Handle with care

Handle with care

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Hands carefully holding a tree, almost as if it might be the last one. As if it was the last tree in the world. It was as if the tree represents the entire forest. We have to be careful.

Index

Grammar

Vocabulary

Earth Hour

The power of fiction

The Hour glass

IMAGE

If Global warming continues...

ViDEO

Training Task

Present perfect

BONUS

Natural disasters

• Earthquake
• Landslide
• Tidal wave = tsunami
• Storm, rainstorm
• Tornado
• Hurricane, typhoon
• Flood / drought
• Heat wave
• wildfire
• Rising sea levels
• Polar ice cap melting
• Endangered species

Heat wave

Polar ice melting

Rising sea level

DROUGHT

FLOOD

Landslide

Earthquake

Green Actions

• Commit to
• Participate in = take part in
• Reduce, reuse, recycle
• Save energy, water
• Switch on/ off
• give up= stop
• pick up trash
• Preserve, protect
• go vegetarian
• Plant trees
• Use renewable energy sources
• Use reusable bottles or cups
• Use environment-friendly products

Pick up trash

environment-friendly products

Renewable energy sources

Alerting

• CALL FOR ACTION / TAKE ACTION
• CRITICIZE / DENOUNCE
• WARN
• PROTEST
• Raise public awareness
• Sensitize opinion
• Make fun of
• Make a parody/ a fake/ a spoof

Changes

Causes

• Threaten
• Flood
• Dry out
• melt
• Disappear
• Destroy
• Damage
• Hit = impact= strike
• Pollute

• aerosols
• Carbon dioxide emissions
• Chemical fertilizers
• Deforestation
• Farming livestock
• Industrialization
• Greenhouse effet
• Population increase

Threaten

Farming livestock

Complète ces phrases à l'aide d'un verbe. 1. Because of pollution, more and more species are endangered and many animals will.... 2. Wildfires............. thousands of houses in California in 2016. 3. Global warming makes the ice........... 4. Earth Hour's main goal is to........... energy consumption. 5. Over 30 million acres of forests and woodlands are.......... every year by wildfires.

Complète ces phrases à l'aide d'un verbe. (corrigé)1. Because of pollution, more and more species are endangered and many animals will disappear 2. Wildfires destroyed thousands of houses in California in 2016. 3. Global warming makes the ice melt. 4. Earth Hour's main goal is to reduce energy consumption. 5. Over 30 million acres of forests and woodlands are burnt every year by wildfires.

Trouve l'intrus : 1. pollute - destroy - breathe - endanger 2. landslide - deforestation - tornado - hurricane 3. reduce - save - recycle - damage 4.alert - denounce - prevent - warn

Trouve l'intrus (corrigé)1. pollute - destroy - breathe - endanger 2. landslide - deforestation - tornado - hurricane 3. reduce - save - recycle - damage 4.alert - denounce - prevent - warn

1. En équipe, écrivez autant de mots que possible à propos de l'image... Vous avez 3 minutes!
2. Vous travaillez pour l'agence de communication qui a conçu cette image. Expliquez et présentez vos choix en anglais

The Hourglass

• We have decided to use the image of an hourglass to express the idea that "we are running out of time" as the catchphrase reads it. If the ice melts, the sea levels will rise and cities will be flooded.

• nature/ ice/ melt/ sea level/ rise/ flood/ town/ city/ cars/ pollution/ deforestation/ trees/ endangered species

Grammar point

Start

J'envisage l'avenir avec If et Will I will skate the streets of Auckland and make a video If 500 people start using reusable drink bottles Lorsque l'on émet une hypothèse, la proposition subordonnée commence par If et le verbe qui décrit l'action est au présent simple. La proposition principale exprime l'action qui aura lieu si la condition se réalise. L'énonciateur s'engage à la réaliser avec l'auxiliaire modal Will suivi d'un infinitif.

