Category: Natural world & environment

A1 · Natural world & environment

A1 Asking and answering about the weather present simple

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A bolt from the blue Serena Here are some activities to help you practise vocabulary and structures for speaking about the weather. >

Natural world & environment

Food waste and what we can do about it.

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In 2016 Huffpost launched a campaign calling for action against the astronomical amount of food that was being dumped into the bins by supermarkets in the USA. Although the article is already over three years old, I’ve adapted it as a reading activity that you can do after listening to the video that briefly explains…… Continue reading Food waste and what we can do about it.

Natural world & environment · Open cloze

Open cloze: How can we reduce food waste at home?

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Image by Gary Chan (Unsplash) According to the latest data recorded in 2018, Spain reached a peak in food waste, squandering a total of 1,339 million kg/l of food and beverages. This number represents an increase of 8.9% over the previous year and seems to be mainly due to economic recovery that was experienced during…… Continue reading Open cloze: How can we reduce food waste at home?

C 2 · Natural world & environment

C1/C2 Listening TED Talks Are we running out of clean water?

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Despite water covering 71% of the planet’s surface, more than half the world’s population endures extreme water scarcity for at least one month a year. Current estimates predict that by 2040, up to 20 more countries could be experiencing water shortages. These statistics raise a startling question: is the Earth running out of clean water?…… Continue reading C1/C2 Listening TED Talks Are we running out of clean water?

C 2 · Natural world & environment

C1/C2 Listening activity: Brazil’s Amazon Rainforest in Flames

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Natural world & environment · Science, techonology & space

Listening Advanced C1: Do We Really Need the Moon?

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Image Jason Blackeye There has been a lot of talk about the moon lately because fifty years ago man set foot on it.  There also seems to be a lot of debate related to whether this actually happened or if it was merely propaganda due to the Space Race. Aware as I am that this… Continue reading Listening Advanced C1: Do We Really Need the Moon?

C 2 · Natural world & environment

Listening activity Advanced C1: Greenland is Melting

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Can we really deny this is happening? This beautiful island, populated many centuries ago by the Vikings is under threat. But just as Jason Box claims, ‘What happens in Greenland doesn’t stay in Greenland,’ meaning by this, that this is an issue that concerns the whole of humanity. I’ve used this news from CNN as a…… Continue reading Listening activity Advanced C1: Greenland is Melting

C1 · Natural world & environment · Workplace & jobs

Listening Advanced C1: How Do You Become a Marine Biologist?

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Rachel Butler, marine biologist and underwater film-maker speaks about how she chose a career that she was passionate about. The video is from BBC Earth Unplugged.

C 2 · C1 · Clothes, fashion & consumerism · Listening · Multiple choice cloze · Natural world & environment

C1/C2 Multiple choice cloze Can you Be Sustainable if you’re into Fast Fashion Online?

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Are you a fashion victim? Do you spend huge amounts of money on your wardrobe or are you mostly into second-hand stores? What carbon footprint do you think your clothing issues have on the environment? Here’s a multiple choice cloze for English Advanced levels that may get you into thinking twice before your next click…… Continue reading C1/C2 Multiple choice cloze Can you Be Sustainable if you’re into Fast Fashion Online?