environment vocabulary+text

We humans are destroying the planet
yes, we need to stop harming the environment
no, the damage we do is exaggerated
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Slide 1: Poll
EngelsMiddelbare schoolhavoLeerjaar 4

This lesson contains 14 slides, with interactive quizzes, text slides and 1 video.

Items in this lesson

We humans are destroying the planet
yes, we need to stop harming the environment
no, the damage we do is exaggerated

Slide 1 - Poll

goals
in this lesson:
- you will expand your vocabulary on the environment
- you will read a short text

Slide 2 - Slide

video 
You will watch a youtube video, The Turning Point.
Write down all English words concerning the environment that are hinted at in this video. Jot them down on a piece of paper for slide 5.

Slide 3 - Slide

Slide 4 - Video

environment

Slide 5 - Mind map

Slide 6 - Slide

What's different about the one turbine mentioned in paragraph 1?

Slide 7 - Open question

What word(s) do you think fits the gap in 5?

Slide 8 - Open question

Now we will have a look at the questions of this exam text. 

fill in your answers. 

Slide 9 - Slide

“this one is different” (paragraph 1)
What is different about the turbine referred to here?

A
it has a more efficient design
B
it has been vandalized by youths
C
it is exploited by the local residents
D
it is part of a prestigious art project

Slide 10 - Quiz

What becomes clear about the villagers of Fintry from paragraphs 2
and 3?
A
they hope to get rich from selling their electricity
B
they objected to have a windfarm near their village
C
they pursue rather ambitious environmental goals
D
they were offered jobs by the wind farm company

Slide 11 - Quiz

Which of the following fits the gap in paragraph 3?
A
logic behind
B
paradox of
C
support for

Slide 12 - Quiz

What is said about the Fintry Development Trust (FDT) in paragraph 4?
A
it finances and organises environmentally friendly projects
B
it protests against government plans that hinder progress
C
it spends a lot of money on external environment experts
D
it supports initiatives to make the village more accessible

Slide 13 - Quiz

Now do Words in Progress exercise 2, take a picture and upload it here.

Slide 14 - Open question