L e a r n in g a c tiv ity 4

E v id e n c e : W o u ld y o u c h a n g e if y o u r lo v e d o n e s a s k e d y o u t o ?

D u r in g th e c o n te x tu a liz a tio n of th is le a r n in g a c tiv ity , R ic h a r d an d C a r o lin e

m a d e a p r e s e n ta tio n a b o u t th e fu tu r e o f f o o d . B y th e e n d o f t h e p r e s e n ta tio n ,
R ic h a r d a s k e d th is q u e s tio n :

W o u ld y o u c h a n g e y o u r c u r r e n t b e h a v io r if y o u r g r a n d c h ild r e n a s k e d y o u to ?

F o r t h is e v id e n c e , y o u n e e d to , fir s t, r e a d a le t te r w r itte n b y a c h ild w h o liv e s

in th e fu t u r e a n d , th e n , w r ite a r e s p o n s e t o h im . L e t’s b e g in !

P art A

F u e n te : S E N A

T h is is C a m e ro n . H e liv e s in th e year 2050 . H e w ro te a n open le tte r to th e

p e o p le w h o liv e d o n E a r t h b y th e y e a r 2 0 0 0 . H e is 1 2 y e a r s o ld a n d h e h a s a
fe w th in g s to s a y a b o u t th e e x p e r ie n c e s h e h a s liv e d s o f a r . R e a d h is le tte r . Y o u
w ill fin d it b e lo w .

D e a r fe llo w c itiz e n s o f t h e E a r t h in 2 0 0 0 ,

M y n a m e is C a m e r o n C a h ill. I liv e in M e x ic o C ity . I’m w r itin g th is le tte r fr o m th e

fu tu r e . I k n o w y o u m ig h t b e a litt le s u r p r is e d to h e a r th a t, b u t a fe w f r ie n d s a n d I
h a d t h e id e a o f w r itin g to o u r a n c e s to r s . I c h o s e to w r ite t o y o u , th e p e o p le w h o
liv e d in E a r th b y 2 0 0 0 . I h o p e m y w o r d s h e lp y o u d e c id e if th e fu t u r e is g o o d fo r
y o u . In c a s e it is n o t, y o u c a n s till c h a n g e it!
T h e r e a r e g r e a t th in g s a b o u t t h e fu t u r e . W e h a v e fly in g b o a r d s t o m o v e a r o u n d .
They a re v e ry h e lp fu l f o r g e ttin g to s c h o o l, fo r e x a m p le . W e ca n g o v e ry fa s t
a n d th e b e s t th in g a b o u t th e m is t h a t th e y d o n ’t n e e d to b e c h a r g e d . T h e y u s e
s o la r e n e r g y , s o m y b o a r d c h a r g e s b y its e lf w h ile I’m m o v in g a r o u n d . A c tu a lly ,
none of th e d e v ic e s w e use e v e ry day has to be c h a rg e d u s in g w ire s . M y
g ra n d m a has t o ld m e th a t w h e n she w as young, she u sed to have a m o b ile
p h o n e c h a r g e r w ith h e r a t a ll tim e s ! I d o n ’t e v e n h a v e c h a r g e r s b e c a u s e a ll m y
d e v ic e s g e t th e ir e n e r g y d ir e c tly fr o m th e s u n lig h t . D a d says th is is o n e o f th e
g re a te s t advances of s c ie n c e . H e says th a t u s in g th e s o la r t e c h n o lo g y
m a s s iv e ly w a s n o t e a s y , b u t w h e n it h a p p e n e d , o u r f u tu r e c h a n g e d .

T h e r e a r e s o m e o th e r in te r e s tin g th in g s a b o u t f u tu r e , fo r e x a m p le , w e u s e v e r y
fu n n y s w im s u its t o g o to th e b e a c h . I’v e s e e n s o m e p h o to s o f p e o p le f r o m th e
p a s t w e a r in g n ic e b ik in is a n d s h o rts a t th e b e a c h . O u r s w im s u its a r e h o r r ib le !
W e have to b e a ll c o v e re d w hen w e g et in t o th e se a. M y b io lo g y te a c h e r
e x p la in e d to m e th a t th e r e is a n o v e r p o p u la tio n o f je lly fis h a ll a r o u n d t h e w o r ld .
S he says th a t th e ocea ns used to be a b a la n c e d e c o s y s te m but n ow , m a ny
m a r in e s p e c ie s have go ne e x tin c t. F o r th a t r e a s o n , fis h lik e th e je lly fis h have
in c r e a s e d in n u m b e rs a n d it is n o t s a fe to s w im w ith o u t p r o te c tio n b eca use if
o n e o f t h e s e t o u c h e s y o u c a n g e t v e r y s ic k .

A b o u t th e fu tu r e I can a ls o te ll y o u a b o u t o u r fo o d . W e e a t v e ry h e a lth y and

d e lic io u s d is h e s . F o r e x a m p le , w e h a v e a s o u p m a d e o u t o f s p ir u lin a . S p ir u lin a
is a s u p e r fo o d b e c a u s e it h a s a lo t o f p r o te in in it. W h e n I w a s little I u s e d t o e a t
s p ir u lin a in c a p s u le s but n ow m y m om has le a r n e d to m ake a s p ir u lin a soup,
w h ic h I th in k is v e r y t a s ty . I h a v e h e a r d th a t y o u u s e d t o e a t a lo t o f b e e f a n d
h a m b u r g e r s b y 2 0 0 0 . I lo v e h a m b u r g e r s ! I t h in k th e y a r e g r e a t b u t I d o n ’t g e t t o
e a t th e m v e r y o fte n b e c a u s e th e y a r e in c r e d ib ly e x p e n s iv e !

