ARE YOU GREEN ?

GRETA THUNBERG’S SPEECH

In support off

ACTIVITY 1.

We use conditional sentences to talk about probable or improbable situations. Fill in the gaps with the verbs in the box below. Do you feel Greta is expressing low or high probability?

1.If a few children don't to school, they can get headlines all over the world.

2. Imagine what we can all do together if we really wanted to

3.If solutions within this system are so impossible to find then we should change the system itself.

4.We cannot solve a crisis unless we treat it as a crisis.

5.Unless you start focusing on what needs to be done rather than what it’s politically possible there is no hope.

6.If I have children, in my 75th birthday with me, maybe they will ask why you didn't do anything while there still was time to act.

ACTIVITY 2.

What about you? What’s your opinion about climate justice action?

Work in pairs and finish these conditional sentences with your own ideas:

⦁ If all students take action together around the world... they could start focusing on that and create better values for future generations

⦁ If politicians start caring for our planet… The things csn change a lot they are the ones that run the world so is up to them to help the planet

⦁ There is no hope, unless politicians.... care more about the planet where we live

⦁ If we all start caring about climate justice now, in year 2078... there will be a future

Score: _____/ 12p

1 point for each sentence that makes sense and communicates an idea, even if grammar is not fully correct.

2 points for each sentence that is grammatically correct and makes sense.

3 points for each sentence that is grammatically correct, makes sense and it’s unique in the class.

0 points for each sentence that doesn’t manage to communicate an idea.

ACTIVITY 3.

Conditional chain for picturing a better future.

Follow your teacher’s instructions. Remember to keep positive when imagining our future!

If we continue getting better, we'll save the planet

If the governments take action, together we can improve the system

If the people recycle their trash is a big help

ACTIVITY 4.

Never too late..!

Complete Greta’s words and the rephrasing sentences below with TOO or ENOUGH:

⦁ You (people) are never too small to make a difference.

People are always big (powerful) enough

⦁ You (politicians) are too scared of being unpopular.

Politicians are not brave enough

⦁ You (politicians) are not mature enough to tell it like it is.

Politicians are too immature.

Circle the right option.

Write the right option. TOO / ENOUGH

⦁ Means more than what is necessary.

⦁ Is used before the adjective.

Too + adjective. TOO/ ENOUGH

⦁ Means as much as necessary.

⦁ Is used after the adjective.

adjective + enough

ACTIVITY 5 .

Class debate.

Fill in the gaps with Too or Enough and talk about it with your classmates:

⦁ Do you really think people are small to make changes in the world?

The size is not an important

⦁ Do you agree with Greta that politicians are too scared about losing popularity? Why?

⦁ How do you feel about a 15 year-old girl telling politicians they are not mature enough?

ACTIVITY 6.

“Our civilization is being sacrificed. Our biosphere is being sacrificed.”

Work in pairs. Fill in the gaps and answer the questions with your partner.

⦁ Our civilization and our biosphere are being sacrificed by the industries

⦁ Greta Thunberg doesn’t say WHO is sacrificing our civilization and our biosphere. She uses a passive structure so there is no active subject. Who do you think it is? The indiustries of the rich people are the ones that affects the most the planet

⦁ According to her words, is the sacrificing happening in the past, present or future? The past and present because they has been sacrificing the planet for the benefit of the Industries

What else is being sacrificed in our planet at the moment? Write it down below. Can we stop it? How?

The healthiness of the people is/are being sacrificed. This can be stopped by using less toxic materials in the industries that affects the people health

The future is/are being sacrificed. And the only way to recover this is to take actions now

FINAL ACTIVITY.

“The year 2078 I will celebrate my 75th birthday”, says Greta. How old will you be in 2078? What will climate be like then? And the planet? What will people be doing? And politicians? Keep positive and imagine life in 2078. Write about it, using will and future continuous.

In the year 2078 i will have 75 years old just like Greta and i think that if we contiue carrying about the planet and creating less plastic i believe that we wil have a stable climate condition and the planet will be recovered and we will have indiustries that use clean energy and Politicians will be forced to act in the benefit of the planet instead of the benefit of the rich people

In year 2078 I’ll celebrate my 75th birthday.