Try to complete the statement about Antarctica

“I want to visit the snow in

 Antarctica before _____ ______
 turns it into a tropical paradise.” 

- Steven Magee
 Climate change in our own backyard

Discuss in separate rooms: 'How does climate emergency affect

our daily lives?'
Take another look at the text 'Cooking in
Antarctica' to find the right word combinations
rough environment

environmentally energy

solar atmosphere

fragile footprint

ecological weather

global change

carbon warming

climate impact

the Earth's friendly

Rough weather
/rʌf ˈwɛðə/

 Does it mean calm, or violent/stormy weather?

Environmentally friendly
/ɪnˌvaɪərənˈmɛntli ˈfrɛndli/

 Does it cause harm or damage to the environment?

Solar energy
/ˈsəʊlər ˈɛnəʤi/

 From what source comes its power?

 What do we do with this energy?

Fragile environment
/ˈfræʤaɪl ɪnˈvaɪərənmənt/

 Is it delicate? Can it be damaged

easily?

 Can it adapt quickly?

Ecological impact
/ɛkəˈlɒʤɪkəl ˈɪmpækt/

 Is it a cause or a result?

 Are humans responsible? Do natural events contribute?

Global warming
/ˈgləʊbəl ˈwɔːmɪŋ/

 Where does the temperature change?

 Does it increase or decrease?

 What's the cause?

Carbon footprint
/ˈkɑːbən ˈfʊtprɪnt/

 Do we literally leave a footprint?

Climate change
/ˈklaɪmɪt ʧeɪnʤ/

 Is this the same as changes in the weather?

 What's the cause?

The Earth's atmosphere
/ɜːθs ˈætməsfɪə/

 What forms this atmosphere?

 Which force keeps it in place?

Complete the sentences with the collocations
from the last exercise
1. We're going to change our energy supply to _____ _____ to reduce our _____
_____ .
2. When the steam engine was invented, not many would have thought about the
_____ _____ of burning so much coal.
3. Our boat trip was cancelled due to _____ _____ .
4. The factories on the outskirts of town burn their waste and release toxic gases
into _____ _____ . I think they should be shut down.
5. If there is an oil spill from a ship, it will damage the _____ marine _____ in this
bay.
6. Most scientists agree that irregular weather patterns are evidence of _____
_____ and _____ _____ .
7. Travelling by train is slower but it's far more _____ _____ than going by plane.
Discuss in pairs
 Does your country have fragile
environments? Which are they?

 What different human

inventions have a negative
ecological impact?

 What kind of things could you

do/are you doing already to
reduce your carbon footprint?
Correction
Discussion
• Which (European) countries have the largest carbon footprint? Why
do you think so?

• How would you grade your own government's efforts to reduce the
carbon footprint?
 Largest carbon footprint (tons of CO2 per
citizen)

*with the Czech Republic and the Netherlands completing the top 5
References for pictures used in slides
• slide 1: https://nl.pinterest.com/pin/423408802437108407/ 
• slide 2:
https://www.shutterstock.com/search/coffee%2Band%2Bmountains?image_type=photo&safe=true&search_source=bas
e_related_searches
& https://fineartamerica.com/featured/beer-glass-with-hops-and-barley-vaclav-mach.html 
• slide 5: https://www.adventistworld.org/rough-weather-ahead/ &
https://www.itv.com/news/tyne-tees/update/2019-02-11/uk-weather-forecast-calm-weather-in-the-north-east-will-allo
w-temperatures-to-drop-overnight/
 
• slide 6: https://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article/when-will-electric-cars-go-mainstream/ 
• slide 8:
https://www.weadapt.org/knowledge-base/cities-and-climate-change/building-a-climate-resilient-city-the-built-environ
ment
 
• slide 11: https://www.onlygfx.com/9-grunge-footprint-png-transparent/ 
• slide 13: https://climate.nasa.gov/news/2914/the-atmosphere-earths-security-blanket/ 
• slide 15:
https://www.google.com/search?q=venice+lagoon&client=firefox-b-d&sxsrf=ALeKk004ZSvO8YqH6T8xItxE1eMb_EPn7Q:1
595113435578&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi3wtDN9NfqAhWCqaQKHX7eDlgQ_AUoAXoECCAQAw&bi
w=1407&bih=921#imgrc=XwW9OButNAHMkM