[Activities designed by Mireia Xortó]
REDUCE, REUSE, RECYCLE
PRE-VIEWING ACTIVITIES
- What do you think this video is going to be about?
- Do you reduce, reuse and recycle at home? Explain the way you do it
Watch the video above and do this filling the gaps activity. When you finish, check your answers here:
POST-VIEWING ACTIVITIES
- Make a list of all the tips that can be read on the video in order to reduce, reuse and recycle and reflect upon them.
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Another video: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, in that order
Discuss in pairs why you need to do it in this order. First, reduce. Second, reuse and finally, recycle.
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WEBQUEST
Use the webs in the links below to find the information you need to answer these questions. Remember that you are going to report what you find out to the rest of the class.
Part 1 – Recycling
1. What are the 3 “Rs”?
2. What kind of products should you buy?
3. Give 3 ways you can help the environment
4. What can you do with litter?
Part 2 – Food Waste
1. How much “perfectly edible” food is wasted in the USA every year?
2. How many Americans could be fed, if just 15% less food was wasted?
3. The world population is predicted to be ……………… billion by 2050.
4. How much does food production need to increase by, in order to feed this population?
Useful links:
