KH3E's Lesson about Environmental challenges

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KH3E's English Lesson 

Today's Programme

• attendance check  
• Show what you know: Climate Change 
• Text about Greta Thurnberg's Speech
• Look at the answers of the text.
• Learning goal: You can write your own speech about Climate Change. 

Attendance check

• Take 30 seconds 
• What is your favourite colour and what is your favourite food? 
• I will call your name, turn your camera on, and you can tell me.  

What do you, or your household, do about climate change? (Think of: separating waste, solar panels)

Greta Thunberg is a very young climate activist which you have probably heard of. What do you
know about Greta?

Worksheet 'Gretha Turnberg...'

• Go to 'assignments' and download the word file. 
• Let's check the answers 2,3A,3B 

Assignment 2

A. 1. True 

    2. True

    3. False

    4. False

    5. False 

B. 

1. Because people are not aware of the scope of the crisis.

2. Floods, drought, hurricanes, forest fires

3. She played  truant for one day and she sat down in front of the Swedish Parliament.

4. She still finds it hard to believe (R.30) 

5. She says it's her superpower and it's good to be different. 

6. She still has hope that we have time, unless we choose to be doomed.

Assignment 3A

A 1. verdoemd zijn. 

2. voorkomen

3. lijden

4. overstromingen

5. bereiken                       8. verdienen, waard zijn

6. voorspellen                9. negeren

7. Klagen                           10. doorgaan       

Assignment 3A 

B.

1. ignore

2. suffers

3. continue

4. flooding               7. achieve

5. deserve                8. prevent

6. complain             9. doomed 

Now Write your own speech!

• Write your own speech in which you persuade your audience to act against Climate Change: 
• - 200 words 
•  -in your first part: What do you see on television/on the news (think of: Australian bushfires, floodings, etc.)? 
• - in your second part: Explain why people should take action.
• - In your last part: Give examples of what they can do on a daily basis.