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

In deze les zitten 17 slides, met interactieve quizzen, tekstslides en 1 video.

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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 practise an exam text

Slide 2 - Tekstslide

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 - Tekstslide

Slide 4 - Video

environment

Slide 5 - Woordweb

Slide 6 - Tekstslide

paragraph 1
High on a blustery hill right in the middle of Scotland sits a towering wind turbine,
whipping up 2.5 megawatts of energy a year for the national grid. There are
another 14 white giants in the same wind farm, but look closely and you'll see
this one is different: adorned with marker-pen doodles and signatures all round
its base. It is a people's turbine and its power belongs wholly to the community of
Fintry.

Slide 7 - Tekstslide

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

Slide 8 - Open vraag

“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 9 - Quizvraag

paragraphs 2&3
The 300-plus households in this rural village are set fair on their course to
become a zero-carbon, zero-waste community. When the wind-farm developer
came knocking at the door of the community council seeking backing for its new
development, Fintry rejected the standard benefits package in favour of far
bigger aspirations. It took four years of negotiation but they pulled it off.

The....5.... the deal is that the village gets to use none of its own renewable 
power: the structure of the national grid makes that impossible. What the wind
turbine grinds out for the 550 villagers is cash. The money all goes into the Fintry
Development Trust (FDT), set up to reduce the village's energy use and carbon
emissions.

Slide 10 - Tekstslide

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

Slide 11 - Open vraag

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 12 - Quizvraag

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

Slide 13 - Open vraag

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

Slide 14 - Quizvraag

paragraph 4
They hired an energy adviser to help residents shift to more sustainable
heating methods and have also helped fund a new biomass boiler for the sports
club. But FDT is also turning its attention to other issues. For instance, a
community car club has been launched. Even before it was fully operational three
villagers ditched their second cars in favour of the club. Says one villager: "A
community is a good level at which to tackle climate change. If your neighbour is
putting in a geothermal pump, it makes it much easier for you to follow – you are
not exposing yourself to the risk of something new and scary." 

Slide 15 - Tekstslide

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 16 - Quizvraag

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

Slide 17 - Open vraag