4th form Saturday, April 18th, 2020 Mr.

Ramzi Smida
Unit IV : Life Issues / Lesson 4: Ecodriving

Terminal objective:
By the end of the lesson, students will be able to give advice on how to go green in order to reduce the dangerous
effects of pollution and slow down global warming.
Lexis:
"extinction, hazards, impact, to contaminate, to give up, to go green, to shrink, unhygienic, environmentally-friendly,
greenhouse effect, matter, detrimental"
Enabling Objectives:
1. Find collocations and synonyms in a word cloud
2. Watch a video advert to answer some comprehension questions
3. Infer the meaning of a slogan and explain it.
4. Watch a video to complete a paragraph with the missing words.
5. Students give advice on how to go green.
Language focus: Present Modals Expressing: Advice, Prohibition, Obligation, Lack or absence of necessity, Possibility.
Past Modals: Should have + Past Participle / Could have + Past Participle
Pre-stage:

Activity 2 p.211:

Answer: 1--> C / 2--> D / 3--> B / 4--> A

- shift /ʃɪft/ (verb / noun) : to move or change from one position or direction to another, especially slightly.
- rouse /raʊz/ (verb) : to wake someone up or make someone more active or excited.
- rousing /ˈrɑʊ·zɪŋ/ (adjective) : enthusiastic or causing enthusiasm.

- We are all concerned. The common actions should be taken by the government, the industry, Greenpeace activists and
the general public to protect the environment. We should think globally and act locally.
- Saving Energy in the home or office need not be difficult or expensive.
- Saving energy is not just good for people's pockets. It is good for the environment.

Global warming:

- The atmosphere has a natural supply of "greenhouse gases“. They capture heat and keep Earth warm enough for us to
live on.

- Over the past 2 centuries, people kept emitting large amounts of greenhouse gases because more and more fossil fuels
were being burned to run our cars, trucks, planes and factories.

- Global warming is the slow increase in the average temperature of the earth’s atmosphere because an increased
amount of the energy (heat) striking the earth from the sun is being trapped in the atmosphere and not radiated out
into space.

- Adding to our natural supply of greenhouse gases, the gases released into the atmosphere (CO2 emissions) can stay in
the atmosphere for at least 50 years. As a result, the globe has heated up by about 10 degrees Fahrenheit over the past
years.

Climate change impact:

Because the global climate is a connected system climate change impacts are felt everywhere. Among the most
important climate change impacts are:

- Arctic ice is rapidly disappearing and polar bears and indigenous cultures are already suffering from the sea-ice loss.

- Glaciers and mountains are slowly melting.

- Climate change impacts rising sea levels. Average sea level around the world rose about 8 inches (20 cm) in the past
100 years;
- Coastal cities such as New York are already seeing an increased number of flooding events and by 2050 many such
cities may require seawalls to survive.

- Increasingly, however, hot, dry places will get hotter and drier, and places that were once temperate and had regular
rainfall will become much hotter and much drier.

- Reduced food security is one of the most striking impacts of rising temperatures. Moreover, different crops grow best
at quite specific temperatures and when those temperatures change, their productivity changes significantly.

- Coral reefs which are highly sensitive to small changes in water temperature, suffered the worst bleaching-or die-off in
response to stress- ever recorded in 1998.
- Human-driven climate change is a key driver of biodiversity collapse and species extinction.
- Species that cannot adapt to rapid climate changes would risk extinction. In fact, species extinction rates are
accelerating at an unprecedented pace and up to one million species may go extinct by the end of the century
extinguish (verb) ➔ extinction (noun) ➔ extinct (adjective)
- extinct /ɪkˈstɪŋkt/ (adjective) : not now existing / e.g.: There is concern that the giant panda will soon become extinct.

What more can we do to manage climate change?

- Scientists tell us that the main culprit in global warming is carbon in the form of CO2. This is why planting trees is so
important to face global deforestation and slow down global warming rates.
- Use energy wisely — and save money too! By becoming a more energy-efficient consumer, you not only pollute less
but save money too.

* Unplug computers, TVs and other electronics when you’re not using them.
* Change to energy-efficient light bulbs.
* Wash clothes in cold water. Hang-dry your clothes when you can and use  dryer balls  when you can’t.
- Get charged up with renewable sources of energy. In fact, the global push for cleaner, healthier energy is on. With
costs dropping every day, renewable energy is the best choice for the environment and the economy.

- People who are leading the renewable energy transition, are making a big difference in towns, cities and rural areas.
- Eat for a climate-stable planet. This means that the decisions we make about food can have a profound effect on the
environment. Here are four simple ways you can make your diet more climate-friendly.

• Buy organic and local food whenever possible

• Don’t waste food and grow your own
- Green your commute because transportation accounts for 24 per cent of climate-polluting emissions. The many ways
to reduce your transportation emissions will also make you healthier, happier and save you a few bucks. Whenever and
wherever you can:

• Ride a bike or advocate for bike lanes in your community.

• If you have a large, inefficient vehicle, retire it and switch to an electric or plug-in hybrid vehicle.