2nd Intermediate - Internet addiction

Watch the video and say if these sentences are T/F

1. Internet addiction affects specially single men and teens
2. Internet addiction is comparable to drug addiction
3. A couple forgot to change their baby
4. Internet dependence is considered a mental illness
5. In 4 or 5 years we will know more about this addiction
6. A family lived without digital gadgets for half a year
7. A computer addiction treatment clinic was created
8. Children should avoid playing videogames

Answers written in  white: 1T, 2T, 3F, 4F, 5T, 6T, 7F, 8F

Talk about Strange British Sports and Curious Competitions

Learn about Easter

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Tai Chi

What is Tai Chi?
What do you do in it?
What is it good for?
Who would you recommend this activity to?
Quiz
Would you like to learn some Chinese words?

St Patrick's day

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Listen to get more information. Try the T/F exercise

2nd Intermediate - Immigration

Watch the video and choose the correct answer

1. In 1986 the Statue of Liberty celebrated

  a. its 100 year anniversary

  b. its 200 year anniversary

  c. its 1000 year anniversary

2. He emigrated to the US because

  a. of economic reasons

  b. he had family there

  c. of a war

3. They immigrated as

  a. tourists

  b. refugees

  c. workers

4. Europeans used to arrive by

  a. boat

  b. plane

  c. both

5. Refugees used to arrive by

  a. boat

  b. plane

  c. both

6. His family spent … in refugee camps

  a. 2 years

  b. less than 2 years

  c. more than 2 years

7. He became interested in his family’s history

  a. when he was a child

  b. when he was at school

  c. when he was at university

8. Before leaving Laos his parents wrote his name

  a. on the sea shore

  b. on a river shore

  c. on a lake shore

 
Answers: 1a, 2c. 3b. 4a, 5b, 6c, 7c, 8b

Pens for women!

2nd Intermediate - Environment: Volunteering

Watch a video about volunteering and choose the correct answer (up to minute 2.17).



1. The Green Team is based in the
  a. English capital
  b. Scottish capital
  c. Irish capital
2. It started in
  a. 1994
  b. 1995
  c. 1996
3. The organization works
  a. in the summer
  b. in the winter
  c. only some months
4. The projects are managed by
  a. stuff members
  b. young adults
  c. volunteers
5. They help
  a. conserve public places
  b. troubled young adults
  c. recover natural spaces
6. The team leader takes care of
  a. oganising specific tasks
  b. the participants’ wellbeing
  c. choosing the volunteers

Answers: 1b 2b 3c 4c 5a 6b

Leonardo di Caprio's 2014 UN Summit speech

Worksheet

Environment and pollution

On this page you'll find reading comprehension exercises, lists of vocabulary, quizzes and conversation questions.

Our future

Take notes about these items:
Solar or wind energy
Food
The weather
Employment
Health
Sea levels
Animals
We should start by
We should stop
Crisis
Leaders
People will remember us

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?

Intermediate - Recycling process

How to reduce your carbon footprint

What's "Carbon footprint"?



Now watch the video and note down the 10 steps to reduce yours.



Step 1. Turn the thermostat up in the summer and down in the winter. Close doors and insulate windows
Step 2. Turn off and unplug electronics
Step 3. Change to compact fluorescent bulbs
Step 4. Do your laundry or run a dishwasher only with a full load
Step 5. Eat local and take a canvas tote
Step 6. Bring your own cup or mug when you buy coffee
Step 7. Cut back on bottled water, making and transporting them pollutes a lot
Step 8. Plant a tree, it produces green house gases
Step 9. Use your car less
Step 10. Car pool, use public transport, walk or bike

Answers: They are written in white. Select the text above to see them.

Now do some READING COMPREHENSION about the environment. You will find texts and questions (with the answers).

• Pollution
• Biofuels
• Pollution and its effects