Let's celebrate Mother Earth!

Do you know anything about Earth Day?

For the 6th Graders

ACTION 1

Visit the Planet Earth Museum.

Look, listen and take notes.

http://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/short-stories/planet-earth

ACTION 2

Observe, read and learn the vocabulary.

To help you,

reproduce the mindmap

(=nuage de mots)

in your own way.

You may use a tree or a leaf or a fruit shape.

ACTION 3

Read and copy what (=ce que) kids say.

http://www.cyh.com/HealthTopics/HealthTopicDetailsKids.aspx?p=335&np=288&id=2651

ACTION 4

Write down what YOU can do.

http://more2.starfall.com/n/holiday/earthday/play.htm?f&redir=www

ACTION+

Make a poster to save the planet!

Need some ideas?

For the 9th Graders

ACTION 1

Observe this poster.

Introduce it.

Describe it.

React!

ACTION 2

How green are you?

Answer the quiz below.

1. When you leave a room, do you

a) turn off all the lights?

b) leave on light on?

c) never bother to turn off the lights?

2. Do you

a) take short showers (less than 10 minutes?)

b) have baths?

c) take long showers (more than 10 minutes?)

3. Do you

a) walk or ride a bike for short journeys?

b) take a public transport when you can?

c) travel everywhere by car?

4.Do you

a) separate all your rubbish and recycle what you can?

b) recycle some of your rubbish?

c) never recycle anything?

5.Do you

a) only use heating and air conditioning when you really need them?

b) use heating and air conditioning now and again?

c) have the heating all the winter and the air conditioning on all summer?

ACTION 3

Watch the video and write a report!

News on Global Warming (August 2007)

ACTION 4

What to do to look after the Environment?

http://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/archived-word-games/paint-the-words/environment

ACTION 5

How to protest?

Watch, listen and understand.

Re-write the song lyrics.

For Everyone

STEP 1

Watch and react.

STEP 2

Copy the songtext below,

then complete the activities about the video.

a) Fill in the gaps of the lyrics.

What about ..............
What about ……………

What about all the things
That you said we were to gain
What about killing fields
Is there a time
What about all the things
That you said was ............. and ……………
Did you ever stop to ……………………
All the blood we've shed before?
Did you ever stop to ……………………
This .............. .............., this weeping shore?

Aaaaaaaaaah Ooooooooooh

What have we done to the …………………
Look what we've done
What about all the peace
That you pledge your only ………………
Did you ever stop to ……………………
All the children …………………… from war?
Did you ever stop to ……………………
This ............... ..............., this weeping shore?

Aaaaaaaaaaah Ooooooooooh

I used to …………………
I used to glance beyond the ..............
Now I don't know ............. ............ ..........
Although I know we've drifted far

Aaaaaaaaaaah Ooooooooooh

Hey, what about .............
(What about us)
What about the ..............
(What about us)
The heavens are ........... .........
(What about us)
I can't even breathe
(What about us)
What about everything
(What about us)
[ I have given you
(What about us)
What about ..............'s worth
(ooo,ooo)
It's our ..............'s womb**
(What about us)
What about ...............
(What about it)
We've turned kingdoms to ..........
(What about us)
What about ...............
(What about us)
Have we lost their trust
(What about us)
What about ............. ............
(What about us) ]
We're ............... the seas
(What about us)
What about .............. trails
(ooo, ooo)
................ despite our pleas
(What about us)
What about the ............ ...........
(What about it)
Torn apart by creed
(What about us)
Where did we .......... ..........
(oooh, oooh)
Someone tell me ............
(What about us)

What about ............ ...........

(What about it)
What about the .............
(What about us)
What about all their .............
(What about us)
Do we ............ .... ...........?

b) Do the following activities.

1) Name two animal species mentioned in the song.

2) What have we done to them?

Underline the passages in green.

3) Underline in blue a sentence that may refer to natural Catastrophes like hurricanes or tornadoes.

4) Underline in black a sentence

that may refer to air pollution.

5) Circle in green a sentence

referring to deforestation.

6) Underline in red an expression or a sentence referring to the evil done to mankind.

7) Circle in red two expressions

showing that the Earth is sad.

c) Match the words.

peace •

heavens •

worth •

womb •

kingdoms •

dust •

holy •

creed •

give a damn* •

• cieux

• paix

• royaumes

• sein ; matrice

• valeur

• croyance

• poussière

• sacré, saint

• s’en préoccuper

d) Say it in French. Use a dictionary.

1)What about all the things

That you said was yours and mine?

2)Did you ever stop to notice

All the blood we’ve shed before?

3)I used to dream, I used to glance beyond the stars.

4)Now I don’t know where we are,

although I know we’ve drifted far.

5)We've turned kingdoms to dust.

e) Watch the video.

Complete Worksheet A or Worksheet+.

Worksheet A
(Pre-intermediate A2 level)

http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=2077

Worksheet+
(Intermediate B1 level)

http://languesvivantes.eklablog.net/animals-save-the-planet-a103163195

For the Bold or the Experts.

ACTION +
For the Adventurous or the Explorers

Make a Mindmap on the Environment

with

Wordle or Tagul.

What is Mindmapping?
https://www.sswm.info/planning-and-programming/decision-making/gathering-ideas/mindmapping

ACTION +

For the Bold or the Experts

Make a poster for the environment
demonstrating the problems and the solutions;
then prepare a speech to promote
your points of view and propositions!

Need some inspiration?
http://www.kfmaas.de/dis_env.html

http://www.mindmapart.com/climate-impacts-mind-map-jane-genovese/

http://ecojourney2013-15.blogspot.fr/2014/01/mind-maps-cyprus.html
https://fr.slideshare.net/logosacademyeduec/environmental-problems-and-solutions

Let's have fun with serious matter!