Activities english 3

WEBQUEST 2

First, look up the meaning of “carbon footprint.” Find it at timeforchange.org/what-is-a-

carbon-footprint-definition

1. Fill in the definition here:

The total amount of greenhouse gases produced to directly and indirectly support human activities, usually expressed in equivalent tons of carbon dioxide (CO2).

2. Provide some examples (from the same website):

Amount of CO2 emitted by burning one liter of gasoline: 2.3 kg

Driving a car for 6 km: 1kg 

Creating 5 plastic bags: 1kg

Producing a cheeseburger: 3.1kg 

Go to this website: footprint.wwf.org.uk/#/ and take the quiz on your carbon footprint.

3. Quiz results: What is your carbon footprint weight? 10.6 tonnes.

 What is the target weight impact? 10.5 tonnes. What percentage was in stuff 34%, travel 24%, food 16%, home 26%?

Go to Youtube and watch “Plants and animals can adapt to climate change, right?” so that you can answer these questions.

4. When was the last time the Earth warmed up so fast?  55 million years ago.

5. What is the name of the current extinction event? The Anthropocene extinction. 

6. What will probably happen by 2050? 90% of coral reefs could be gone by 2050.

7. About what proportion of mammal species could disappear by 2100? ⅕ of mammals 

8. Which type of plant would probably grow faster with more CO2, weeds or crops? Weeds.

9. How many dollars has climate change cost us in wheat and maize losses per year since

1980? 5 billion dollars a year on average. 

Go to this website www.cbsnews.com/ ... le-disasters-at-once-study-warns/ so that you can answer these questions.

10. According to a UN report, about how long do we have until climate change is irreversible? Little more than a decade.

11. Give an example of negative changes we’re already seeing. Severe storms, sea level rising, crop failure. 

12. What would be the cost of ending the use of fossil fuels? 54 trillion dollars. 

Meditation

- What do you think of the video? Do you meditate? Why? Do you feel it works? Why?

The video explained how meditation helps your body in general. I thought the video was great because it was easy and fun to understand, the drawings helped a lot. Personally, I don't meditate but my sister and my girlfriend do. I haven't had the interest and the necessity  of doing it but I would like to try it some time. I think it works for most people who do it since my close friends have told me about it. 

How are you feeling these days? Why?

I´ve been feeling distracted, it is hard for me to concentrate during classes. I also get bored easily during my classes. I miss playing basketball and soccer and seeing my friends. This is because staying at home all these months has made me feel anxious. 

How do I feel when the English class starts?

Enthusiastic because I feel I still have a lot to learn. The teacher has given us great tasks for us to do and I feel motivated to keep working hard in this subject. 

Gender Stereotypes in Chile

The gender stereotypes in Chile are still very strong, many people have tried to eradicate these stereotypes, but part of the society doesn’t want to leave them behind. At work, the salaries are unbalanced, men earn more money than women in the same place of work. Also, in some families, people think that women still have to stay at home to raise children and do the housework. Before the community would notice that it was a wrong situation, this thing was unthinkable, and that is trash. Recently women started to have higher positions at work, and also are breaking other stereotypes, like they can be perfect doctors, they can be politicians, extremely good at maths, and they can be athletes of excellence.

We have to change these gender stereotypes in Chile, all people have to be equal, we shouldn't abide by these rules, nobody can tell us who we are and what we can become. There is still much to achieve. Nobody says that it would be easy, but if we fight together against these stereotypes, we can move towards a more equitable society.

Human Evolution

1. About 800,000 years ago, fire was controlled by early humans.

2. About 6 million years ago most early human species became bipedal.

3. The Homo Habilis used to live in Eastern and southern Africa.

4. About 12,000 years ago, humans managed to control the growth and breeding of some plants and animals.

5. The Sahelanthropus tchadensis is the earliest human species from the timeline.

 

1.       What's been the role of climate change in the development of humans?

Humans have been conditioned by climate change thoughtout the years, they have had to adapt to adverse circumstances like droughts, in Africa they had to endure arid-moist fluctiatons, and when they lived at Etiopia, they had a grassland that changed between wet and dry, and cool and warm

2.       In your opinion, what is the most significant milestone for the human evolution? Why?

The most important milestone, in my opinion, was when they learned to use fire to their advantage, that changed their lives because they started to use it for ilumination, for Hunt animals and create tools for survive against the intense life

 

3.       Which early human species was thought to be the first to use tools made from stone?

I think that the Australopithecus garhi was the first.

 

4.       Who were the first human species to travel to and live in Europe? When?

The homo heidelbergensis about 700 to 200 million years ago.

 

5.       Which species survived for the longest time? For how long?

The homo erectus survived about 1.89 million to 110,000 years ago, they was the species that survived the most.

 

When I was little I wanted to be a soccer player but this dream didn’t last long. As I grew up, I started to have interest in History, so I chose History as my main subject. During these years, I developed what I would say it’s my vocation, helping others and being there when I am needed. When it was time to choose what I was going to study I was really confused. Besides public administration, I had in my mind that I could study law and political science. I finally decided my career when I had the Psu results. I chose public administration because I found that the career suited my personal capabilities and allowed me to be in contact with people, and it has a wide range of labor field. 

Last year, my experience at university was really good. I made a lot of friends, they're great and have helped me when I needed it. The classes were fine and I learned a lot. Nowadays, the classes have been so strange since the quarantine has made me stay at home and in front of the computer all day long. 

My dream job would be working on a public service helping others. I would really like to work outside Santiago, helping people who don’t have as much resources as the ones living in the capital.

Welcome to my blog! My name is Nicolás Baliente de la Barra, I was born on December 26th, 2000 and I was born and raised in Maipú. I went to Hello children kindergarten, and from kinder to year 12 I went to Colegio Internacional Alba. My family is made up of my mum, my dad and my sister. She's older than me, and she works at a school in Quinta Normal as a teacher. My hobbies include playing soccer and basketball. I started playing soccer when I was 9 years old and have played since then as a goalkeeper. I played on my school’s team. In my last year of school I was the captain of the team and won 2 championships. I also played basketball during high school and won many championships. I was the captain of the team in my last year as well. Currently, I am in my second year at the Universidad de Chile studying public administration. I’m very happy.