glasses pencil. Students asked to hold up the paper close to their face and to look at something in 5 minutes the room and notice what they see. Next students are asked to extend their arm so (This activity that the hole in the paper is much further was not away from their face. Ask students to look done due to through the hole again and notice what they time see. Ask students what is different? This constraint) activity helps students to realize “zooming” that there are different ways to look at the same thing. In their projects, they will “green” be learning to move back and forth looking – closely at something and then reflecting on it from a distance. Opening Building on what workers already know about Listening and listing activity ESL Question sustainability, climate change and global Instructor – 10 minutes warming What do you already know about climate change and global warming? What have you noticed or seen? around you over time? What’s changed What do you remember from your training? Why do you think it’s important? Vocabulary Vocabulary Word List- Pre-teach words in Handout #4 vocabulary words cut up and ESL – context before seeing the video and the group put into envelopes; 1 per table; students Instructor 15 minutes discussion. match words and definitions as well as supply an example in their own words (This activity was not done due to time constraint)-- moved to week 2 Knowledge VIDEO on the impacts of climate change Video: National Geographic on catastrophic ESL
glasses 5 minutes (This activity was not done due to time constraint) pencil. Students asked to hold up the paper close to their face and to look at something in the room and notice what they see. Next students are asked to extend their arm so that the hole in the paper is much further away from their face. Ask students to look through the hole again and notice what they see. Ask students what is different? This “zooming” activity helps students to realize that there are different ways to look at the same thing. In their “green” projects, they will be learning to move back and forth – looking closely at something and then reflecting on it from a distance. Opening Question – 10 minutes Building on what workers already know about sustainability, climate change and global warming Listening and listing activity What do you already know about climate change and global warming? What have you noticed or seen? What’s changed around you over time? What do you remember from your training? Why do you think it’s important? ESL Instructor Vocabulary 15 minutes (This activity was not done due to time constraint)-- moved to week 2 Vocabulary Word List- Pre-teach words in context before seeing the video and the group discussion. Handout #4 – vocabulary words cut up and put into envelopes; 1 per table; students match words and definitions as well as supply an example in their own words ESL Instructor Knowledge VIDEO on the impacts of climate change Video: National Geographic on catastrophic ESL
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