I want to plant a million trees

Level: Intermediate / B1

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I want to plant a million trees

Here is a short video (2 minutes) about a Canadian who is planting thousands of trees in the United Kingdom.
Watch it, then answer the following questions:

1) How many trees can Shelby plant in a day*?
2) How many trees has she planted so far?
3) How many trees does the UK government want to plant?
4) What time does she start planting?
5) How much is Shelby paid per tree?

Bonus question - what are the tallest trees in the world? (You may have to do some extra research for this question!)

*This question has changed (sorry, I put in a year originally)

Answers below!




1) 4000
2) Half a million
3) An extra 30 million per year
4) 07:30, seven thirty in the morning, 7:30 am
5) 7p (seven pence)


Bonus question - coast redwood (Sequoia sempervirens) 115.92m

Restoring seagrass meadows

Level: Intermediate / B1

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Restoring seagrass meadows

Here is a short video (2 minutes) about a seagrass restoration project in Wales.
Watch it, then answer the following questions:

1) Where does Dr Unsworth work?
2) How many estuaries have lost seagrass?
3) What are the reasons for this?
4) How big an area are they planting in the video?
5) How many volunteers from schools helped with the project?

Bonus question - what do we call the animal that you can see in the video at 0:19 to 0:21?



Answers below

1) Swansea University
2) 50%
3) Damaged water quality and the coast (through coastal development)
4) 2 ha (two hectares)
5) Nearly 2000


Bonus question: seahorse