Écrire et réagir à l’écrit : j’écris pour expliquer, argumenter.

Project “Rainforest Connection” uses recycled solar-powered cellphones to spy on illegal tree cutting in rainforests. In Amsterdam, there are floating houses designed to cope with rising sea levels. Have you ever done something to protect the environment?

Exercice 1 : Looking back

1

Describe what you can see and what you can hear.

2

Watch and list as many human actions as possible.

3

Try to explain the artist’s purpose.

4

What do you think of the music?

Exercice 2 : The power to change

1

What does this infographic show?

2

Listen to the beginning of the recording. What is it about?

3

Which solutions and explanations have you heard about?

Destroyed our natural habitat
Abandoned our planet
Made so many mistakes
Altered our children’s world
Gambled with it
Earned so much money but
Darkened our future

Elijah

Looked for innovative solutions
Imagined ways to live better
Solved some environmental issues
Tried to treat our planet better
Envisioned our future
Not done enough though
Expected a brighter picture
Decided to take action

Eileen

Exercice 3 : Pessimistic or Optimistic?

1

Introduce the documents.

2

Discuss with your partner and vote for your favourite poem.

3

Can you spot the verbs? Which aspect is used? Can you explain why?

4

Write your own acrostic poem on environmental issues.

Present HAVE + V-en with for and since

Observe: We have polluted our planet for more than 50 years. Since 2000, the situation has worsened.

Think: Do the sentences refer to events which are still true today? Any differences between since & for?

Practise: List 3 present effects of past events.

Pronounce "haven't"

We haven’t respected anything; we haven’t earned anything.


We haven’t treated it well; we haven’t imagined the consequences!

Use Fodey and write a newspaper editorial to highlight environmental issues and solutions. Don’t forget to share your opinion!

A2 I can list a few things we have done to the world.
A2+ I can specify for how long and why we’ve acted this way.
Vers B1 I can share my own views and solutions.