Download - Seminar 9: Academic Listening
Seminar Agenda
Part 1: Vocabulary expansion
Part 2: Academic listening, Cornell note-taking method
Part 3: Practice paraphrasing and referencing
Your vision
1. What are the people’s basic needs?
2. Do all people have the same needs?
3. Will a person living 100 years from
now have the same needs as you do
today?
4. What does sustainability mean?
Adapted from: https://www.conserve-energy-future.com/
BrainstormingOur basic needs fall into three categories
Clean
Air
Clean
Water
Healthy
Soil
Nutritious
Food
Safety
Health
Community
Education
Good
Jobs
Fair
Wages
Opportuni
ty
Fair
Prices
? ? ?
Clean Air
Clean
Water
Healthy
Soil
Nutritious
Food
Safety
Health
Community
Education
Good
Jobs
Fair
Wages
Opportunity
Fair
Prices
Environment Society Economy
Sustainability
Definitions - “Sustainability”
Greiner, A. (no date). Sea - Soil, Citizen [image]. Available from https://www.seasoilcitizen.com/ [Accessed 8 October 2021].
Sustainability means meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability
to meet future needs (World Commission on Environment and Development, 1987).
Adapted from https://dictionary.cambridge.org/
C2 Environment
the quality of causing little or no damage to
the environment and therefore able to
continue for a long time
Discussion and Presentation
1. Write a definition for the word
“soil”;
2. Outline the functions of soil;
3. Suggest measures to keep soil
sustainable on your poster;
4. Present your findings to the
whole class (1-2 mins).
Almar Creative (2021). Soil With Household Materials. The Spruce [image]. Available from https://www.thespruce.com/how-to-test-soil-acidity-alkalinity-
without-a-test-kit-1388584 [Accessed 12 October 2021].
Vocabulary: self-assessment
1. I don’t know this word.
2. I have seen or heard the word before, but I am not sure of the meaning
3. I understand this word when I see it or hear it in a sentence, but I don’t
know how to use it in my own speaking or writing.
4. I know this word and can use it in my own speaking and writing.
Vocabulary exercise (key)
gravel small, rounded stones, often mixed with sand
ecosystem all the living things in an area and the way they affect each other and the environment
drought a long period when there is little or no rain
filtration the act of passing a liquid through a piece of equipment in order to remove solid pieces or other
substances
wetlands an area of land that is naturally wet
erosion the fact of soil, stone, etc. being gradually damaged and removed by the waves, rain, or wind
fertilizer a natural or chemical substance that is spread on the land or given to plants, to make plants
grow well
nutritious containing many of the substances needed for life and growth
resilient able to quickly return to its usual shape after being bent, stretched, or pressed
Pre-listening activityDiscuss and decide (True or False)
1. The ecosystem of the underground world (organisms) is a well-researched area, but we still
cannot find ways to provide them with a sustainable environment.
2. Soil is a solid and resilient layer of the land - it has a quality of rapid self-healing.
3. In general, the function of water is to cleanse the soil, but it can also contaminate it with
hazardous substances from the surface of the earth when it flows onto the surface of the land.
4. Despite an increase in the amount, agricultural products are experiencing a decline in their
nutritive values.
5. Organizations are not taking any measures to support healthy soil policies.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=27NUr7XnlhY
Wrap-up: Five-fingers
Index finger: it was new to me
Middle finger: I knew before
Ring finger: it was interesting
Pinky: still have a question with
Thumb: I learned well
Zuviel's Tempest. (no date). The Five Fingers [image]. Available from https://zuvielnaazie.wordpress.com/2019/04/17/the-five-fingers/ [Accessed 12 October 2021].
References
UCLA. (2021). What is Sustainability? UCLA Sustainability. Available from
https://www.sustain.ucla.edu/what-is-sustainability/ [Accessed 12 October 2021].
Walton, R. and Walton, M. (2021). Sustainability solutions. Arizona State University. Available from
https://sustainability-innovation.asu.edu/sustainabilitysolutions/programs/teachersacademy/teacher-
resources/ [Accessed 12 October 2021].