Podpora rozvoje cizích jazyků pro Evropu 21. stol.

INVESTICE DO ROZVOJE VZDĚLÁVÁNÍ

Tento projekt je spolufinancován Evropským sociálním fondem a státním rozpočtem České republiky.

Ecology

Questionnaire: How green are you? How many things you did in the last week?

• I planted a tree• I supported a charitable

organisation• I did not buy disposable razors• I used towels instead of

paper tissues• I bought food/bevarage in

a reusable container

• I recycled my newspaper

• I switched off all lights when I left my home

• I used only public transport

• I used cloth bags instead of plastic bags when I went shopping

• I reused a bottle instead of buying a new one

• I wore clothes more than once before washing them

• Other green activities ……...............................

What can you do to keep the environment healthy?

Wind powerWater-power plant / station

Nuclear plant Solar energy

How charitable are you? The life of volunteer

• Who is a volunteer?• How can you help in

your town?• What famous

personalities involved in charitable organisations do you know?

• How many organisations can you name?

IDEAS:1) After-school teaching2) Children’s after-school

activities3) Helping seniors4) Hospital visitation5) Raising money for

charity6) Adopting an animal7) Adopting a child from the

third-world country8) Others…………………

Useful expressions

1. I am in favour of

2. I am strongly against

3. I believe in

4. I do not care about

5. I support

6. I am anti-……..

7. I really care about

8. Do you agree with

recycling.big cars that need a lot of gas.

shopping eco-wisely.

global warming.

a charity.

cigarette.

the environment.

destruction of rainforests?

Controversial topic: Animal testing

• the use of animals in experiments• animals used: flies, worms, mice,

zebrafish, rabbits, pigs, non-human primates, etc.

• most animals are purpose-bred, others may be caught in the wild

• drug testing, cosmetics testing, genetics, behavioural studies, Xenotransplantation (study of cells)

Your opinion?• Do you stop to think if the product you are

buying was tested on animals?

• Are there some cases in which animal testing is acceptable?

• Is animal testing justifiable for cosmetics purposes?

• What happens to the animals after the tests are finished?

• Would you become a human volunteer?

The logos identifying cosmetics not tested on animals

• Why rabbits?• Draize eye test• rabbits do not

produce tears• results often

inaccurate• Rabbit’s eyes are

more sensitive

Animal and plant protection

• National parks• Nature reserves

• Endangered species?

• caused by carbonic dioxide accumulated in the atmosphere

• a layer that allows sunrays to go through atmosphere to Earth but not back• the temperature of Earth rises →melting glaciers, sea level raises, floods

Global issues

1. Greenhouse effect

Ozone hole

• caused by dangerous gases

used in sprays

• ozone protects the Earth and life on it radioactive gamma sunrays

Ozone depletion - decline of ozone in Earth´s stratosphere → global warming

Acid rains

• caused by air pollution

• gases in air mix with water steam in the atmosphere and create nitrid acid

• then rains down to Earth and pollutes water, soil, plants

Over-population

• link between population growth and environmental problems?

• reduce population growth?

• average life expectancy?

• carbon footprint?

Tips for students

• Drink tap water rather than buying bottled water. • Reuse grocery bags or get fabric bags when shopping • Recycle what you can • Buy local food that does not travel a long way to the shop• use public transportation

• Shop at resale stores

• Avoid products with a lot of packaging

• Turn down the heat,

limit the air conditioning,

do not use a tumble dryer

• Use your printer wisely

- save paper by printing

on both sides

Disasters

Vocabulary list• Air pollution

• Invisible pollution• Landfills • Ocean dumping • Toxic wastes

• Asbestos

• Air filters • Emergency shelters • Deforestation

• in cities caused by smoke, gases and chemicals

• noise, roadworks, traffic etc.• place where rubbish is buried• get rid of smt. unwanted• Poisonous things that you throw

away• Greyish material that was used in

buildings as protection against fire• remove solids (dust) from the air• Place where people go when

disaster strikes• cutting down trees in a large area

INVESTICE DO ROZVOJE VZDĚLÁVÁNÍ

Tento projekt je spolufinancován Evropským sociálním fondem a státním rozpočtem České republiky.

Tato výuková prezentace byla pořízena z finančních prostředků hrazených Evropským sociálním fondem

a rozpočtem České republiky.