How green are you: Students do the quiz to find out how green they are. Link to standard/advanced textbook: Unit 10, an extra activity for e.g. the Speaking, Reading, Listening or Writing lesson. Difficulty level: Medium. Time: 15+ mins Option 1

Option 2

Option 3

Worksheets

Computers and data projector

Computers and live internet connection

Link to the material http://www.britishcouncil.org/kids-games-green-quiz.htm

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Option 1: Worksheets

Preparation:

Make photocopies of the ‘Quiz’ worksheet for each pair/group of students. Make photocopies of the ‘Quiz answers’ and feedback worksheet to use for giving feedback to the students.

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http://www.britishcouncil.org/kids-games-green-quiz.htm

Stages Introduction 5 – 10

Procedure 1. Ask students (in their groups) to brainstorm three things that they all do at home to protect the environment (e.g. turn off the lights when they leave the room).

mins 2. Elicit their answers and write them up on the board 3. Tell the students they are going to do a quiz to find out how green they are. Quiz

1. Hand out copies of the quiz (preferably 1 per pair of students).

15 + mins 2. Read through the questions as a class pausing after each one to give students time to answer (Note: 1 student should put a tick and the other a cross – as this will allow for more personalized feedback later). The teacher should help students where they are unclear about the questions. 3. Hand out the feedback sheet and let the students check their answers. 4. (Optional) After 5 minutes the teacher should go through the feedback sheet with the class to make sure they have understood. A good way to do this is the teacher reads out Quiz question 1 and then says ‘yes’ (and students who answered ‘yes’ raise their hands), the teacher then nominates a student to read the ‘yes’ feedback. Repeat the process for the ‘no’ section and then the rest of the questions. Extension

1. Students write a paragraph about what they’ve learnt and are now personally going to do to help save the environment.

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The Quiz Worksheet Questions 1. Do you give your old clothes to a charity shop? 2. Do you turn off the monitor when you’re not using the computer? 3. Are more than 2 electrical things on in your room at the same time? (E.g. lights, radio, CD player)? 4. Do you write on both sides of a piece of paper? 5. Is the tap running when you clean your teeth? 6. Do you use soap that’s been tested on animals? 7. Do you have a shower (instead of a bath)? 8. Do you recycle plastic, metal and glass? 9. Do you wash the dishes with green “eco-labelled” products? 10. Do you eat fresh fruits and vegetables from your local market? 11. Is your TV on standby when you’re not watching it? 12. Do you open the window when the heater or air-conditioner is on? 13. Do you turn off the lights when you leave a room?

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YES

NO

Quiz answers and feedback

Question

Comments YES

NO

1.

You are so kind! Remember that you can give books, toys and other things to charity too. Or see if your friends would like them.

Your old things can often be useful to somebody else. See if somebody else wants them before you throw them away.

2.

That’s great! It saves energy, and it also means that the monitor will last longer

Screen-savers don’t save much energy. You should switch your monitor off if you are not using it.

3.

If you are using lots of electrical things, then you are using lots of energy. Make sure you switch things off if you don’t need them-you’ll help your parents save money too!

Great! You are really thinking about how much energy you use

4.

It’s clear that you love trees! Make sure that you only print things when you really need to. You can buy recycled paper too.

Cutting down trees is a real problem for the environment. Remember not to waste paper.

5.

Did you know that 10-14 litres of water comes out every minute? If you switch the tap off you can save a lot of water.

Fantastic! You are saving a lot of water. 10-14 litres of water comes out every minute!

6.

It is possible to buy soap that hasn’t been tested on animals. Perhaps you could ask your parents to find out where you can buy it?

You love animal, and the environment!

7.

You’re clean and green! You know

Baths use a lot more water than

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that it’s important to save water.

showers. Take showers, not baths, and you’ll save enough water each week for 1000 cups of tea!

8.

That’s great! If we recycle a ton of paper, we’ve saved 15 trees!

You can save a lot of energy if you recycle. Ask your parents to find out where you can do this.

9.

Great! They don’t hurt the environment, they are good for your skin, and they haven’t been tested on animals.

Many cleaning products have chemicals that harm the environment. They pollute rivers, and sometimes they are not very good for your skin.

10.

Yummy! This food is good for you, and it hasn’t travelled very far to get to you.

If your food has travelled a long way to get to you, then you’ve used a lot more energy! And it’s probably not as fresh.

11.

When TVs are on standby they are still using energy! You should switch all electrical things off.

That’s great! You know that electrical things still use energy when they are on standby.

12.

If you open a window, switch off the heater or air-conditioner or you are wasting energy.

That’s right! You know that it doesn’t make any sense to open a window when the heater or air-conditioner is on.

13.

Great! Make sure you use energy saving light bulbs too, and you will save more energy.

You are wasting energy if you leave the lights on in the house. Remember to switch them off when you leave a room.

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Option 2: Computer and data projector

Preparation:

Insert the CD material and go to …………………..

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Stages Introduction 5 – 10

Procedure 1. Ask students (in their groups) to brainstorm three things that they all do at home to protect the environment (e.g. turn off the lights when they leave the room).

mins 2. Elicit their answers and write them up on the board 3. Tell the students they are going to do a quiz to find out how green they are. Quiz

1. Hand out copies of the quiz (preferably 1 per pair of students).

10 mins 2. Project the image and then students take turns to come up and click on a question with the mouse. That student then reads the question aloud. The rest of the class identify it on their quiz sheet and answer. (Note: 1 student should put a tick and the other a cross – as this will allow for more personalized feedback later). 3. Repeat this process (moving around the class) until all 13 questions have been answered. 4. Show the feedback section and let the students check their answers. 5. (Optional) After 5 minutes the teacher should go through the feedback section with the class to make sure they have understood. A good way to do this is the teacher reads out Quiz question 1 and then says ‘yes’ (and students who answered ‘yes’ raise their hands), the teacher then nominates a student to read the ‘yes’ feedback. Repeat the process for the ‘no’ section and then the rest of the questions. Extension

1. Students write a paragraph about what they’ve learnt and are now personally going to do to help save the environment.

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Option 3: Computers and live internet connection

Preparation:

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Arrange the students in pairs and to go to: http://www.britishcouncil.org/kids-games-green-quiz.htm

Stages

Procedure

Introduction

1. Ask students (in their groups) to brainstorm three things that they all do at home to protect the environment (e.g. turn off the lights when they leave the room).

5 – 10 mins

2. Elicit their answers and write them up on the board 3. Tell the students they are going to do a quiz to find out how green they are. Quiz

1. Get students to open the webpage: http://www.britishcouncil.org/kids-games-green-quiz.htm

10 mins 2. Ask the students, in pairs, to read the instructions and start the quiz. Tell them to choose “Two players” option. 3. Remind them to read the feedback on their answers

Extension

1. Students write a paragraph about what they’ve learnt and are now personally going to do to help save the environment.

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