Environment 8-9

Environmental Day Quotes || Top Environmental Day Sayings & Quotes with Images – YouTube (1:30)https://youtu.be/QXT0pHFkJUM

World Environment Day celebrated on 5th June every year and is the United Nations’ principal vehicle for encouraging worldwide awareness and action for the protection of our environment.

The World Is Where We Live – YouTube (1:00)https://youtu.be/yI_nUisW7Z0We are all connected. – People’s activities juxtaposed with that of animals. – Find out more atwwf.panda.or

Koko the gorilla urges mankind to stop killing Earth | Daily Mail Online (1:14)http://www.dailymail.co.uk/video/news/video-1240795/Koko-gorilla-urges-mankind-stop-killing-Earth.html

Koko the gorilla urges mankind to stop killing Earth Koko the gorilla has used sign language to deliver a 60-second message telling humans to stop killing the earth

Nature Is Speaking – Julia Roberts is Mother Nature | Conservation International (CI) – YouTube (1:58)https://youtu.be/WmVLcj-XKnMJulia Roberts, Harrison Ford, Edward Norton, Penélope Cruz, Robert Redford and Ian Somerhalder all join forces to give nature a voice.

Nature Is Speaking – Harrison Ford is The Ocean | Conservation International (CI) – YouTube (2:03)https://youtu.be/rM6txLtoaocJulia Roberts, Harrison Ford, Edward Norton, Penélope Cruz, Robert Redford and Ian Somerhalder all join forces to give nature a voice.

Nature Is Speaking – Penélope Cruz is Water | Conservation International (CI) – YouTube (1:28)https://youtu.be/fwV9OYeGN88

Julia Roberts, Harrison Ford, Edward Norton, Penélope Cruz, Robert Redford and Ian Somerhalder all join forces to give nature a voice. Watch the films and ta…

MAN – YouTube (3:36) https://youtu.be/WfGMYdalClU

Watch this animated video and discuss the effects that man has had on the environment. Can also be used as a writing prompt. See below

What A Wonderful World With David Attenborough — BBC One [FULL HD] – YouTube (2:00)https://youtu.be/auSo1MyWf8gDavid Attenborough speaks to the music and beautiful pictures A lesson plan to go with this

Recycling with My Friends – YouTubehttps://youtu.be/zuoU3an6qxk

Mr. Dwayne Reed is a singer, songwriter, and teacher in Chicago, Illinois. He wrote and performed this song about the importance of recycling in schools

Michael Jackson – Earth Song (Official Video) – YouTubehttps://youtu.be/XAi3VTSdTxUMusic video by Michael Jackson performing Earth Song. © 1995 MJJ Productions Inc.

The World Is Just Awesome | BOOM DE YADA | Discovery Channel Song – YouTubehttps://youtu.be/pDp_h2XR-BoThe World Is Just Awesome! – A Boom De Yada song to listen and make your own – Lyrics below: Astronaut 1: It never gets old, huh? Astronaut 2: Nope….

There’s no way these guys gave their permission to be in this video. But I don’t think they mind. – Upworthy (3:48)https://www.upworthy.com/theres-no-way-these-guys-gave-their-permission-to-be-in-this-video-but-i-dont-think-they-mind?c=ufb1

Don’t try and convince me this isn’t the most catchy chorus, like, ever.

Symphony of Science – Our Biggest Challenge (Climate Change Music Video) – YouTube (3:48)https://youtu.be/HHP9Rh-ooh0A musical investigation into the causes and effects of global climate change and our opportunities to use science to offset it.

10 Environmental issues vocabulary and language exerciseshttp://www.eslflow.com/Elements-of-the-contemporary-environment-vocabulary.html

Environmental issues are an interesting topic for the English language classroom. So it’s good to start off with some basic visually supported vocabulary exercises about environmental issues, endangered species, natural disasters and the weather

Environmental Vocabulary for English Learnershttp://esl.about.com/library/vocabulary/blwordgroups_environment.htm

Vocabulary used to discuss environmental issues can help English learners learn key vocabulary. Tables provide terms, phrases, and example sentences.

Words for Nature Lovershttps://www.grammarly.com/blog/words-for-nature-lovers/

What beautiful things surround you? From regal snowcapped mountain ranges or transparent aquamarine ocean waters, the beauties that nature offers delight people around the globe.

Newsela Daily Deck: Plastic Food Packaging | Pear Deck for Google Slideshttps://app.peardeck.com/share/view/wcyis2

A lesson about Biology with interactive, formative assessments built in. Created with Pear Deck for Google Slides. Copy and customize for your class.

Meet Lauren Singer – zero waste girl | LearnEnglish Teens – British Councilhttp://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/study-break/video-zone/meet-lauren-singer-zero-waste-girl

How much rubbish do you throw away each day? Lauren Singer studied environmental science and decided to change her lifestyle to try and produce less waste. She’s now known as ‘zero waste girl’!

Single-use Plastics – ESL Lesson Plan – Breaking News English Lessonhttps://breakingnewsenglish.com/2001/200122-single-use-plastics.htmlEnglish News Lessons: Free 27-Page lesson plan / 2-page mini-lesson – Single-use Plastics – Handouts, online activities, speed reading, dictation, mp3… current events.

