Scientific Innovations and Responsibility

You write a letter or email to a personality you appreciate (a politician or an artist) to convince her or him to publicly support your action on climate change.

• ➜ Prepare your arguments and organize them.
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• Find convincing arguments.
• Think of original ways to attract the attention of the media.


• ➜ Write your letter or email.
  
• Introduce yourself and state why you are writing.
• Provide examples of your initiatives and explain why these actions are so urgent.

Réalisation de la tâche / Cohérence / Organisation

Utilise l'humour, l'implicite.

Recevabilité linguistique / Contenus culturels

Expressions idiomatiques, structures complexes.

You record a podcast about what life could be like in Hawaii in 2040 due to the process of decarbonization which started in the 2010s.

• ➜ Prepare your arguments and organize them.
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• Bear in mind that the decarbonization process has already started and that you are imagining the scope of its impact many years later.
• Look for special effects like background music if you want.
Tips
Watch the
first video
of the unit again to help you get started.


• ➜ Record your podcast.
  
• Introduce the topic before giving your point of view, or developing what you hope will happen.
• Mention the decarbonization measures and scientific innovations you consider the most promising.
• Be careful with the tenses you use!

Réalisation de la tâche / Interaction orale

Utilise l'humour, l'implicite. Langue fluide. Jeu d'acteur convaincant.

Prononciation / fluidité / Recevabilité linguistique / Contenus culturels

Bonne intonation. Structures complexes. Expressions idiomatiques. S'auto-corrige.

Take part in a Twitter chat about innovations - existing or potential - to combat climate change.
Write your first post presenting the innovations you find the most promising and reply to two other posts.

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