How to English: Teach and Learn with Gav & Em

39. The Environment


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How can you save the planet? What are your teaching tips on environmental topics? Have you studied and learnt about how to reduce your carbon footprint? This week, Gav and Em share their knowledge on this subject, reflecting on the spaces we work in and the ways we can learn about the effects we're having on the Earth. 

References:

Background ideas for online teachers: https://tr.pinterest.com/pin/28217935150687259/?nic_v2=1a6Ctya2G

TED Talk by  David Barnum Rethinking Learning Environments: Community as Classroom: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98F2AxZwGAE

Joe Wicks PE classes: https://www.youtube.com/user/thebodycoach1

How To Cultivate Environmental Awareness In Schools: https://www.greenschoolsalliance.org/blogs/60/628

English File, Unit 4A, Eco-Guilt, Upper-Intermediate, 3rd edition, Clive Oxenden, Christina Latham-Koenig, Oxford. + future perfect/future continuous topic

E-books or paper books: https://www.custommade.com/blog/e-readers-vs-print-books/

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2013/jan/06/should-i-buy-an-e-reader

What's one tonne of C02: https://www.aashe.org/one-ton-co2-really-mean/

What's the cost of watching videos online?

https://www.carbonbrief.org/factcheck-what-is-the-carbon-footprint-of-streaming-video-on-netflix

A carbon footprint quiz for kids: https://www.gokid.mobi/carbon-footprint-for-kids-some-facts-a-quiz-and-also-a-worksheet/

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