Food Waste – Breaking News English Lesson – ESLhttp://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/1409/140926-food-waste-2.html

English News Lessons: Free 26-Page lesson plan / 2-page mini-lesson – Food Waste – Handouts, online activities, speed reading, dictation, mp3… current events.

Rivers – ESL Lesson Plan – Breaking News English Lessonhttps://breakingnewsenglish.com/2102/210221-rivers.htmlEnglish News Lessons: Free 27-Page lesson plan / 2-page mini-lesson – Rivers – Reading / Listening text in several levels with various activities

Smog Sunrise – Breaking News English Lesson – ESLhttp://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/1401/140121-sunrise.html

English News Lessons: Free 26-Page lesson plan / 2-page mini-lesson Reading / Listening text in several levels with various activities 

BBC Learning English – Course: lower intermediate / Unit 24http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/lower-intermediate/unit-24/

Do you like to travel to new places? Do you enjoy nature? Would you also like to help people? Then this unit is for you! Find out about ecotourism – travelling to beautiful natural places without damaging the environment.

6 Brilliant Ways Sweden Recycles Its Garbage | 1 Million Womenhttps://www.1millionwomen.com.au/blog/6-brilliant-ways-sweden-recycles-its-garbage/The Swedes recycle nearly 99 percent of all household waste…How do they do it?

Intermediate Listening | Global Change | esl-lounge Studenthttp://www.esl-lounge.com/student/listening/3L13-global-change.phpGlobal Change. Two friends discuss environmental issues. – Listening comprehension activity. Open the mp3-file in a new window or copy the questions  (yr 8)

Planet 100: The Pacific Trash Vortex Explained – YouTubehttps://youtu.be/xc6LvdsyJ4U

You’ve heard about it on the news. You’ve read about it in blogs, What exactly is the Pacific Trash Vortex? Planet 100 is here to give you the facts. Very fast speech, slower to .75A lesson plan

Freedom River – YouTube (6:39)https://youtu.be/ABKLirW24LEConcentrating on an area of growing concern in our society— From 1971 but could be from today!

In Living Color – Environment Guy (Jim Carrey) – YouTube (3:56)https://youtu.be/viMKZJqCLSgIn Living Color – Environment Guy (Jim Carrey) – A parody

Dear Future Generations: Sorry – YouTube (6:02) https://youtu.be/eRLJscAlk1MAn Apology Letter to Future Generations. “Sorry” by Prince Ea.

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle [In That Order] – YouTube (1:40) https://youtu.be/EWxjFLDoIDA Brought to you by Happy Dancing Turtle – A video explaining why we should do the three Rs in this order. Fast speech

Reading Rainbow: How Trash Is Recycled with LeVar Burton – YouTube (6:24)https://youtu.be/w1l8HXa3HLk

5 billion tonnes of garbage is created by humans every year. That’s why it’s important to reduce, reuse and recycle – it’s a process we are all responsible for

What Europe Would Look Like If All The Earth’s Ice Melted – YouTube (1:34)https://youtu.be/FuNggCNVUf4If all the Earth’s land ice melted, sea levels would rise over 200 feet. So what would that mean for the Europe’s coastlines?

You Can Live Without Producing Trash – YouTube (4:37) https://youtu.be/nYDQcBQUDpw

One New York woman is making an effort to change the way we think about waste. – Interview with Lauren Singer, who produces no trash (yr 9)

Life of a Plastic Bottle – YouTube (2:40)https://youtu.be/erGnf7ws20EThe life cycle of a recycled bottle! – From oil molecules to a new bottle and back.

Garbage Island: An Ocean Full of Plastic (Part 1/3) – YouTube (20:47)https://youtu.be/D41rO7mL6zMVice sails to the North Pacific Gyre, collecting point for all of the ocean’s flotsam and home of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch:

Rise of the Eco-Warriors – YouTubehttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSOQ3eN6_Zz41dfPDMbmkGg/videosRise of the Eco-Warriors tells the story of a group of young ‘eco-warriors’ who spent 100 days in the jungles of Borneo working with an acclaimed scientist

Cleaning our oceans: a big plan for a big … – SafeShare.tvhttps://safeshare.tv/x/ss5b77caaa5b196#

When 11-year-old Haaziq Kazi first prototyped his invention to clean plastic from the surface of the ocean, it lasted for about 7 seconds before coming apart in his bathtub.

10 Strange Ways To Save The Environment – YouTube (2:38)https://youtu.be/RgVPDyFpxnc

10 Strange Ways to Save The Environment With the rainforests disappearing and global warming melting the ice caps, people will try anything to save our Earth…

I Tried To Get Fast Food With Zero Waste – YouTube (7:49)https://youtu.be/QMsQXOdk3ewJoyce tries to get fast food to be served in her own containers.

Going Greenhttp://busyteacher.org/23322-going-green.htmlYou can start your class using this powerpoint presentation to deal with the topic How to be green. It will develop a debate among students based on this topic.

Environment conversation questions – Teflpediahttps://teflpedia.com/Environment_conversation_questions

You are free to use this material in class. For general advice on using conversation topics, see our ESL conversation questions article. For our complete list of topics click here. For more help on…

MAN – YouTube (3:36) https://youtu.be/WfGMYdalClU

Animation created in Flash and After Effects looking at man’s relationship with the natural world. Watch this animated video and write about the effects that man has had on the environment