2. What is it? It is a civics education federally-founded program.

3. Why teach it? It is required by the state of California.

4. How? Different topics where students can use all skills and grammar.

5. What is the topic for Level-4? Going Green: Solving Environmental Problems Solving Environmental Problems

6. What do you need to do? Two tasks: 1.A role play 2.An oral presentation

7. Task 1: Role Play Total Points 20

8. Task 1: Role Play Content A: 16 points possible Look at the picture of a local environment problem. Call a representative of a government office. Use 8 sentences to complete the call.

9. Task 1: Role Play Content B: 4 points possible Take notes on the answers the assessor gives you. After the role play, the assessor will check your comprehension of the information you obtained. He or she will ask you two follow-up questions.

10. Task 2: Oral Presentation Total Points 26

11. Task 2:Oral Report on an Environmental Problem Task 2: Oral Report on an Environmental Problem Content (20 points possible): You will give a 5-7 oral report on an environment problem. On your report, you need to include the following information: 1.What is the problem? 2.Why is this problem? 3.Who can help? 4.What can people do to help?

12. Examples of Topics Air pollution Anti-fur Batteries Bottle water Cam emission Climate change Consumer capitalism Diapers Disforestation Eating meat Fast food Food waste Genetic modified food Ghost net Global warming Household hazardous waste Killing wild animals Littering Nonorganic fertilizers Nonorganic food Ocean pollution Oil drilling Overpopulation Paper waste ]plastic bags Polystyrene containers Shark fining Soil contamination Solar energy Traffic jam Wasting energy Water pollution Water waste

13. Task 2:Oral Report on an Environmental Problem Task 2: Oral Report on an Environmental Problem Visual Aid (4 points possible): For your presentation, you can make a relevant, appropriate, legible and neat Power Point presentation, poster, or overhead transparency to support your oral report.

14. Task 2:Oral Report on an Environmental Problem Task 2: Oral Report on an Environmental Problem Presentation (2 points possible): You need to use effective speech and body language throughout your report and, and you also need to refer to your visual.