Wordlist
1 gallon = 3.8 liters
lb = pound = 0.45 kg
global warming/the Greenhouse effect – växthuseffekten
CO2 – carbon dioxid – koldioxid
methane – metan
livestock – boskap
1 acre – 4046 squaremeters
grain – säd
legumes – baljväxter (linser, bönor etc)
omnivore – allätare
vegan – when you don’t eat anything that comes from animals
Answer these questions when watching the documentary
- How many months can you shower to use the same amount of water that it takes to produce a hamburger?
- Why is important to stop eating cows if you want to do something about global warming?
- Name at least one problem with the fish industry.
- What, according to the clip, can we do to save the rainforests?
- What is said about the argument that grass feed beef is the answer?
- How much water does it take to ”produce” one liter of milk?
- How could we feed the 1 billion people that is starving everyday according to the clip?
- What is the message of the clip?
- How many months can you shower to use the same amount of water that it takes to produce a hamburger?
2 months. - Why is important to stop eating cows if you want to do something about global warming?
Because cows is responsible for 51 % (18 %) of the greenhouse gases and transport only 13 %. - Name at least one problem with the fish industry.
A lot of untargeted fish is trapped in the nets and killed. - What, according to the clip, can we do to save the rainforests?
Stop eating meat because it’s responsible for 136 million acres of rainforest loss. - What is said about the argument that grass feed beef is the answer?
It takes up too much space. The US would need 3.7 billion acres and there is only 1.9 billion. - How much water does it take to ”produce” one liter of milk?
1000 liters of water. - How could we feed the 1 billion people that is starving everyday according to the clip?
By giving them the food that we give to the animals (we grow enough food for 12-15 billion people but 50 % are feed to animals). - What is the message of the clip?
Mr Smedjeback's English Class 