Workinpairstodiscusswhatyoupersonallycandoineachcase.Comparewithyourclassmates.
A)ReadthesayingofMahatmaGandhi.Canyouexplainthemeaning?
“Youmustbethechangeyouwishtoseeinthisworld.”
Matchtheactions(numbers)withthereasons(letters).
SAYNOTOPLASTICBAGSWHENEVERPOSSIBLE
FITATLEASTONEENERGY-SAVINGLIGHTBULB
LEARNBASICFIRSTAID
SMILEANDSMILEBACK
TURNOFFAPPLIANCESATTHEMAINS
RECYCLEYOURMOBILEPHONE
SPENDTIMEWITHSOMEONEFROMADIFFERENTGENERATION
GIVEYOURCHANGETOCHARITY
TRYWATCHINGLESSTV
TURNOFFUNNECESSARYLIGHTS11.PUTYOURGUMINTHEBIN
DOSOMETHINGYOUTHINKYOUAREUNABLETODO13.RECYCLEYOURBOOKS
Why?Youcouldsavesomeone’slife!
Why?Peopleinothercountriescanusethemandtheypol-lutelandfillsites.
Why?People’smoodisbasedonhowtheygettreated.
Why?Theyseetheworlddifferentlyandtheywanttoknowhowyouseeit.
Why?Itcanmakeyouturnofffromreality–getyourownback!
Why?Savespaper,shareswords.
Why?Manyplasticbagscantakeupto500yearstobreakdownwhenburied.
Why?Youneverknowwhoyouareuntilyoutrystretchingyourlimits.
Why?IntheUKpeoplebuyabout1,000millionpacketsofchewinggumayearanditcosts£150milliontocleanup.
Why?Italladdsup.Itmakestheworldthewayyouwantit.
Why?Theyusejustonequarteroftheelectricitythattheordinarykinddo.
Why?ATV,VideoandDVDonstandbystilluseupelectricity.
Why?Becausetheyburnuptheearth’sresourcesfornopurposewhatsoever.
Workinpairs.Decidewhichoftheactionsabove
wouldchangethewayweusetheworld’sresources;
youcouldn’teverimaginedoing;
wouldcheeruptheworld;
Workinsmallgroups.Answerthequestionsbelow.
Aresomeactionseasiertocarryoutthanothers?Whichac-tionsmostappealtoyouandwhy?Ifyoucouldimagineamil-lionpeopledoingsomethingtogether,thatchangedtheworld,whatwoulditbe?
LESSON7:ADROPINTHEOCEAN
Communicativearea:speakingaboutsavingwater;speakingaboutregretsandunrealpast
Receptivegrammar:ConditionalIIIandwishesandregrets
A)Inalltheproverbsandsayingsbelowthesamewordismissing.Readandguesstheword.
“Weforgetthatthe…cycleandthelifecycleareone”.
JacquesCousteau
“Ifthereismagicontheplanet,itiscontainedinthe…”.
LorenEisley
“…isthedriverofNature”.LeonardodaVinci
“Thefrogdoesnotdrinkupthe…ofthepondinwhichhelives”.AmericanIndianSaying
“Dirty…cannotbewashed”.Africanproverb
“…keepseverythingalive”.ThalesofMiletus
“Bymeansof…,wegivelifetoeverything”.Koran
“Allthe…thatwilleverbeisrightnow”.NationalGeo-graphic
“Childrenofaculturebornina…-richenvironment,wehaveneverreallylearnedhowimportant…istous.Weunder-standit,butwedonotrespectit”.WilliamAshworth
b)Whichoftheproverbsandsayingsabovedoyoulikemost?
A)Howdoyouandyourfamilyusewater?Answerthequestionsbelowwitha‘Yes’or‘No’?
1.Doyoutakebathsinsteadofshow-ers?2.Doyoukeepyourtaprunningwhenyoucleanyourteeth?3.Doyouuseyourwashingmachineordishwasherforjustafewitems?4.Areyouthink-ingofreplacingyourwashingma-
chine?5.Doyouwashvegetablesandsaladsunderarunningtap?6.Doanyofyourtapsdrip?7.Doyouuseahosepipetocleanyourcar?8.Doyouwateryourgardenplantswithtapwater?