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Green Lifestyle

At a recent Green Drinks event in San Francisco, there was a white board at the center of the room asking this very important question:

What is Your Environmental Dirty Secret?

Even as a long-time, fully dedicated green nerd, I experience ecoguilt for my environmental dirty secrets. Admittedly, there are just a few, but it doesn't mean that the guilt is any less poignant- I feel enormously guilty about certain life choices. You can see mine on the board in the middle right: shopping at Old Navy and other fast fashion stores (I'm a blogger on a budget and can't always shop at thrift stores!) and using the dryer (I live in an apartment and can't hang up all my towels and sheets anymore). These environmental dirty secrets feed into my ecoguilt.

What is Ecoguilt?

The Urban Dictionary, the ruling authority of our lexicon, explains ecoguilt as such:
"Ecoguilt [is] the feeling you get when you could have done something for the environment, but consciously made the decision not to. [An example:] Maria could have recycled that plastic bottle, but instead she throw it into the regular trash bin; she was soon feeling ecoguilt for her laziness."
But what is the source of this guilt? How many people feel this ecoguilt- and is it even productive? I feel ecoguilt all the time, and wanted to look more into this concept, and see if I could find ways to fight it.

Even though I make conscious choices everyday to reduce my impact on the planet- eating a almost fully vegan diet, choosing to bike commute instead of driving, and living in a very energy efficient home, sometimes still my ecoguilt takes over. Whether it's shopping at fast fashion stores, forgetting my own silverware set, or having to use a grocery bag at the store when I forget my reusable bags.

And it turns out I'm not alone! Ecoguilt has come to be a thing because as we become increasingly informed about our carbon footprint and our individual impact on the planet, it's hard to un-know these things. As we make choices each day to do good, we feel increasingly bad about any of the bad choices we make.

I found a deeper explanation of ecoguilt from Kate Ryan on her blog, The Revolutionelle: "I've wondered if eco-guilt is in any way related to white guilt. After all, the industrialized, first world countries causing most of the damage to our planet by way of outsourcing and overconsumption also seem to incur the most guilt. There's another likely possibility that eco-guilt stems from our deep-seated Judeo-Christian values characterized by guilt and self-consciousness. Stephen T. Asma hits this idea on the head in an article for The Chronicle of Higher Education. He writes, 'Instead of religious sins plaguing our conscience, we now have the transgressions of leaving the water running, leaving the lights on, failing to recycle, and using plastic grocery bags instead of paper.'"

I find this insight especially interesting, because it's important to realize that it's often from a privileged position to have the time or brainpower to worry about these things, and the funds to be able to educate ourselves further about climate change action.

But there are ways to get over your ecoguilt and get on with your day!

On the Huffington Post Jennifer Grayson writes about how ecoguilt specifically affects eco-conscious parents, and the fight to be as green as possible but still maintain your sanity while caring for a small, wild creature. These tips from author Paige Wolf are designed for moms and dads that are "over-informed" and guilty about all their lifestyle choices, but they are equally helpful for the child-free among us that feel guilty about every little choice we make:
Pat yourself on the back. Remember that perfect is unachievable, so instead focus on the positive choices that you are capable of making. Lead by example. When you're feeling frustrated, remember that "We need to be the change we wish to see in the world," as Gandhi said. Focusing on our own shortcomings will do nothing to inspire others. Work to make a difference on a larger scale. You'll feel more empowered if you work to enact political change, say, to require testing for toxic chemicals in cosmetics rather than harassing your husband to give up his favorite deodorant.
Do you suffer from ecoguilt- and what brings it on? How do you fight it? Let us know in the comments!

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What is Ecoguilt? Are You a Guilty Greenie?

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What is ecoguilt and how do you fight the urge to beat yourself about about green guilt?

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acid rain - Rain mixed with acids formed by gases released into the atmosphere, air pollution - The contamination of the atmosphere, deforestation - The process of destroying a forest and replacing it with something else, especially by an agricultural system., domestic garbage - Rubbish from your house, pollution -

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Unit 14 - Do the following online exercises. Sign them with your name (f.ex. Marek B.) and class. Deadline: 19.03  (5c) 25.03 (5ab)

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Unit 14 - Do the following online exercises. Sign them with your name (f.ex. Marek B.) and class. Deadline: 19.03  (5c) 25.03 (5ab)

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WSZYSTKIE tryby warunkowe | ROCK YOUR ENGLISH #158

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Exercise about the first, second and third conditionals.

