Environment

Listen to the short story THE GREAT KAPOK TREE by Lynne Cherry.Answer these questions in your notebook:

1. What did the two men intend to do?

2. What happened to the smaller man when he grew tired?

3. According to the monkeys, what will happen if the man cuts the tree down?

4. What is the jaguar worried about?

5. What about the porcupines? In their opinion, why are trees so important?

6. What did the animals want to achieve? Were they successful?

7.What is the MAIN MESSAGE of this story?

Have a look at this great powerpoint created by Rodrigo (8A).

Thinking is living rodrigo.pptx

Now you´'ll have the opportunity to share ideas about environmental problems. Just follow the instructions of the Voicethread below.

Learn about PLASTIC, how it affects our environment.

Protecting the environment ...

Use the comment area to answer these questions:

In your opinion what is the most serious environmental problem?Explain why.

What do your family and you do to protect the environment?