Course : Αγγλικά A' Λυκείου 2025-2026

Course code : EL795160

EL795160 - ΕΙΡΗΝΗ ΓΙΑΝΝΙΤΣΗ

Course Units

Animal Rights

from 1/10/21 till 1/31/21

In this module you are going to:

  • discuss whether animals have rights or not.
  • read an article entitled "scientists told to stop wasting animal lives" and do comprehension activities
  • learn vocabulary relevant to animal rights
  • study passive voice
  • write a summary of a text about Animals on Factory Farms
  • watch a video and discuss the idea of de-extinction
  • make a mindmap with five reasons why keeping animals in captivity is wrong.
  • choose an endangered species to make a donation for and explain the reasons of your choice.
  • take part in a debate about animal-testing experiments.
  • write an essay for the school magazine to express your opinion about whether animal-testing experiments are ethical or not.
Multimedia
Passive Voice presentation

Watch the following presentation to see how active voice becomes passive voice.

Assignments

Rewrite the following sentences in passive voice.

Links
Module 5 Animal Rights

Here's the link to Module 5 of the digital book. 

Exercises

Decide if the following sentences are true or false.

Exercises

Match the words below in the text (1-8) with their definitions (a-h).

Assignments

Make a mindmap with any of the words in ex. 6. Follow the sample mindmap as a model. 

Documents
Passive Voice
Rewrite the sentences from active voice into passive voice.
Assignments

Brainstorm five reasons why it is wrong to keep animals in captivity. Then make a mindmap and upload it on the assignments' section.

Assignments

You and your classmates have the chance to make a donation for an animal that belongs to a species under extinction.

Decide on the animal its survival you wish to sponsor for, and then work in pairs to make a 4-5 google slides presentation about it.

 

Assignments

You are going to take part in a debate about animal-testing experiments. In pairs, prepare arguments for both the researchers and the campaigners against those experiments. 

You may search in the following web pages for extra ideas, but make sure you use your own ideas, too. 

You can create a mind map to help you organise your ideas. 

Then submit it on the assignments' section. 

https://animal-testing.procon.org/

https://crueltyfreeinternational.org/

Assignments

animal testing experiments

You have had a class discussion about animal-testing experiments to develop new medicines and cosmetics. Some people argue that these experiments are not ethical while others are in favour of them as long as they benefit humanity. 

Write an essay (120-150 words) for the school magazine to express your opinion.

Assignments

Over here you may submit the final draft of your essay about animal-testing experiments.

Assignments

Here you can write your essay as an online text on whether using animals in experiments is ethical or  not.