I h a v e to ld y o u a fe w th in g s a b o u t th e fu t u r e . W h a t d o y o u th in k o f it? D o y o u
lik e it? I e n jo y th in g s v e r y m u c h , a c tu a lly . J u s t o n e little th in g , r e m e m b e r t h a t th e
fu tu r e is in y o u r h a n d s n o w . Y o u c a n le a v e it t h e s a m e , m a k e it w o r s e o r m a k e it
m u c h b e tte r . I h o p e y o u h a v e lo ts o f g r e a t y e a r s a h e a d .

T a k e c a re ,

C a m e ro n .

P art B

N ow th a t you h ave re a d C a m e r o n ’s le tt e r w r ite a re s p o n s e to h im . B e as

c r e a tiv e as p o s s ib le and re m e m b e r, you nee d to in c lu d e so m e c o n d itio n a l
p h r a s e s to ta lk a b o u t a n y h y p o th e tic a l s itu a tio n s th a t m a y b e r e le v a n t.
D e a r C a m e ro n ,

T h a n k y o u fo r y o u r le tte r …

H i C a m e ro n

I see th a t y o u r fu tu re is v e ry in te r e s tin g , a s te c h n o lo g y has advance d

r a d ic a lly , a fu tu re th a t to g o to scho ol have fly in g t a b le s a n d see h ow

th e y u s e s o la r e n e r g y to th e m a x im u m f o r e v e r y th in g .

A c c o r d in g t o w h a t y o u r e a d in y o u r le tt e r , w h a t I w o u ld d o o n m y p a r t to

im p r o v e th e f u tu r e w o u ld b e :

R e c y c le ; r e c y c lin g is v ita l n o t o n ly h e lp s to n e e d le s s r e s o u r c e s b u t a ls o

a v o id s h a d c o n ta m in a tin g th e e n v ir o n m e n t w ith w a s t e le f t o v e r . It w o u ld

h e lp to e n c o u ra g e p e o p le to cut dow n tr e e s , to p o llu te w a te r, to ta k e

c a r e o f a n im a ls in d a n g e r o f e x tin c tio n , a n d if th e y c o u ld , it w o u ld m a k e

s tr o n g la w s to p u n is h th o s e p e o p le w h o d o n o t r e s p e c t m a r in e life .

I w o u ld te ll p e o p le to p u t p la n ts in y o u r life ; It d o e s n o t m a tte r if y o u liv e

in th e c o u n t r y s id e o r in th e c ity , p u t p la n ts in y o u r life , ta k e c a r e o f th e m

a n d c r e a t e s m a ll g r e e n s p a c e s . A s s m a ll a s th e p la n t is a n d fo r little th a t

it c a n d o , it w ill b e h e lp in g to c le a n t h e a ir o f c a r b o n d io x id e .

It w o u ld b e r e s p e c tfu l w ith n a tu r e ; If I a m in c o n ta c t w ith n a tu r e , w h a t I

w o u ld do w o u ld be to r e s p e c t it a n d ta k e c a re o f it, b o th p la n ts and

a n im a ls . I w o u ld n o t th r o w g a r b a g e a n d I w o u ld n o t te s t o t h e r s p e c ie s .

I w o u ld p la n t t r e e s ; I w o u ld jo in t r e e p la n tin g c a m p a ig n s a n d h e lp w it h

w o r k to r e fo r e s t a r e a s th a t a r e lo s in g th e ir tr e e s .

If I im p r o v e th e p r e s e n t, w e w ill h a v e a b e tt e r fu tu r e
W h e n y o u fin is h y o u r w o r k , s e n d th e file to y o u r in s tr u c t o r th r o u g h t h e p la tfo r m
a s fo llo w s :

1. C lic k o n th e title o f th is e v id e n c e .
2. C lic k o n E x a m in a r m i e q u ip o and lo o k fo r th e file in y o u r c o m p u te r. M a k e
s u r e th e file is a tt a c h e d .
3. L e a v e a c o m m e n t fo r th e in s tr u c to r ( o p tio n a l) .
4. C lic k E n v ia r .

N o t e : T h is e v id e n c e is a n in d iv id u a l a c tiv ity . R e m e m b e r to c h e c k th e le a r n in g
g u id e in o r d e r to k n o w if y o u h a v e d o n e a ll th e a s s ig n e d a c tiv itie s , k n o w how to
d e v e lo p t h e m a n d d e liv e r t h e m c o r r e c tly .

C r ite r io s d e e v a lu a c ió n

• C o m p a rte in fo r m a c ió n p e rs o n a l p a ra h a b la r d e p o s ib ilid a d e s te n ie n d o en
c u e n ta la e s tr u c tu r a g r a m a tic a l y e l v o c a b u la r io r e q u e r id o .

• In te r c a m b ia in fo r m a c ió n p e rs o n a l s o b re c o n s e c u e n c ia s r e a le s e
im a g in a r ia s te n ie n d o en c u e n ta la e s tru c tu ra g r a m a tic a l y e l v o c a b u la r io
r e q u e r id o .

• U s a e l v o c a b u la r io r e la c io n a d o c o n a n im a le s y e s p e c ie s e n v ía d e e x tin c ió n
te n ie n d o e n c u e n ta e l c o n t e x to r e q u e r id o .