Intermediate - Carbon Footprint

Watch the video and answer the following questions:

1. What's the ecological footprint? It's a mesurement of everything we consume and use It's the total impact on planet Earth.
2. Who/What is responsible for most of the footprint? United Arab Emirates households
3. What would happen if everyone in the planet consumed as much as we do? We would need 4.5 planets
4. What natural disasters may be caused by our misuse of energy? Rise of sea levels, storms, heat waves and droughts
5. What can we do to minimize our impact on the planet? Consume fewer imported products (choose sustainable ones), use public transport, reduce your waste

Select the text after the questions to see the answers.

2nd Intermediate - How wolves changed a river

A trophic cascade is an ecological phenomenon which starts at the top of the food chain and spreads to the bottom.

Watch the following video about how some wolves changed a river and answer the comprehension questions.

1. When were wolves reintroduced? In 1995
2. How long have the wolves been absent? For 70 years
3. How did the deer react when the wolves were reintroduced? They changed their behaviour avoiding some places which began to regenerate
4. What happened to some trees? Their height tripled
5. Which animals appeared when more trees had grown? The birds started moving in
6. Name three types of animals that live in the dams built by beavers: ducks, fish, reptiles, amphibians
7. Why did the number of rabbits and mice rise? Because the wolves killed coyotes
8. Name one of the reasons why the population of bears rose: there were more berries
9. Why did rivers have more fixed courses? Because of the regeneration of the forests

Answers written in white; select the text above to see them.

Zoos - Are they good or bad?

2nd Intermediate - Slow down

Watch this video about a town in Turkey and choose the correct option for the questions below:



1. Seferihisar
a. is bigger than its neighbor
b. has 30000 inhabitants
c. is a slow city

2. The mayor says people want
a. to develop the economy
b. to move to his town
c. to escape from pollution and traffic jams

3. The town has to
a. reduce its carbon emissions
b. open new hotels
c. buy organic food

4. The project aims at
a. attracting tourists
b. attracting big businesses
c. protecting the environment

5. The hotel
a. is run by the members of one family
b. has 20 rooms
c. employs 12 people

6. The owner of the hotel says they
a. will have to make more rooms
b. want to have more tourists
c. don’t want their town to become like other towns

7. Solar panels
a. are on demand
b. are not a good choice
c. are used in every building for heating and electricity

8. The mayor
a. is trying to convince local people
b. will create a shopping street
c. has 2 years to make all the changes

Answers: 1b, 2c, 3a, 4c, 5a, 6c, 7a, 8a
Would you like to live in a place like this?

Intermediate - Recycling process

 

Slow movement

Check the transcript for this second video here

Sentences to translate

1. Me lo pasé muy bien (use "enjoy" or "have")
2. Todos las mañanas/Cada mañana me tomo un café
3. Por una parte, la technología ha mejorado nuestra vida. Por otra, consume demasiado de nuestro tiempo.
4. Me gustaría saber más.
5. Puedes usarlo en todas partes.
6. Puedes llevarlo a todas partes.
7. Otras personas piensan que es muy útil.
8. Otro problema es que consume energía.
9. Me gustaría ayudar a gente necesitada.
10. Le preguntaré a mis amigos.
11. Debería llamar a mis padres.
12. Puedo contactar con mi familia a través de internet.
13. No tuvimos tiempo.
14. Todo el mundo usa whatsapp.
15. Este ha sido el mejor vije que he hecho.
16. Viajamos en avión.
17. Me interesa aprender inglés.
18. Tu idea me parece muy interesante.

SELECT THE TEXT BELOW TO SEE THE ANSWERS

1. I enjoyed myself a lot. I had a great time.
2. Every morning I have a coffee.
3. On the one hand, technology has improved our lives. On the other hand, it consumes too much of our time.
4. I would like to know more.
5. You can use it everywhere.
6. You can take it everywhere.
7. Other people think that it's very useful.
8. Another problem is that it consumes energy.
9. I'd like to help people in need.
10. I will ask my friends.
11. I should call my parents.
12. I can contact my family through the Internet 
13. We didn't have time. (We hadn't time -> IS WRONG!)
14. Everybody uses whatsapp
15. This is the best trip I've ever made
16. We travelled by plane
17. I'm interested in learning English
18. Your idea sounds very interesting to me