Hope is not enough.
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Theme: Fighting climate change.
Competencies
Competence in Linguistic Communication
Competence in cultural awareness and expressions
Subjects and year by Educational System
Spain > English > 4th ESO > Communication
Spain > English > 4th ESO > Interculturalism
Enunciation
Read the “Did you know...?” box to find out about Greta Thunberg. Then, watch and listen to a video titled Greta Thunberg Is Leading a Global Climate Movement and decide if the statements are True (T) or False (F). Justify your answers.
Did you know…?
Swedish teen Greta Thunberg held a solo protest outside the Swedish Parliament to claim for policies against climate change when she was only 15 years old. Since then, she became a global phenomenon, speaking at the UN and appearing on the TV news all over the world. Her climate strike inspired thousands of other young people across the world to carry out similar protests.
(From: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Greta_Thunberg&oldid=1078710699 (24/03/2022)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRgJ-22S_Rs (13/02/2022)
BBC. (2021). Greta Thunberg: Who is the climate campaigner and what are her aims?. BBC [online]
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-49918719 (24/3/2022)
1. Greta Thunberg wants adults to be hopeful.
2. Greta Thunberg understands why some people don’t believe climate change is a real problem.
3. Greta Thunberg thinks that climate change will be a threat in a near future.
4. Greta Thunberg decided to sit in front the Parliament every Friday after school.
5. Greta Thunberg stopped taking planes to travel.
6. At first, Greta Thunberg’s Asperger syndrome was an obstacle to start the strike.
Observations and context
This resource can be used to work on reading comprehension and to develop social and civic competence in order to reflect on our lifestyle and people's environmental responsibility.
As a complement to this activity, students can be asked to calculate their carbon footprint, using the following website: https://www.lovetoknow.com/life/lifestyle/carbon-footprint-calculator-kids (13/04/2022)
Women forerunners:
- Rachel Carson, an American marine biologist and conservationist, was one of the first voices in the 1960s to help launch modern environmental awareness. Since then, various movements have arisen to raise awareness of the need to protect the environment.
Contemporary: Thunberg's activism runs parallel to that of other climate activists such as Wangari Maathai, Vanessa Nakate and Berta Cáceres.
Description
Distinguishing the general meaning, essential information, etc., in a medium-complex text on the environment.
Listening comprehension activity based on a video about the movement led by Greta Thunberg to fight against climate change.