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Mixed conditional exercises - intermediate level

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Mixed conditional exercises. Conditional sentences in English. Conditional forms intermediate level

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Are you confused about the first, second and third conditionals ('if' sentences) in English? What are they? How do they work? What's the difference between them?

Here's a simple way to look at the first, second and third conditionals.

But first - take a look at these pictures. What do you think the people are saying?

OK. We'll come back to these lovely people later...

Now - conditionals!
The first thing you need to know about the conditionals is that they are all the same!
Here's how:

1. They all have two parts: the 'if' part, and the 'result' part.

2. They all have the same general structure: 'If + tense, modal' (modals are words like can, will, would, could and may).

So let's check this out in in more detail.

Have a look at the first conditional and think about the structure.

Pretty simple, right?

First Conditional:
This is the basis for ALL the other conditionals.
But when do we use it? We use the first conditional for real situations that can happen in the future.

So what about unreal situations? In English if we want to express something unreal, we have a trick: We push the grammar to the past.

So from the first conditional we push the tense and the modal to the past:

This is the second conditional.

It's the same as the first, but we just pushed the tense and the modal to the past. So the present became the past and 'will' became 'would'.

Second Conditional:

But when do we use it? We use the second conditional for things that can't happen now or probably won't happen in the future.

"OK. That's all fine," I can hear you say. But what do we do when we want to express something 'unreal' AND in the past? Well that's the fun part.

We push the past to the 'double-past' and the 'would' to the past. It sounds mad, doesn't it? But here we go:

This is the third conditional. It's still the same as the first, but we've pushed the tense and the modal to the past twice instead of once.

Third conditional:

But when do we use it?

We use the third conditional for things that never happened and the possible results.

"Wait... What?!! That's crazy! Two 'verb3s' AND a 'had' AND a 'have'?!" ...I hear you scream.

Yes, I know it's a little tricky at first. When I learned Turkish, there were lots of times when I felt like this. But then I realised that if I practice it only a few times, it gets easy quickly.
So here are all three conditionals together in a pretty infographic:
"OK. But what about the scissors? Why did you put scissors in the images?" I can hear you ask.

This is the fun part about conditionals. You can cut them up...

...and move them around. Like this:

So - "If you play with that rabbit, you'll regret it" is the same as "You'll regret it if you play with that rabbit". Enjoy!!
Action plan
Find an English-speaking friend or a teacher. Speak casually with him/her and try to "slip in" (use) the first, second and third conditionals.

* Weird English alert! We can say 'I was' or 'I were' ONLY in the second conditional. Don't ask me why. English is just weird sometimes.

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- Co zrobisz, jak tylko skończysz lekcje

- Co byś zrobił, gdybyś był swoim nauczycielem matematyki...

- Co się stanie, jeżeli nie wrócisz do domu na noc

- Do jakiej szkoły poszedłbyś, gdybyś nie wybrał Elektryka

- Co byś zrobił, gdyby odwołali ci dzisiaj resztę lekcji

- Gdzie pojechałbyś w zeszłe wakacje, gdybyś wygrał wtedy 100.000 zł

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What a terrible day! Our coach ____ down and we waited a long time for the ____service to fix it. Then, the airline company lost our ____. When we were in Spain, we hired a bike and my son ____into a car! Luckily, he only ____his ankle, didn't ____it. Still, we had to go to hospital in an ____. Fortunately, we didn't have to give first ____. I fell asleep on the beach and got ____and my son got ____in the city centre. My husband, on the other hand, came down with a ____after eating something. So, you can understand why I paid attention to ____instructions on the plane and had to know where to find my ____.

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What a terrible day! Our coach ____ down and we waited a long time for the ____service to fix it. Then, the airline company lost our ____. When we were in Spain, we hired a bike and my son ____into a car! Luckily, he only ____his ankle, didn't ____it.

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fill up - the car, get on - a train, get stuck - in a traffic jam, give somebody - a lift, get lost - in the city centre, the bus - broke down, book - a room, buy - a return ticket, go on a sightseeing - tour, check in - at the hotel,

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fill up - the car, get on - a train, get stuck - in a traffic jam, give somebody - a lift, get lost - in the city centre, the bus - broke down, book - a room, buy - a return ticket, go on a sightseeing - tour, check in - at the hotel, Similar activities from Community

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wish, had better, would rather, high time

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wish, had better, would rather, high time

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would rather, had better, high time, WISH

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Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form.

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Would rather / had better | ROCK YOUR ENGLISH #85

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Wish exercises - how to use wish in English

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Wish - exercises. How to use wish: present, past, future wishes.