Exercise

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Réecris les phrases en ajoutant will et en conjuguant le verbe.( WB p 34) 1. We ( be) late if we ( not/ hurry) 2. If the weather ( not / improve), we (not/ have) a picnic 3. They (go) to the party if they ( be invite) 4. If I ( not/ go) to bed early, I ( be) very tired tomorrow.

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1. We will be late if we do not hurry. 2. If the weather does not improve, we will not have a picnic. 3. They will go to the party if they are invited. 4. If I do not go to bed early, I will be very tired tomorrow.

The Power of Fiction

Describe this picture

This man is a White Walker from the series Games of Thrones. He looks like a zombie. He has blue eyes and his skin is deadly white/ pale. He is really scary and threatening.

Watch the first part of the video

How is the atmosphere? Why?What do you think this video was made for?

Watch

At first, the atmosphere in the video is gloomy and frightening : it is wintertime. It’s snowing. The only character is a monster/ a zombie. He is a terrifying warrior, carrying a long sword and armour. The music and the voice are dramatic. But then the White Walker falls into the lake, which is really funny. There is a contrast between the atmosphere and the event at the end.

This video is really funny. This is a parody of a trailer of the series Game of Thrones. At first, we think it is a trailer and then we understand it is a parody. This video was made to make people laugh. But there is probably another objective : maybe it is about the environment, because the ice breaks.

Watch the second part of the video

Were you right?

Watch

This video is about global warming. It tells/ warns people about the danger of global warming and climate change.

What kind of video is this? Explain.

It is a spoof made by Green peace. This parody/ spoof is meant to warn people about the environment, about global warming because it is bad for the environment. It is dangerous for the planet. It causes climate change.

Choose a poster and analyse it.

WWF Poster

Tarzan is swinging on lianas but as the trees have disappeared, there aren't any lianas left. Tarzan is going to fall. So if the forest is destroyed, Tarzan will disappear. He symbolizes the species that live in the forest and lose their habitats due to deforestation. This poster deals with the issues of deforestation.

WWF Poster

The usually frightening Darth Vader has become as gentle as a lamb, a symbol of purity and innocence. The villain is representing Noah saving animals from the flood. This poster was made by WWF to warn people about endangered species. The slogan reads "For once the dark side saves the planet". This is a clear reference to Darth Vader. The other logo "Switch off the lights..." means that, for the first time, being on the dark side ( when the lights are switched off) is the best option. Using less electricity is good for the planet.

Training Task

Design a spoof poster

Choose another fictional character and create a poster. Get ready to present it to the class

If you need helpWB p 28

EARTH HOUR

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People

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Logo The logo of Earth Hour is the number 60 which corresponds to the number of minutes in an hour. The figures are coloured with a map of the planet Earth seen from space. Earth Hour is an international movement which encourages people and countries to switch off their lights for an hour. its objective is to sensitize people about the environment.

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People These people come from different countries and have different jobs, but they are all fighting for the same cause.

Look at the poster and explain the link between the text and the picture Then open your workbook p 29 and complete the poster

If global warming continues then... ..... the ice will melt ..... the level of seas and oceans will rise ......entire cities will be flooded ......cities will be polluted ...... sea animals will die

Exercices de révisions sur le present perfect (WB p 33)I. Prétérit ou present perfect? 1. I ( never be) to Vienna 2. My great grandfather ( have) 8 sisters. 3. Oh no! I ( lose) my phone. 4. I ( read) 3 books this week! 5.She ( live) 3 years in New York so she is fluent in English. II. Construis des questions au present perfect. 1. they/ move/ to the USA? 2. He/ meet/ your family yet? 3. where/ you / be? 4. how much coffee/ you/ drink/ today?

Exercices de révisions sur le present perfect (WB p 33 : corrigé)I. Prétérit ou present perfect? 1. I have never been to Vienna 2. My great grandfather had 8 sisters. 3. Oh no! I have lost my phone. 4. I have read 3 books this week! 5.She has lived 3 years in New York so she is fluent in English. II. Construis des questions au present perfect. 1. Have they moved to the USA? 2. Has he met your family yet? 3. Where have you been? 4. How much coffee have you drunk today?

Earth Song