Ancient wisdom

Get ready

1

What are YOU prepared to do to save the planet? Fill in the gaps with the following words.

There are many things we can do to save the planet. As individuals we can do

things

: we can

, we can turn off the

that we don’t need, we can take shorter

, etc. We can also ask

to take action. Many

organisations make a huge

too.

2

Brainstorm from the title of the chapter.

3

Check with this table what you already know.

Observe and listen

1

Observe and describe the artwork.
Amazon Rainforest Vana Spirit

John Dyer, Spiritual Rebirth. Amazon Rainforest Vana Spirit, 2015.
a) How many types of animals can you see? Do you know their names? 


b) How many types of plants can you spot? Can you name a few? 


c) What is the woman wearing? What is she doing?

2

Listen to the audio guide and fill in the blanks.

This is a

by

. The

is quite meaningful. This artwork made in

 is about

. John Dyer was so

by the rainforest that he painted this artwork to depict the

and

from the rainforest, but also belief in powerful

.

Let’s have fun

1

Listen to the audio and write down the words that rhyme with “green”.

2

Find the different pronunciations of the letter “o”. Pick a word in the poem for each sound.

a) /ɒ/ ➝
b) /uː/ ➝
c) /ʌ/ ➝
d) /ə/ ➝
e) /ɜː/ ➝ 
f) /əʊ/ ➝ 

Green is the color of lush

Nurtured by the heavens not in a rush

Green is my Guyana where seeds are sown

My roots, the world, that I have known

Trees of fruits, medicines, and air so clean

Green is my home of such beauty to be seen