Introduction
Nature makes people healthy and happy, but unfortunately, we have less and less green space in our increasingly urbanised living environment. By planting a Tiny Forest, you can help bring nature and adventure back into our busy urban society. It also has a beneficial effect on the climate in the city.
Click on the links below to watch a video from the Youtube and to read a text about the Tiny Forest:
https://earthwatch.org.uk/get-involved/tiny-forest
Task
After watching the Youtube Video and reading the text about the Tiny Forest, answer the questions:
1) Where can we plant a Tiny Forest?
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2) What can we plant in a Tiny Forest?
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3) Why is the Tiny Forest important?
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4) What are the benefits of the Tiny Forest?
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*Habits to save our planet*
Recycling, turning off the lights or choosing to move by bike are just some of the many actions that we can do in our everyday life in order to save our planet. Click in the link below to see the main habits everyone should have to preserve the environment.
https://ecobnb.com/blog/2020/02/good-green-habits-save-planet/
After reading the text "Good green habits save planet" from the link, answer the questions:
1) What did you do already to protect the environment? (the habits from the text may help you to answer).
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2) What do you do nowadays to protect the environment?
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Process
1) Read the text below.
What is climate change?
'Climate change' means the increase in the Earth’s average temperature since the beginning of the 20th century and its impacts now and in the future. Since about 1900, the average near-surface temperature of the planet has increased by 0.75 degrees Celsius and the UK's sea level has risen by about 10 centimetres. Further global rises are expected, as well as more extreme weather events like flooding and drought.
- The causes of climate change
There is very strong evidence that recent global warming can't be explained by natural causes alone. Humans are changing the climate by their actions, especially through emissions of greenhouse gases, like carbon dioxide, which artificially warm the Earth's atmosphere.
- The effects of climate change
The effects of climate change include rising temperatures, higher sea levels and more frequent extreme weather events like storms and heatwaves. These are expected to become more severe in coming decades. What people do now and in coming decades to reduce greenhouse gas emissions will determine the level of future impacts.
2) Answer the questions below.
A. Has the temperature of the planet increased? Why?
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B. What are the causes of climate change?
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3) Mark True or False.
A. Since about 1900, the average near-surface temperature of the planet has increased by 0.75 degrees Celsius and the UK's sea level has risen by about 10 centimetres. (...)
B. The effects of climate change include rising temperatures, higher sea levels and more frequent extreme weather events like storms and heatwaves. (...)
C. What people do now and in coming decades to reduce greenhouse gas emissions will determine the level of future impacts. (...)
D. The climate in Brazil will never change. (...)
4) Como se diz "aquecimento global" em inglês?
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Evaluation
The final activity:
After watching video, reading texts and doing activities about the Environmental Awareness contents, clink on the link below to do our final activity.
The activity: choose the right answer to each question.
https://www.inglesonline.com.br/exercicios-de-ingles/exercicio-meio-amb…
Conclusion
Humans impact the environment in many ways. The negative impacts can affect human behavior and can prompt mass migrations or battles over clean water. The today's contents helped you understand the impact humans have on the environment with these resources and we hope you create good habits to save our planet. Who knows, maybe planting your own Tiny Forest?!
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