraph:

You can find the worksheets in Teams - Lease Material - Interior & Design - Y2 - Guerilla Gardening

Original source:
https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/general-english/story-zone/a2-b1-stories/the-green-wars-a2/b1

definition guerilla gardening:
The act of gardening – raising food, plants, or flowers – on land that the gardeners, do not have the legal rights to cultivate

VOCAB QUIZ: Can you match the word to the picture?

a spade

a mayor

vandalism

a lorry

deprived

bamboo

soil

a seed

an allotment

the council

community service

manure

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

K

L

a spade

a mayor

vandalism

a lorry

deprived

bamboo

soil

a seed

an allotment

the council

community service

manure

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

K

L

Find the texts and worksheets:

A2-B1
https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/general-english/story-zone/a2-b1-stories/the-green-wars-a2-b1
B2-C1:
https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/general-english/story-zone/b2-c1-stories/the-green-wars-b2-c1

What is something new you've learned during today's lesson? Where could you use this new information?

Did you have any trouble with reading the text?
How did you score for the reading exercises? 

Evaluation

next class: 'The Garden Gangsta' & food deserts

HOMEWORK:

• introducing: Ron Finley
  'The Garden Gangsta'
• you will learn about food deserts and how a community can help
  Have you ever visited the US/ Los Angeles? What do you think of when you hear 'food desert'?

RON FINLEY

Use the link and 

answer the questions or watch the Youtube video.

+- 15 - 20 minutes

'the garden Gangsta'

SOURCE:
https://en.islcollective.com/video-lessons/a-guerilla-gardener

https://en.islcollective.com/english-esl-video-lessons/listening-comprehension/deep-listening-focus-on-meaning/a-guerilla-gardener/219542

en.islcollective.com

TASK 1

Match the vocabulary to the right description.

TASK 2

Comprehension questions, write your answers in English. 

TASK 3

Discussion questions. Write your answers in English 

in preparation for a discussion with your classmates.

WORKSHEET - after watching the video

+/- 10 - 15 minutes