‘100% Pure New Zealand’ – really?
Vocabulary endangered species: an animals or plant that could go extinct soon fertiliser (n): chemicals that farmers add to the soil to make plants grow well pristine (adj): completely natural …
Course: EAL: English Language for Nature Conservation and Sustainability
How to have a discussion.
In this course you should try to discuss the ideas with your classmates. In this way, you will have a chance to practise new vocabulary and strengthen what you already …
The Big Questions and Introduce yourself
In this course you are studying two things: Nature Conservation and English The Big Question for Nature Conservation is: Why and how should we protect nature? The Big Question for …
How to make a persuasive argument – Toulmin method
Making a persuasive argument We’ll first look first at using a logical and well-structured argument, then we’ll touch on the use of emotion to convince an audience. Logical argument There …
What are the parts of a tree called?
Here is a list of vocabulary you will need to understand the articles about forests. As you go through the list, make a note of words that are new to …
Article 1: Ideal landscapes and where they come from?
Vocabulary coincidence (n) : when two things happen at the same time and seem connected but aren’t copse (n): a small group of trees fertile (adj): soil in which plants …
Brook Sanctuary
Questions The video covers five topics. What are they? In 2006 what was part of the forest was damaged? What could volunteers hear in the hills in 2006? How many …
Three Seconds
Listen to this award winning video. Identify the types of rhetoric he uses to persuade. How effective do you think his video is? Put your ideas in the Discussion.
New Zealand Certificate in English Language
After completing this course you may be wondering how you can study further English language with Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology (NMIT). NMIT offers the New Zealand Certificate in English …
Rhetoric – the art of using words to persuade an audience
There are four basic ways to move an audience emotionally: Anaphora: The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of a sentence or phrase. Epistrophe: The repetition of …
Presentations for conservation
Conservation projects cost a lot of money and they are labour intensive. How do conservation biologists get these resources for their projects? To get money conservation biologists can apply for …
Biophilia: The Instinctive Love of Nature
The blue landscape represents the ideal human habitat in which we evolved and may feel most happy. According to biologist Edward Wilson, the instinctive preference for this landscape is part …
A brief history of New Zealand flora and fauna
New Zealand is a large archipelago in the South Pacific. There are two main islands called the North Island and the South Island along with numerous offshore islands. New Zealand …
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EAL: English Language for Nature Conservation and Sustainability