Environmental Problems

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 3

What do you know about Greta Thunberg?

What do you know about
Environment/ Climate change

AIMS

After this lesson you should 

- know the meaning of the following words:

 pollution – global warming – waste –   smog –  – greenhouse effect –protect the environment – fossil fuels- reduce carbon emission

- know Greta Thunberg

- do assignment 30 together 

- be ready to do WASP 32, 33, 34 

- practise listening and reading skills

1. Who are the characters in this story?

1. plastic
2. three plastic bottles

2. Plastic is made of _____________.

1. pellets
2. oil and gas

3. How much plastic ends up in landfills?

1. all of it
2. hundreds of millions of tons

4. Rainwater flows through the waste and absorbs toxic compounds. The toxic water is called leachate, and it _____________________.

1. evaporates
2. can move into groundwater, soil and streams, poisoning ecosystems and harming wildlife

5. How long can it take for a bottle to decompose?)

1. 100 years
2. 1000 years

6. What is the name of the massive vortex of trash in the Pacific Ocean?

1. The Pacific Garbage Patch
2. The Pacific Trash Gyre

How many plastic-filled trash vortexes, or gyres, are there in the world's seas?

1. one
2. five

8. Why do the animals eat the plastic?

1. They think it's food.
2. Because they are starving.

9. Do most plastics biodegrade?

1. Yes, they do.
2. No, they don't.

10. Bottle number three is _____________.

1. in the Pacific Garbage Patch
2. recycled

Wasp assignment 30 

Watch the following video.

While watching: What points does Greta Thunberg address in her speech? make a list. 

Assignment 30.1
What point does Greta Thunberg address in her speech? Make a list.

Assignment 30.2.
Thunberg is a controversial figure: some people seem to love her, while others can stand her. Why do you think this is?

Homework

Do assignment 32, 33, 34.

On ELO you will find an answer sheet.

Getting ready for your test

Learn: Glossary p. 29-30 

Learn: assignments 2B, 5AB, 6, 7, 10, 13AB, 19A, 19B, 20, 21, 32A, 32B

Practice: VMBO GL/TL reading exam texts HERE

Practice: Adjectives and adverbs HERE

Practice: The gerund HERE