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ENVIRONNEMENT / ENVIRONMENT

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Flashcards, Cliparts and Pictures - Vocabulary - Encyclopedia -
Listening -
Interactive activities - Activities to print - Lesson plans - Webquests - Interactive games - Games to print -
Posters - Cartoons - Stories - Movies - Conversation questions - Songs - Animations / Videos

(Updated on 23/05/2013)


Related pages :

Environment + Earth Day + Pollution + Recycling

 

 

Flashcards, Cliparts and Pictures :

 

Infographic: United States of the Environment
"Every U.S. state is No. 1 in some environmental or public health category ... and No. 50 in another.
Here's a look at each state's strengths and weaknesses."
(mnn.com)

 

 



 

Vocabulary :

 

  • Sustainable development 
    "is a pattern of resource use that aims to meet human needs while preserving the environment so that these needs can be met not only in the present, but also for future generations."
    It "ties together concern for the carrying capacity of natural systems  with the social challenges facing humanity...
    The field of sustainable development can be conceptually broken into three constituent parts: 
    environmental     sustainability, 
    economic     sustainability
    and sociopolitical sustainability. " 
    (Wikipedia) 

  • CARBON FOOTPRINT :

    • What is your carbon footprint ? (i118.photobucket.com)




    • Carbon foot
      = "A representation of the effect human activities have on the climate in terms of the total amount of greenhouse gases produced
      (measured in units of carbon dioxide)."
      (esd.rgs.org)


    • Carbon Footprint
      = "An estimate of how much carbon dioxide an entity (be it person, family or building) produces and releases into the atmosphere (the EPA has a personal calculator). The resulting figure is used to buy carbon offsets (see definition) or engage in ameliorative activities such as planting trees."
      (greenit.fr)


  • Environment - Illustrated vocabulary
    "Collective term for the elements that surround a living organism, some of which contribute directly to meeting its needs."
    (visual.merriam-webster.com)

 

 

Encyclopedia :

 

Listening :

 

INTERACTIVE activities :

  • Photographer Chris Jordan
    "Watch the video and slideshow about Photographer Chris Jordan who portrays the impact of consumerism in the modern world."
    + Hangman
    Created by Renée Maufroid. (Ac. Lille)

 

  • The planet - interactive map (apps.forskning.se)


  • Garbage - "How can my community reduce waste".
    (You can test your knowledge.) - (learner.org)



 

  • Tutoriel Powerpoint / Impress : Greenpeace et l'environnement
    "Ce diaporama s'insère dans le travail sur l'Unité 2 de 'Move Up' 3ème LV1, Nathan, sur le thème de l'environnement...
    Ce vocabulaire est travaillé avec les expressions suivantes :
    - 'There is/are less and less/fewer and fewer ...
    - It's time to stop/start + Ving'...
    Dans la 2ème partie l'association Greenpeace est présentée et le vocabulaire précédent est retravaillé avec l'expression 'Greenpeace campaigns to' ...
    Pour terminer cette séquence les élèves doivent créer une "leaflet" publicitaire pour Greenpeace..."
    (Dominique Le Ray - domisweb.free.fr)

 

  • Paraphrasing - Environment (englisch-hilfen.de)
    ex. : "to use more of sth than is necessary = ... to waste"

 

Activities TO PRINT :

  • Environment : Worksheets about recycling, composting, energy, environmental issues, posters, etc
    (brysoneducation.org)

 

Lesson plans :

 

  • STRATEGIES   de   LECTURE   d’un   TEXTE   INCONNU en lien avec le thème de l'environnement
    - Bins in Brighton :
    Student's worksheet 1 / Student's worksheet 2
    Fiches envoyées par Martine Longhi-fetet (Collège G. Brassens - Granges sur Vologne - AC. Nancy-Metz)


 

  • Tox Town - interactive
    Environmental health concerns and toxic chemicals where you live, work and play
    + "The teacher pages provide activities and resources you can use with your class to stimulate learning about environmental health issues."
    (toxtown.nlm.nih.gov)

 

  • The environment (British Council)
    "There are lots of problems facing our planet today. A lot of people live on our planet, and the earth's resources won't last forever.
    But there are lots of things that we can do to help to look after our planet, and to make sure that the environment has a great future.
    Learn words to talk about the environment in English, and find out about what you can do to be greener!"

    Interactive activities :
    - Words : "What is recycling? What is global warming?"
    - Do or don't? "There are lots of things we can do to look after our environment. What should we do? What shouldn't we do?"
    - Green tips : "What can we do to help look after the environment?"
    - Polar bears
    - How green are you? "There are lots of things you can do to help save energy and water in your home, and to make your home greener. Try a quiz and find out how green you are. "
    Songs :
    - It's up to me and you! "Can you understand what we have to do? There's only one world, it's up to me and you!" Listen to a song...
    - The ballad of Lisa the Lemur
    Visit a museum :
    - Planet Earth - "Katie and Jaia are on a school trip with the other children in their class. They're visiting the Planet Earth Museum."
    A story :
    - The tide turns
    An interactive game :
    - Clean and Green. "Your bedroom is very messy. There is lots of rubbish lying around but you can recycle it.
    Can you put the rubbish in the right recycling bins? Be clean...and green."

 

  • Environment.
    "05 June is World Environment Day...
    Take a look at the articles, word game, story, poem, cartoon, poll, trivia and links."
    (British Council)