SUSTAINABILTY : PLANET EARTH:

HUMAN ACTIONS - THINK GREEN AND CARING FOR THE ENVIRONMENT

VOCABULARY

1. Turn off The tap when you´re cleaning your teeth: Cerrar el grifo cuando te estás limpiando los dientes.

2. Take a short shower:    Tome una ducha corta.

3. Walk or ride your bike to school:     Camina o monta tu bicicleta a la escuela

4. Unplug the T.V and turn off the lights.    Desenchufe la T.V y apague las luces

5. Plant a tree:     plantar un árbol

6.  Fix faucets if waters is dripping:    Arreglar los grifos si gotea agua.

7.  Put computers to sleep, when you don´t use it:  Poner las computadoras a dormir, cuando no la usas.

8.  Think before you print paper: Piensa antes de imprimir papel

9.  Waste paper: desperdiciar papel

10.  Write on both sides of paper: escribir en ambas caras del papel

11. Use a Plastic bags always: utilizar bolsas plásticas siempre

12. Reuse a Cloth bags many times: reutilizar bolsas de tela varias veces.

13. Waste a lot water: Desperdiciar mucha agua

14. Turn on the lights in the morning: Enciende las luces por la mañana.

15. Drop litter: tirar basura:

16. Take a long shower: Darse una larga ducha

17. Cut the trees : cortar  arboles

ACTIVITY 1: Read the previous vocabulary and classify

1. What things can we do to help the environment? 

2. What things do we do that damage the environment? 

Write these words in the correct group using Should - Shouldn´t

YOU SHOULD (Helps the environment)	YOU SHOULDN´T (Damages the environment)
Example: 1. We should turn off the tap when we clean the teeth	Example: 1. We shouldn´t take a long shower.

ACTIVITY 2:READ AND WATCH THE VIDEOS ABOUT: HUMEDAL DE CAPELLANIA

Capellanía (Spanish: Humedal de Capellanía) is a wetland located in the municipality of Fontibón, part of the Wetlands of Bogotá, Colombia. Since 1995, it has been split into two due to the construction of the Avenida La Esperanza. This has caused rapid deterioration and the wetland is likely to disappear because of the industries that surround it, the current transportation projects of the area, and future developments approved by the district. The wetland covers 37 hectares (91 acres).

 A reserve for fauna and flora, the wetlands provide for the preservation and reproduction of a wide variety of mammals, reptiles and birds.

ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS:

1.      Where is located the Capellania wetland?

2.      Do you know the Capellania Wetland?

3.      What kind of animals, plants live in the Capellania Wetland?

4.       What problems have the Capellania wetland?

5.      What  can you do for helping this Wetland?

6.      Why is important to conserve the Bogotá Wetlands

STRATEGY:  MIND MAP