What's New?
Since lesson one quite a lot has happened. It's a new year and for many of us a new start. some of us have gone back into lockdown while others are fighting the elements simply to get into work and get on with our classes.
Resolutions
I'm sure that most of us have made a whole raft of new year's resolutions. Some of which are personal and a number of which, I'm sure have already been broken. Well, don't give up.
My personal opinion on NY resolutions is that I'm not a huge fan. I like to set myself goals, short, medium and long term. I try and make them as realisitic as possible but if I don't quite make it, I pick myself up and try again.
One resolution, however, that everyone in the world needs to make is to be greener. That's not to say we need to look more like the grinch, but let's try and reduce the impact we're making on the planet.
What can we do?
As teachers we are in a unique position.
We can:
- Have an effect on what hundreds of people do, on a daily basis.
- Set targets and challenges.
- Provied a model for our students to follow.
If you're teaching English online, want some extra homework materials or want to raise clime change awareness in your students, you've come to the right place.
The Lesson
This week's lesson was all about water waste (Lesson 2 Video) in the class we review the vocabulary for the different household items that use water, we hear about some very disturbing facts about water use at home and we speak to a water saving expert about how we can save not only water but also money with a few very simple actions.
As always there is a What Can I Do? Project for the students to get them thinking about how they can help save water at home.
Special Guests
We're trying to make sure that every lesson has a special guest. They're going to share their knowledge so we can see what positive change we can have on the world around us. This week we spoke to Shirley Cato an octogenarian who has been doing her bit to save water for the past 30 years. Shirely is an inspiration for me, not only because she's my nanny, but also because she shows us that thinking ahead isn't something only young people should be doing. She leads by example showing that even older generations can change their habits to help the planet. We didn't even get started on her recycling regime. 
Coming Up
In lesson three and four we are going to take a closer look at what we eat, where it comes from and what effects it has on the planet. We'll be speaking to a world class executive chef, who turned vegan a few years back. He's going to talk about how his own lifestyle change has had an effect on how he prepares his menus. We'll be getting some tips on how we can eat more sustainably and he'll begiving us some advice on how to reduce our carbon footprint in the kitchen. We're also going to be speaking to bee expert Amy @honeyhousebarcelona from the amazing Honey House Barcelona about bees and what life would bee like without them.
If you'd like to join our Facebook Group please go ahead, we'd love to hear your ideas for future classes we're also on insta @renewableenglish and twitter @renewablenglish with daily updates, tips on being greener and general chit chat about sustainability.
We hope to see you next time. Until then.
Stay safe, stay green and stay renewable.
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