W1 L2 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:

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