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WOOF

WOOF

wish / if only

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- jak mówić o swoich Żalach, dotyczących teraźniejszości i przeszłości- Jak wyrażać życzenie, aby coś się zmieniło w przyszłości

What will I learn?

I DIDN'T HAVE A LLAMA WHEN I WAS A CHILD

I WISH I .....Do you know how to finish the sentence? Click:

I don't have a llama

I WISH I had a llama.(żałuję, że nie mam lamy/ chciałabym mieć)WISH + PAST (żal dotyczący teraźniejszości)

+ info

1. SZKODA, ŻE NIE MIESZKAM W NOWYM JORKU.2. SZKODA, ŻE NIE STUDIOWAŁAM W NY

When I was a child I played the cello. But then I GAVE IT UP :-(I wish...

TRUE STORY!

What could your dog/cat say about you??????

I WISH he WOULD play with me more often

I WISH my owner WOULD give me more snacks!

i WISH... would

IF ONLY has a stronger meaning. It means 'gdyby tylko' :-((

IF ONLY = WISH

WISH + PAST (talk about present)WISH + PAST PERFECT (talk about the past)WISH + WOULD (talk about future)wish = if only

I WISH I WERE/ WAS??? -> MORE INFO

I would like to be a tiger...I WISH ...

I have problems with my sight.I WISH....

I WISH I (CAN).....i WISH (SB) ..... (STOP).....i WISH i (HAVE).....i WISH i (NOT BUY) ..... LAST ...i WISH i (KNOW)i WISH mY TEACHER (know)...

What are they saying?użyj WISH:w odniesieniu do -teraźniejszości-przeszłości- pragnienia, aby coś zmieniło się na lepsze

3. SOMETHING YOU WOULD LIKE YOUR TEACHERS TO DO

4. SOMETHING YOU WISH YOU HADN'T BOUGHT5. SOMETHING YOU WISH PEOPLE WOULD STOP DOING IN POLAND6. A QUALITY YOU WISH YOU HAD

1. A gadget OR POSSESSION you wish you had

2. SOMETHING YOU KNEW HOW TO DO

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WOOF WOOF wish / if only START - jak mówić o swoich Żalach, dotyczących teraźniejszości i przeszłości- Jak wyrażać życzenie, aby coś się zmieniło w przyszłości What will I learn? I DIDN'T HAVE A LLAMA WHEN I WAS A CHILD I WISH I .....Do you know how to finish the sentence?

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such exercises so enough too many so & such too video
Ut wisi enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamcorper suscipit lobortis nisl ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat.
Such - taki, taka
I'm such a happy raccoon.

SUCH + A + PRZYMIOTNIK + RZECZOWNIK L.POJ

We're SUCH happy raccoons

SUCH + PRZYMIOTNIK + RZECZOWNIK L.MN
so + przymiotnik such + (a) przymiotnik + rzeczwonik
She is SO excited.

She is SUCH an excited girl.

She is so pretty.

She is such a pretty girl.

It's too cold to play outside. - za zimno

I'm too tired. - zbyt zmęczona

There are too many colours in this picture ->

Too + many/much + rzeczownik

There are too many people
too many - za dużo (rzeczowniki policzalne) too much - za dużo (rzeczowniki niepoliczalne)

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet consecteteur
enough - wystarczająco
The book isn't interesting enough to read it. - nie dość ciekawa

I don't have enough money

THE CAMERA IS TOO OLD = IT'S NOT MODERN ENOGH

not sweet enough - nie dość słodkie

NOT + przymiotnik + ENOUGH

not tasty enough to eat= nie dość smaczny

too sour to eat = zbyt kwaśny (aby zjeść)

INFO
too + przymiotnik ale: not + przymiotnik + enough
too cold = not warm enough
not enough food - nie dość dużo jedzenia do the exercises
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To practice your listening do one or two videos every week. Choose -> Words on the street section

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homeschooling - the teaching of children at home, mark - something that a teacher gives students for their work - a number or a letter, kindergarten - a preschool for children age 4 to 6 to prepare them for primary school, pass - the opposite of 'fail', break - between lessons, staffroom - the place where teachers reside at school, preschool - an educational institution for children too young for elementary school, headmaster - the 'boss' of the school, A-levels - Matura exam in England, memorise - learn by heart, form teacher - a teacher who has responsibility for a particular class in a school, foreign languages - German, English or French, timetable - the schedule of lessons from Monday to Friday, term - there are two in the school year: summer and winter, science - Physics, Biology, Chemistry are ....... subjects, boarding school - school where students stay overnight and have their own rooms, school fee - the money you pay for school, secondary school - high school, canteen - the place where students eat at school,

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