AM ESOL Online 3-30-23 Agenda Weather and the Environment ❏ Journal Writing ❏ Read a Receipt ❏ Plastics in our Environment - continued ❏ Save our Planet - Famous People and Organizations ❏ Listening or Conversation Practice * *time permitting ======================= Journal - Introduction What is today's date? Today we will say it. Today is Thursday March 30 2023 Punctution? Where do the commas go? Today is Thursday, March, 30, 2023. Where do the commas go? Today is Thursday, March 30, 2023. We write March 30, but we say March thirty-eth. March 3, 2023. Say March third. Vian What's the weather today? The weather today is cloudy and cold. Write a sentence about today's date. Write a sentence about today's weather. Write a list of a couple things you "used to" do, but don’t do anymore, because it is bad for you or the environment? Examples I used to: - take long showers and waste a lot of water, - mix food waste and trash together. I used to: - eat fast food and sugary snacks all the time, - put too much salt on my food. ----------------------- Journal Writing 10 Minutes ----------------------- Share our Journals Stephane Tell me? I used to save money by buying only what you need, eating what you buy, and avoiding throwing away food. Is this a list or a sentence? Rajaa I used to: 1. use too much chemical cleaners, but now I don't. 2. To eat fatty substances, that increased bad cholesterol in my body. I used to: 1. use too much chemical cleaners, but now I don't, 2. to eat fatty substances, that increased bad cholesterol in my body. Berenice I use to: -wash the dishes and leave the water running, -mix the garbage, I did not separate it from recycling and regular garbage. Vian I don't use it the fast food because I'm sick eating the fast food. comprehension = to understand listen to the teacher I used to: 1. no eat fast food because it makes me sick I didn't used to eat fast food. We need "a couple" = 2 things. I used to: 1. no eat fast food because it makes me sick 2. ????? Valerie I used more plastic bags, now I use reuseable bags. I used to mix food waste and trash together, now I recycle the bottles and cans. ======================= Read a Receipt (LiveWorksheets) receipt re ceipt (ip = silent) re ceet ======================= BREAK 10:00 - 10:20 ====================== Environment - Plastics - continued PFAS: Forever Chemicals (Per- and polyfluorinated alkyl substances) How can you avoid PFAS? -Food: Avoid using non-stick cookware and choose home-cooked meals vs. fast-food and take out. -Textiles: Look for PFAS- free or PFC-free labels. -Cosmetics: Avoid products containing chemicals with “fluoro” or PTFE in their name (check the ingredient list). Also avoid dental floss with PTFE coatings. Textiles = material clothes blanket pillows wash cloths ===================== Read the chart Most Polluted Countries What country is the most polluting /creates pollution? What country is the least polluting? What is the status of the US regarding pollution? The second one. The US is second. The US is the second most polluting country. densely populated = a lot of people dense = very close, packed, compact dense = the size, thickness industrialized = factories, manufacturing, production industry ====================== Famous People and Organizations GreenPeace causes = results/things to fight /protest Greta Thunberg young climate change activist Survey "Young People Are Anxious About Climate Change" anxious = to be nervous or afraid Regional Environmental Council Earth Day Earth Day is around the world. Cleanups in Worcester. April 22 ====================== Conversation Practice - Whole Class Discussion Do you or your children feel anxious about climate change? ? anxious = to be nervous or afraid Do you worry about the environment? Are people hurting the environment? ======================= Conversation Practice Breakout rooms What are some things people 'used to' do that was not good for the environment? Examples: -Some things people used to do were …. -Some examples of what people used to do are -I remember when people used to …. -take food waste and trash to the dump burn or bury trash in the backyard -throw old appliances and cars into rivers factories dumped waste into rivers -ride in cars or on motorcycles without seat belts -------------------- Eliana xxxxxno saving not saving water not saving electricity not separating trash not recycling unplug your phone and computers throw trash in the street, in the river, in the ocean or sea There was no recycling. dispose of chargers for cellphone safely - not in the trash to not disconnect chargers when I use the charger no disconnect when they don't use many peoples/people let the charger connect all day but not disconnect when the phone is charged ------------------- Share our Conversations Good. Audio problem: Vian End Class ======================