Unit 6: GLOBAL WARMING
Lesson 7: COMMUNICATION AND CULTURE
Green Teens Club is a youth organization whose purpose is to protect the environment. You are members of the club. Work in groups. Discuss and select ONE main cause of global warming, and prepare a talk to present in the club meeting. Your talk should include the following parts:
Communication
A. INTRODUCTION
1. Getting attention: Hello / Good morning / Good afternoon / Can we start? / Shall we start?
2. Introducing the topic and the purpose of your talk: The subject of my presentation / The topic of my talk is... I`m going to talk about...
3. Giving a preview of the talk: There are... main parts in my presentation: In the first part, I`ll talk about..., the second part will focus on..., and then in the third part, I`ll....
Communication
B. BODY
1. Describing one of the main causes
2. Explaining its effects
3. Giving some possible solutions (things that we should do)

C. CONCLUSION
1. Restating your message: To sum up, …. In short, … In a nutshell, … The important thing to remember is …
2. Thanking the audience for their attention
Communication
CULTURE: Young voices for the planet
Young Voices for the Planet is a series of short films that tell real stories about the different ways young people have contributed to reducing the carbon footprint of their homes, schools, communities, and countries. They planted trees, raised money for wildlife protection, raised awareness of environmental dangers, etc. Here are three stories showing that anyone, even young kids, can make significant contributions to slow down climate change.
Having learnt about how trees can help to reduce the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, 11-year-old Felix Finkbeiner started his project ‘Plant for the Planet’. Soon, this project helped to plant 2.5 billion trees in Germany and 12 billion trees worldwide. ‘If the adults won’t do something, we have to do it, because we’ll be around for another 80 years and our grandchildren even longer,’ says Felix Finkbeiner.
Read the paragraphs about how youths can contribute to reducing the risks of global warming and answer the questions.
CULTURE: Young voices for the planet
Olivia Bouler, from New York, was also 11 years old when she heard about the 2010 BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and decided to do something to help. She raised money for the clean-up by creating and selling paintings of birds. She raised more than $200,000 for the National Audubon Society, a group that protects birds and other wildlife. ‘Use your strengths,’ says Olivia. ‘I’m just an average kid who wanted to help’.
A group of students at Santa Monica High School, in California, got together to raise awareness about the dangers of plastic bags on ocean animals and the environment. One student stood covered in plastic bags in front of city lawmakers and asked them to ban plastic bags. It was a success. Santa Monica was one of the first American cities to ban plastic bags.
Read the paragraphs about how youths can contribute to reducing the risks of global warming and answer the questions.
CULTURE: Young voices for the planet
1. What is Young Voices for the Planet?
=> It is a series of short films that tell real stories about the different ways young people have contributed to reducing the carbon footprint of their homes, schools, communities, and countries.
2. Why did Felix Finkbeiner start his project ‘Plant for the Planet`?
=> Because he has learnt about how trees can help to reduce the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.
3. Why did Olivia Bouler create and sell paintings of birds?
=> To raise money for the clean-up of the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010.
4. How did the students at Santa Monica High School, in California, raise awareness about the dangers of plastic bags on ocean animals and the environment?
=> One student stood covered in plastic bags in front of city lawmakers and asked them to ban plastic bags.
CULTURE:
Discuss with a partner.
What do young Vietnamese people do to reduce the carbon footprint of their homes, schools, communities, and country?

Do you know any stories about young Vietnamese people who have helped to reduce global warming?