3e – PROJECT 2 – HANDLE WITH CARE WORKSHEET 1

GROUP WORK

Names: Student 1 (leader) …..…………………… Student 2 (writer) ……………….….……

Student 3 ………………………………….

Avant de démarrer le travail, chaque groupe lit et cherche à comprendre toutes les consignes /
questions d’une même partie (ici il y a deux parties, A et B).

Pour être efficace, les élèves se répartissent alors les questions à traîter.

Attention, les consignes et les questions précédées du symbole  nécessitent la contribution de tous
les élèves.

L’usage du dictionnaire est autorisé, ainsi que les recherches sur internet si besoin.

Il faut répondre en anglais, sauf si la consigne indique le contraire.

L’élève 1 pilote ce travail de groupe et veille au bon avancement. En fin de séance, il proposera au
professeur un score (de A à D) pour chacun de ses camarades selon son efficacité dans le travail de
groupe. L’élève 2 est le secrétaire ; c’est lui qui remettra UNE(seule) fiche d’activité et UN (seul)
workbook complétés, au nom du groupe.

A. The project’s title: Handle with care. (3 questions)

A.1. This phrase is often bilingual in labels. What is the

French equivalent? ……………………………………….

A.2. What does it literally mean in

French?......................

A.3.  What can it metaphorically apply to? Try to

find 2 or 3 examples :……………………………………..

B. An unexpected visit
Watch video 1 – Introduction (6 questions)

B.1. Where does the scene take place ? ……………………………………………………………

B.2. a. Pick out the organization’s name in the video.
………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
b. What is this organization for?(web search: name of the organization + en.wikipedia on Google )
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
B.3. Who are the people in the room ? ……………………………………………………..………
B.4. Guess who/what the intruder(s) at the end of the video may be. Discuss / Justify.
B.5. Question for champions! Can you find a relationship between your answers to A.3 and B.4 ?

Submit your answers to your teacher (1 sheet only for each group) before you continue.

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Watch video 1 – Part 1 and check your guess (B.4) (4 questions).

B.6. a) What do you think of this intrusion ?

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
b) Find two adjectives to describe the scene : 1) an………………………...
2) ……………………………
B.7. Explain the passage with the security guard. What does the intruder mean?
………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
…..
B.8. Guess a possible topic for the intruder’s speech.……………………………………………...

Submit your answers to your teacher (1 sheet only for each group) before you continue.

Now, listen to the speech (Audio 1) at your own pace and check your guess (B.8). (2 questions)
HELP – In the audio document, you will hear the words :

bounce back - demise – species – subsidy

Check their meanings and listen to the pronunciation on wordreference.com

B.9. Take notes in a draft paper  or fill in the blank in the script . Work on your own first,
then discuss with your group mates.

B.10. Write a report of your findings about the speech. Focus on the key-points :
a) main topic
b) general message conveyed in the speech.
c) why the speaker is the right ‘person’ to talk about this topic
d) what the speaker expresses (apologies ? blame ? regret ? suggestions? ideas?….)
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Submit your answers to your teacher (1 sheet only for each group) before you continue.

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Speech script : Fill in the blank LEVEL 0

Listen up, people

I know a thing or two about extinction, and let me tell you, you’d kind of think this

would be obvious, going ……………………... is a bad thing. And driving

yourselves extinct ? In 70 million years, that’s the most ……………………………

thing I’ve ever ………………….

At least we had an asteroid, what’s your ……………………... ?

You’re headed for a ……………… ………………….., and yet every year

governments …………… hundreds of ………… of ……………… ……………….

on fossil fuel subsidies.

Imagine if we had spent ………………….. of ………………. per year subsidizing

giant meteors. That’s what you’re doing right now.

Think of all the other ……………… you could do with that ……………..

Around the world people are living in …………………….... Don’t you think

………………….. them would make more sense than.. I don’t know

………………….. for the demise of your entire species ?

Let me be real for a second. You’ve got a huge …………………………… right now.

As you ……………… your ………………… and bounce back from this pandemic,

this is ……………………..’s big ……………… !

So here’s my wild …………… : don’t choose ……………………, save your

…………………….. before it’s too late.

It’s time for you humans to …………….. making …………………. and

…………….. making ………………………….. Thank you.

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Speech script : Fill in the blank LEVEL 1

Listen up, people

I ………………... a thing or two about …………………………….., and let me tell

you, you’d kind of think this would be obvious, going ……………………... is a bad

thing. And driving yourselves ……………………... ? In ……………... million

years, that’s the most …………………………… thing I’ve ever ………………….

At least we had an …………………………….., what’s your ……………………... ?

You’re headed for a ……………… ………………….., and yet every year

governments …………… hundreds of ………… of ……………… ……………….

on fossil fuel ……………………………..

Imagine if we had ………………. ………………….. of ………………. per year

……………………………….. giant meteors. That’s what you’re doing right now.

