Category: Unit 3: Transportation

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Sub-Topic: A subtopic is part of (small part) of a topic. For example: Unit 3 topic is transport[travel]ation – how we travel. We travel by car, bus, train, bicycle / motorbike, and we also walk.

Task 5: What kind of transportation do you do? Explain your answer (35-45 words)

Teacher example: I often travel by car. When I go to school/s I drive my car. I also use the bus near my house because it is easy to go shopping and also go to the library and sports park. My hobby is bike riding so sometime I ride to school. Usually I ride my bike with friends on the weekend. I never walk anywhere.

Task 6: Select a sub-topic below;

  • Walking is good for our health.
  • Riding a bicycle (bike) is good for the environment.
  • Running helps you to loose weight.

Sub-topic paragraph: your idea(s) and experience(s)

Format: please use these sentences (50-70 words);

  • I chose this topic because …..
  • I have two ideas about ….. . One idea is ….. The second idea is …..
  • In my experience(s) ….. .
  • In summary, I think ….. .

Homework. Write task 5 and 6 on the speech card. Practice your speech.

Pre-task

Aim: To write a video summary for next weeks class

Writing Format: word document titled week3transportation.docx A4 Campus Paper

Template: this is a template to write a short video summary about a global topic; 80- 150 words (between 10 sentences and 13 sentences is okay).

  1. Explain the topic video (all the video)
  2. What is the main concern (select one problem. What is it?)
  3. Give a main point (1) about the problem (explain the main problem)
  4. Write a support sentence to explain more (you can research the internet)
  5. Make a short list of all the video problems
  6. What are the solutions in the video.
  7. What is your impression about the topic – your opinion

Speaking: RCDE

Reducing Carbon Dioxide Emissions

Objective: talking about graphs:

link

Submission: Record a 1 minute video (file 1), submit your speech using the discourse method (take a photo) and submit in line (file 2):

File 1 video: prepare your speech and self record with your smartphone – hold your phone 1 arms length away from you; take your mask off; record in a quiet place; use earphones/mic

*practice with audio – and check

File 2 speech discourse: copy and paste your speech into the CEFR and take a screenshot or photo

Method: Make a short speech and include the below sections;

  1. Section 1: Introduction – 10 seconds
  2. Section 2: Body Information – 30 seconds *YOU have to decide what content you want to present; video / website / graph
  3. Section 3: Opinion – 10 seconds
  4. Section 4: Conclusion – 10 seconds

Assessment 5%

[1] Content 1% / [2] Time 1% / [3] Pronunciation 1% / [4] Fluency (speed) / [5] Teacher Impression 1%

Writing: RCDE

Reducing Carbon Dioxide Emissions

Aim: To listen to the video and research for more information (Website) on the internet

Method: Teacher instruction in class: Combine (together) information

Advice: Here is some ideas for you to think about how to research information in an English class

  • Search for English information, before Japanese information
  • google.com
  • google (chrome) has a setting for language – you can read a website in Japanese or English (switch between the two languages) / online services for dictionary and translation

*online translation is not always accurate (there are mistakes) / always write your own sentences

Write three paragraphs

Video: Paragraph 1 (80-150words)

  1. Explain the topic video
  2. What is the main concern (problem or issue)
  3. Give a main point (1) about the problem or issue
  4. Write a support sentence to explain (1) more…
  5. Make a short list of these problems / issues
  6. What are the solutions
  7. What is your impression about the topic – your opinion

Website: Paragraph 2 (80words): Research the internet and find a website about the topic: any topic about it is okay. Write a summary

  1. Write the website title
  2. Write some important information A
  3. Write some important information B
  4. Write some important information C
  5. What is your impression and opinion? A
  6. What is your impression and opinion? B
  7. What is your impression and opinion? C

Graph Information: Paragraph 3

  1. Search for a graph related to the topic
  2. Insert the graph into your document Line me a screenshot of your graph (Japanese or English).
  3. Explain the line graph information; give 1 or two examples in your own words (next week we will learn more about graph sentences). Do a google search; graph line of information about …
  • The title of this graph is _____________________________________________________ .
  • This graph [ shows / explains / gives ] information about ____________________ .
  • The bottom (x) axis is ________________________________ .
  • The side (y) axis is ___________________________________ .
  • The graph line shows _______________________________________________________ .
  • For example ________________________________________________________________ .

