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Every year, eight million tons of plastic end up in the ocean. The plastic threatens animal life as well as human life. What can you do to help reduce plastic waste?

In this text, we meet four teenagers from different parts of the world who have found ways to be environmentally friendly.  Unit Focus learning words and expressions to describe environmental problems and solutions reading, writing and talking about environmental challenges and what we as individuals can do about them  gathering information, organising ideas and planning a five paragraph essayIn this text, we meet four teenagers from different parts of the world who have found ways to be environmentally friendly.  Unit Focus learning words and expressions to describe environmental problems and solutions reading, writing and talking about environmental challenges and what we as individuals can do about them  gathering information, organising ideas and planning a five paragraph essay

Connor posts about his life on social media, and especially on what he does to be more environmentally friendly.  Unit Focus working with words that are easily confused reading and creating social media texts which combine textual and visual information learning words and expressions having to do with sustainable consumption Connor posts about his life on social media, and especially on what he does to be more environmentally friendly.  Unit Focus working with words that are easily confused reading and creating social media texts which combine textual and visual information learning words and expressions having to do with sustainable consumption 

Anna learns that meat consumption in the world is expected to double from 2000 to 2005 and suggests that the family replace one meal a week with a vegetarian alternative. Not everyone thinks this is a good idea.  Unit Focus practise listening skills taking about sustainable food consumption and environmental problems related to meat production working with idiomsAnna learns that meat consumption in the world is expected to double from 2000 to 2005 and suggests that the family replace one meal a week with a vegetarian alternative. Not everyone thinks this is a good idea.  Unit Focus practise listening skills taking about sustainable food consumption and environmental problems related to meat production working with idioms

For å redusere ulikhet og utrydde fattigdom og samtidig bekjempe klimaendringene har FN laget en arbeidsplan fram mot 2030. Denne planen heter FNs bærekraftsmål og består av 17 mål. Målene retter seg mot økonomi, sosiale forhold og miljø, som er de tre sidene av bærekraftig utvikling.

En ressurs er noe vi mennesker har nytte av. Berggrunnen, jorda, skogen, havet og ferskvannet er eksempler på naturressurser som vi har nytte av. Hva som regnes som en ressurs, har endret seg mye opp gjennom tidene. Steinaldermenneskene hadde helt andre måter å bruke berggrunnen på enn vi har i dag. Metaller, kull, olje og gass var ikke kjent for steinaldermenneskene og ble dermed ikke regnet som ressurser – fordi menneskene ikke hadde nytte av dem. Dette eksemplet forteller oss at hva som regnes som en ressurs, er i stadig endring. Ny kunnskap og teknologi gir oss muligheten til å finne helt nye ressurser.

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