Think of all the other ……………… you could do with that ……………..

Around the world people are living in …………………….... Don’t you think

………………….. them would …………………….. more ………………. than.. I

don’t know ………………….. for the demise of your entire species ?

Let me be real for a second. You’ve got a huge …………………………… right now.

As you ……………… your ………………… and bounce back from this

…………………………..., this is ……………………..’s big ……………… !

So here’s my wild …………… : don’t choose ……………………, save your

…………………….. before it’s too late.

It’s time for you humans to …………….. making …………………. and

…………….. making ………………………….. Thank you.

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Finally, watch the video in full and check your findings about the speech. (6 points)

B.11. What is the problem with fossil fuels ?

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

B.12. a) What type of video is it ? ……………...………………………………………………………

b) What is it for ? ………………………………………………………………………………...

B.13. Does the video make you think of a famous film ? …………………………………………...
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
.
B.14. Look up the internet for the definition of a spoof advert.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

B.15. Why can we consider this video a spoof advert ?

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

Submit your answers to your teacher (1 sheet only for each group) before you continue.

DID YOU KNOW?

This promotional video is part of a 2021 UNDP* campaign called ‘Don’t choose extinction’. It has
been translated into more than 30 languages worldwide.

You can listen to the French version here. Ne choisissez pas l'extinction - YouTube

*United Nations Development Program

C.Your turn !

Write the script of your speech about a serious environmental issue with
convincing arguments and deliver it to the class (you can record it).

Follow the dinosaur’s speech format.

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STEP 1

Here is an example of a crisis situation:

Imagine you are an animal of an endangered species because of climate
change (pinguin, …).

STEP 2

You don’t want to go extinct and you feel that humans are selfish. Say it
loud and clear.

Give a fact and a figure (look up the net) : your population is

dangerously decreasing…

STEP 3
Explain the consequences of climate change in your daily life (food
search, migration...) and how your destiny and humans’ destiny are
linked.

Make yourself heard at the United Nations Assembly!

Ideally, your speech should last between 30 – 45 seconds.

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ANSWER SHEET

A. The project’s title: Handle with care. (3 questions)

A.1. This phrase is often bilingual in labels. What is the

French
equivalent? Fragile……………………………………….

A.2. What does it literally mean in French?Manipuler

avec soin.

A.3.  What can it metaphorically apply to? Try to

find 2 or 3 examples : global warming, Earth

B. An unexpected visit
The scene takes place in New-York City, at the headquarters of the United Nations, in an international
organization in charge maintaining peace and security and preventing conflicts and environmental
issues in the world. Delegates from all the countries are attending a UN assembly. Suddenly, an
intruder comes in: a dinosaur enters and goes to the front to address the assembly. He meets a security
guard who is scared so the dinosaur asks him if he needs a minute to take a breathe.

This scene looks anachronistic and unexpected.

Watch video 1 – Introduction (6 questions)

B.1. Where does the scene take place ? ……………………………………………………………

B.2. a. Pick out the organization’s name in the video.
………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
b. What is this organization for?(web search: name of the organization + en.wikipedia on Google )
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
B.3. Who are the people in the room ? ……………………………………………………..………
B.4. Guess who/what the intruder(s) at the end of the video may be. Discuss / Justify.
B.5. Question for champions! Can you find a relationship between your answers to A.3 and B.4 ?

Submit your answers to your teacher (1 sheet only for each group) before you continue.

Watch video 1 – Part 1 and check your guess (B.4) (4 questions).

B.6. a) What do you think of this intrusion ?

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
b) Find two adjectives to describe the scene : 1) an………………………...
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 2) ……………………………
B.7. Explain the passage with the security guard. What does the intruder mean?
………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
…..
B.8. Guess a possible topic for the intruder’s speech.……………………………………………...

Submit your answers to your teacher (1 sheet only for each group) before you continue.

Now, listen to the speech (Audio 1) at your own pace and check your guess (B.8). (2 questions)
HELP – In the audio document, you will hear the words :

bounce back - demise – species – subsidy (pluriel= subsidies)

rebondir chute espèce subvention – subventionner= subsidize
Check their meanings and listen to the pronunciation on wordreference.com
B.9. Take notes in a draft paper  or fill in the blank in the script . Work on your own first,
then discuss with your group mates.

B.10. Write a report of your findings about the speech. Focus on the key-points :
a) main topic
b) general message conveyed in the speech.
c) why the speaker is the right ‘person’ to talk about this topic
d) what the speaker expresses (apologies ? blame ? regret ? suggestions? ideas?….)
The main topic of the speech is the possible extinction of the human species / the survival of the
human species. The dinosaur wants to create awareness about the current environmental crisis
situation due to climate warming/change. He is the right person to talk about this topic because
his species is now extinct.
He blames humanity for subsidizing fossil fuels uselessly instead of helping stop poverty. He
thinks that time has come to take advantage of the economies’ rebound to take strong necessary
action.éééééééééééééééééééééééééééééééééééééééééééééééééééééééééééééééééééééééééééééé
Submit your answers to your teacher (1 sheet only for each group) before you continue.

