Carbon footprint - Speaking and Listening lesson

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Carbon footprint

The total amount of greenhouse gases released into the atmosphere as a result of an individual or an organisation

Lesson aims

• To complete a listening comprehension and be able to listen for gist and specific information

• Engage in a formal class discussion

• To develop speaking skills/fluency by discussing authentic news topics

• To learn new subject related vocabulary and implement this during a discussion

Before watching the video, discuss with your partner...

What do you already know about this topic?

How important do you think this is?

How you can cut your carbon footprint 👣 - BBC News

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Multiple Choice

Why is the planet overheating?

• Greenhouse gases trap heat inside the atmosphere

• Heat is escaping from the earth's atmosphere

Multiple Choice

To work out your own carbon footprint you need to know how much of WHICH GAS you are producing:

• carbon dioxide

• oxygen

Watch the video again and make notes

Complete the quiz ansering true/false

Multiple Choice

People in poorer countries produce larger amounts of greenhouse gases

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Recycling is the most important way to reduce our carbon footprint

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

The UK produces 5.5 tones of greenhouse gases per year

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Qatar produces less greenhouse gases than America

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

The amount of money we have is not connected to the amount we consume

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

People in richer countries need to make huge changes in order to reduce their carbon footprint

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Many countries aim to be carbon neutral by the end of this century

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

It is likely that vegetarians/vegans have a lower carbon footprint

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

The way we travel has the biggest impact on our carbon footprint

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Cows produce methane - a greenhouse gas

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

In the developing world transport is a big part of your carbon footprint

• True

• False

'How can we actively reduce our carbon footprint?'

• Make notes to prepare your ideas for a formal class discussion

• Include ideas on why this is so important. What are the simplest and most effective ways to achieve this in your opinion?

• What do you think the government can do to encourage people to take this issue seriously?