environment vocabulary+text

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 4

We humans are destroying the planet

yes, we need to stop harming the environment

no, the damage we do is exaggerated

goals

in this lesson:

- you will expand your vocabulary on the environment

- you will read a short text

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.

environment

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

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

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

fill in your answers. 

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

1. it has a more efficient design
2. it has been vandalized by youths
3. it is exploited by the local residents
4. it is part of a prestigious art project

What becomes clear about the villagers of Fintry from paragraphs 2
and 3?

1. they hope to get rich from selling their electricity
2. they objected to have a windfarm near their village
3. they pursue rather ambitious environmental goals
4. they were offered jobs by the wind farm company

Which of the following fits the gap in paragraph 3?

1. logic behind
2. paradox of
3. support for

What is said about the Fintry Development Trust (FDT) in paragraph 4?

1. it finances and organises environmentally friendly projects
2. it protests against government plans that hinder progress
3. it spends a lot of money on external environment experts
4. it supports initiatives to make the village more accessible

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