Speech script : Fill in the blank LEVEL 0

Listen up, people

I know a thing or two about extinction, and let me tell you, you’d kind of think this

would be obvious, going ……………………... is a bad thing. And driving

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yourselves extinct ? In 70 million years, that’s the most ……………………………

thing I’ve ever ………………….

At least we had an asteroid, what’s your ……………………... ?

You’re headed for a ……………… ………………….., and yet every year

governments …………… hundreds of ………… of ……………… ……………….

on fossil fuel subsidies.

Imagine if we had spent ………………….. of ………………. per year subsidizing

giant meteors. That’s what you’re doing right now.

Think of all the other ……………… you could do with that ……………..

Around the world people are living in …………………….... Don’t you think

………………….. them would make more sense than.. I don’t know

………………….. for the demise of your entire species ?

Let me be real for a second. You’ve got a huge …………………………… right now.

As you ……………… your ………………… and bounce back from this pandemic,

this is ……………………..’s big ……………… !

So here’s my wild …………… : don’t choose ……………………, save your

…………………….. before it’s too late.

It’s time for you humans to …………….. making …………………. and

…………….. making ………………………….. Thank you.

Speech script : Fill in the blank LEVEL 1

Listen up, people

I ………………... a thing or two about …………………………….., and let me tell

you, you’d kind of think this would be obvious, going ……………………... is a bad

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thing. And driving yourselves ……………………... ? In ……………... million

years, that’s the most …………………………… thing I’ve ever ………………….

At least we had an …………………………….., what’s your ……………………... ?

You’re headed for a ……………… ………………….., and yet every year

governments …………… hundreds of ………… of ……………… ……………….

on fossil fuel ……………………………..

Imagine if we had ………………. ………………….. of ………………. per year

……………………………….. giant meteors. That’s what you’re doing right now.

Think of all the other ……………… you could do with that ……………..

Around the world people are living in …………………….... Don’t you think

………………….. them would …………………….. more ………………. than.. I

don’t know ………………….. for the demise of your entire species ?

Let me be real for a second. You’ve got a huge …………………………… right now.

As you ……………… your ………………… and bounce back from this

…………………………..., this is ……………………..’s big ……………… !

So here’s my wild …………… : don’t choose ……………………, save your

…………………….. before it’s too late.

It’s time for you humans to …………….. making …………………. and

…………….. making ………………………….. Thank you.

Finally, watch the video in full and check your findings about the speech. (6 points)

B.11. What is the problem with fossil fuels ?

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

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B.12. a) What type of video is it ? ……………...………………………………………………………
b) What is it for ? ………………………………………………………………………………...

B.13. Does the video make you think of a famous film ? …………………………………………...
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
.

B.13. Look up the internet for the definition of a spoof advert.

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
.
B.14. Why can we consider this video a spoof advert ?
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
.
Submit your answers to your teacher (1 sheet only for each group) before you continue.

DID YOU KNOW?

This promotional video is part of a 2021 UNDP* campaign called ‘Don’t choose extinction’. It has
been translated into more than 30 languages worldwide.

You can listen to the French version here. Ne choisissez pas l'extinction - YouTube

*United Nations Development Program

C.Your turn !

Write the script of your speech about a serious environmental issue with
convincing arguments and deliver it to the class (you can record it).

Follow the dinosaur’s speech format.

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STEP 1

Here is an example of a crisis situation:

Imagine you are an animal of an endangered species because of climate
change (pinguin, …).

STEP 2

You don’t want to go extinct and you feel that humans are selfish. Say it
loud and clear.

Give a fact and a figure (look up the net) : your population is

dangerously decreasing…

STEP 3
Explain the consequences of climate change in your daily life (food
search, migration...) and how your destiny and humans’ destiny are
linked.

Make yourself heard at the United Nations Assembly!

Ideally, your speech should last between 30 – 45 seconds.

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Dinosaur’s speech -

1) No greeting → order (warning)

2) general idea about extinction / extinction in process…

3) comparison of the extinction process : dinosaurs vs. Humans and conclusion : humans have no
excuse (as opposed to dinosaurs) !

4) presentation of a worldwide fact and suggestion (« don’t you think...) .

5) creating awareness (you’ve got a huge opportunity…) create awareness = sensibiliser

6) advice/recomendation (my « wild » idea : don’t choose extinction) advice = conseil (mot
indénombrable)

7) conclusion = warning (it’s time for you humans ...)

8) brief thanks.

Talking dinosaur invades UN to give climate change speech in bizarre, yet brilliant, new video | Live
Science

Comedian interaction with the security guard who is powerless and voiceless, surprised or terrified by
the dinosaur that mocks him.

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