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Empower Intermediate Video Activity Sheet Unit 05

This document is a worksheet for a unit on sea turtles, including pre-watching questions, activities during the video, and post-watching discussions. It encourages students to explore sea turtle populations, their habitats, and the threats they face, while also promoting conservation efforts. The activities involve watching a video, answering questions, and discussing ways to help protect sea turtles.

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Empower Intermediate Video Activity Sheet Unit 05

This document is a worksheet for a unit on sea turtles, including pre-watching questions, activities during the video, and post-watching discussions. It encourages students to explore sea turtle populations, their habitats, and the threats they face, while also promoting conservation efforts. The activities involve watching a video, answering questions, and discussing ways to help protect sea turtles.

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UNIT 5 THE NATURAL WORLD

1 BEFORE YOU WATCH


a Look at the pictures. What do you know about sea turtles? Answer the questions.
1 Are sea turtle populations in the world increasing or decreasing? Why?
2 Where do turtles lay their eggs?
3 What dangers do turtles face … ?
a from people b   from other animals

b Work in groups. Compare your answers and discuss your reasons.

2 WHILE YOU WATCH


a Watch the video. Answer the questions.
1 Were your ideas in 1a correct?
2 What information surprises you the most about turtles?

b Watch again. Complete the sentences with the correct answer. Choose a or b.
1 Benjamin lost a flipper because it was … .
a caught in fishing equipment b cut off by fishermen
2 Vets put a special device on his shell … .
a to see where he went b to keep him away from fishing boats
3 Tourists often go to beaches where turtles … .
a raise their babies b lay eggs under the sand
4 In Tunisia, they decided to … .
a stop tourists from going to beaches where turtles lay their eggs b help people understand more about turtles
5 As adults, turtles … .
a always stay near the beach where they were hatched b travel hundreds or thousands of kilometres away
6 Turtles always … to lay their eggs.
a go back to the same place b choose a different place

c Work in pairs. How many questions from the video can you answer? Watch again and check your answers.
1 How far did Benjamin swim after he was released?
2 How many years did the organisation Equinac take care of Benjamin?
3 Where is Cádiz?
4 How many species of sea turtles are there?
5 Where are the Kuriat Islands?
6 What kind of organisation is Notre Grand Bleu ?
7 Where is La Flor beach?
8 How do turtles find the beach where they were hatched?
9 What do young turtles have to do to survive after they hatch?
10 How many baby turtles survive in the wild to become adults?

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UNIT 5 THE NATURAL WORLD
3 AFTER YOU WATCH
a Work in groups. Read the list of things people can do to help turtles. Choose two things you think would help the
most and two things you think would help the least. Add your own ideas. Make notes. Discuss the reasons why you
chose them.
• stop hunting turtles
• stop ‘industrial’ fishing with large nets
• stop throwing away plastic
• stop going to beaches where turtles lay their eggs
• go to beaches where young turtles hatch and help them
• stop eating fish or meat
• take action to prevent climate change
• join a project to educate people about turtles
•
•

Most Least Reason


1 1

2 2

b Compare your ideas with another group. Explain why you chose the four things on your list.

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