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environmentalissues

climate changeglobal warming air pollution

water pollution deforestation

animal speciesextinction

environmentalissues

climate changeglobal warming air pollution

water pollution deforestation

animal speciesextinction

What can we dofor the environment?

save energy save water

recycle use publictransportation

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environmental activities in our school:

planting trees & flowers

organic gardening&

biological pesticidecreating

environmental activities in our school:

soap out ofused cooking oil

making recycled paper

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environmental activities in our school:

making our own cheese

But, is this all we can do for the environment?

global warming:only 90 companies produced 2/3

of the global emissions of CO2

We can’t let other people (companies, industries etc.) destroy our environment!

Let’s see an example:

air photograph of local area

• In the 1980s elephant population in Africa was less than 600,000 because of the ivory trade.

• Currey made a short film about the ivory trade.The film was broadcasted in the UK News and shocked people all around the world.

1 We can inform ourselves and other people

ivory was no longer popular

&a few months later

ivory trade has been forbidden

The company Coca-Cola-India was using in Varanasi of India huge amounts of groundwater for its factory. Local farmers had no water to farm. Millions of farmers have been forced to migrate to the cities.

Local people made a lot of protests and demonstrations.

After an investigation, the state decided that Coca-Cola-India was illegal.

Coca-Cola was forced to shut down its factory in Varanasi.

2 We can press the state to apply the environmental laws

1. Which are the 3 R’s?

• red, rare, rose

• reduce, reuse, recycle

• read, read, read

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1. Which are the 3 R’s?

• red, rare, rose

• reduce, reuse, recycle

• read, read, read

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2. Which is the irony?

•Trees can’t write letters.

• It needs paper to write the letter.

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2. Which is the irony?

•Trees can’t write letters.

• It needs paper to write the letter.

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3. This picture is actually a comment on:

• the environmental consequences of pollution and hunting.• the economic crisis.

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3. This picture is actually a comment on:

• the environmental consequences of pollution and hunting.• the economic crisis.

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4. Which animal species is in danger of extinction?

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•blue whale

•giant panda

•black rhino

4. Which animal species is in danger of extinction?

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•blue whale

•giant panda

•black rhino

5. This picture is a comment on:

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• father – son relationship•global warming

5. This picture is a comment on:

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• father – son relationship•global warming

6. Which material is not recyclable?

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•glass

•batteries

•ceramic

6. Which material is not recyclable?

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•glass

•batteries

•ceramic

7. We can save energy by: (Find the wrong answer!)

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• turning off the lights when we are not using them.

•using as often as possible our car.

• replacing our light bulbs with economy light bulbs

7. We can save energy by: (Find the wrong answer!)

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• turning off the lights when we are not using them.

•using as often as possible our car.

• replacing our light bulbs with economy light bulbs

8. We know that a company pollutes the environment. What should we do about this problem:

(Find the wrong answer!)

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• inform people about the company’s activity.• inform the state about the company’s activity.• ignore the problem. It’s not our concern.•press the company to stop polluting by boycotting

its products.

8. We know that a company pollutes the environment. What should we do about this problem:

(Find the wrong answer!)

environmental- quiz

• inform people about the company’s activity.• inform the state about the company’s activity.• ignore the problem. It’s not our concern.•press the company to stop polluting by boycotting

its products.

It’s our human right to live

in a clean and healthy environment.