Writing Report example:

Unit3writing templateDownload

Homework:

  1. bring to the next class; a printout of your report page (1 page word document)
  2. audio file; please record your Graph information and send in your LINE groups (paragraph 3) before next class.

Unit 3 Transportation: Reduce Carbon Dioxide Emissions (T)

Topic: How to reduce CDE in our daily life

Aim: In this topic you are going to learn about the meaning of “Carbon Dioxide Emissions” and how to reduce the amount of CD released into the atmosphere.

Objectives: read the activity objectives below;

  1. Listening comprehension: to watch a topic video and learn the key vocabulary and language
  2. Reading comprehension: to practice reading and learn hot to explain a graph
  3. Writing: to research a topic about carbon dioxide and transportation of cars, trucks, trains, ships, or planes, and explain the data information
  4. Speaking: prepare a short presentation: explaining graph data

Listening: RCDE

Reduce Carbon Dioxide Emissions

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that the exhaust gases from your carduring a journey are squashed into abottle and weighed compared with theweight of petrol used how much do youthink the exhaust gases will weigh muchlighter about the same or much heavierthan the petrol pause the video tillyou’ve thought of your answer well theanswer is that there will be muchheavier because you have added oxygen tothe petrol releasing carbon dioxide intothe atmospherewhen we burn any fossil fuel we alwaysput extra carbon dioxide into the airbecause the fuels contain carbon theprincipal element making up livingthings so here’s another question likeall other animals we breathe out carbondioxide from the respiration of our foodbut why does this carbon dioxide not addto the carbon dioxide in the atmospherepause the video till you’ve thought ofyour answer the answer is that thiscarbon dioxide is part of the naturalcarbon cycle it came from your food saybread which got its carbon from theatmosphere when it was growing as awheat plant let’s see where the peopleof the world get their energy 200 yearsago we got our energy from biofuelstraditional energy sources that haddriven directly or indirectly by the daytime energy from the Sun fire woodburning in air to heat our homes andcook our food grass and air for animalsto respire gaining energy to pull ourplows and carriages our own food whichwe joined with oxygen to give us energyto use our muscles nowadays burningthese fossil fuels with oxygen has freedhalf the world from being limited by thesolar energy but there are still manypeople who live only with biofuels woodfor cooking and heating and muscle powerfor farming and transport we use fossilfuels about equally for generation ofelectricity mostly coal transport mostlyoil and heating and industrial usesmostly natural gasto reduce our carbon dioxide emissionswe must burn fossil fuels moreefficiently and try to replace them withalternatives efficiency filamentlightbulbs use a hundred units ofelectricity to produce just three unitsof light we should replace them eitherby fluorescent bulbs which use only sixunits or LEDs which transform almost ahundred percent of the electricity intolight using only three units ofelectricity to produce the three unitsof light trains and trams can generateelectricity as they brake instead ofwasting the kinetic energy as heat whenthey stop for Motor Vehicles we cancontinue to improve the number ofkilometers driven per litre and we candrive more slowly and carefully withless use of the brakes our homes shouldbe well insulated especially the roof sowe waste less fuel in the winter in hotcountries houses should be built so thatthey are naturally cooled to save on airconditioning better still is to replacefossil fuels with alternatives manycountries already use hydroelectricitywhich is generated from falling waterand therefore solar-powered and we areseeing wind turbines and solar panelsbeginning to make an impact onelectricity supply research into energyfrom the tides and waves is producinguseful results – and there is nuclearenergy France generates 85% of itseletricity this way which does notrelease carbon dioxide but we do have toconsider the problem of safe disposal ofnuclear waste if we replace coal whichis almost pure carbon by natural gaswhich is methane ch4 as a fuel forelectricity generation half the oxygenused will join with a hydrogen ratherthan carbon so our emissions of carbondioxide will be halved this is theargument given for developing so-calledfracking for natural gas which wouldreplace coal in power stations and wecan use our muscles more walking andriding a bike for short journeys so tosummarize in order to reduce the amountof carbon dioxide we release into theatmosphere we need to reduce ourreliance on fossil fuels I makeour process is more efficient and byreplacing the fossil fuel withalternative energy sources by generatingelectricity from the wind waves waterfrom the wind