Do you want to know more about ecology and learn English at the same time? Read this “Have you ever..” sentences. Find out with eco English with Natasha

Have you ever planted a tree? If so, tell us more

Have you ever walked on foot instead of driving? If so, tell us more

Have you ever heard of ‘green washing’? If so, tell us more

Have you ever attended a ‘Green Fest’  in your local community? If so, tell us more

Have you ever heard of Greta Thunberg? If so, tell us more

Have you ever heard of climate change? If so, tell us more

Have you ever worked out/calculated your own carbon footprint? If so, tell us more

Have you ever done anything to stop the pollution? If so, tell us more

Have you ever recycled the food leftovers? If so, tell us more

Have you ever bought recycled stationery for your office or for your school equipment? If so, tell us more

Have you ever sorted your own household garbage into the appropriate dustbins/ wheelie bins? If so, tell us more

Have you ever bought planet-friendly fashion items? If so, tell us more

Have you ever felt an eco-anxiety? If so, tell us more

Have you ever volunteered in WWF projects WWF – Endangered Species Conservation | World Wildlife Fund? If so, tell us more

Have you ever driven an electric car? If so, tell us more

Have you ever joined a climate change public debate? If so, tell us more

Have you ever made your own handmade deodorant rather than buy one in supermarkets and/or chemist’s shops? If so, tell us more

Have you ever signed a petition to ban smoking in public places?  If so, tell us more

Have you ever gathered signatures in your local community to help an eco project? If so, tell us more

Have you ever heard of clean air zone for private cars in big cities being launched now? If so, tell us more

Have you ever taken your own country/ government to court for climate inaction? If so, tell us more 

Have you ever considered getting rid of the electric light bulbs completely? 

Have you ever thought of going to live away from the big cities i.e. and even to live off the grid? If so, tell us more 

Have you ever considered investing some funds/your life savings in an eco – village? If so, tell us more

Have you introduced gluten–free food in your eating habits? If so, tell us more

Have you ever thought about whether humans were meant to be /were born to be carnivores or not? If so, tell us more

Have you ever joined a climate watch group?  If so , tell us more

Have you ever phoned EPA hotline in the USA? If so, tell us more

Have you ever sent an email to Greta Thunberg ? If so, tell us more

Have you ever thought that Greta Thunberg should spend more time in school than get involved with climate change? If so, tell us more

Have you ever thought that teenagers should spend time in school only until they reach adulthood to get involved with serious environmental projects?If so, tell us more

Have you ever thought of challenging the views and acts of Greta Thunberg? If so, tell us more

Have you ever suffered from an eco-anxiety? If so, tell us more

Have you ever heard a talk in which Dr Jordan Peterson schools a climate change alarmist?

Have you ever donated your old clothes to be recycled? If so, tell us more

Have you ever heard of zero waste?  If so, tell us more

Have you ever seen the documentary Point of No Return?  If so, tell us more

Have you ever taken an environmental awareness quiz? If so, tell us more

Has your school / classroom gone paperless?

Has your household gone solar

Have you ever thought that climate change alarmists might be wrong? If so, tell us more

Have you become a vegan/a vegetarian/ a raw foodist by any chance recently? If so, tell us more

Have you perhaps started using vegan toothbrushes made of bamboo? If so, tell us more

Have you ever bought small pocket notebooks whose dust jackets are made of recycled rubber i.e. car tires

Have you ever written a paperless homework and sent it to your school teacher? 

Have you ever had a meaningful debate with climate change realists

Have you ever done any gardening? Have you ever purchased any gardening tools? If so, tell us more

Have you ever purchased solar panels for your home or if not yet, have you considered it? If so, tell us more

Have you ever thought that the climate change/climate crisis might be a hoax/ a smokescreen? If so, tell us more

Have you ever purchased a Save the Earth T- shirt? If so, tell us more

Have you ever heard of the global warming controversy? If so, tell us more

Have you ever asked somebody nicely to give up smoking for their own good?

Have you ever kept a frog in a glass jar at home or let it roam freely in your home? What about a lizard , a turtle, a snake, a big parrot etc? If so, tell us more

Have you ever heard of the Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo who first put forward the idea of a ‘green wall’ in 2005?  Namely, the 7,775km long 15 km wide tree belt will cross 11 countries from west to east across Africa.If so, tell us more

Have you ever heard of woke culture , virtue signaling and cancel culture among environmentalists? If so, tell us more

Have you ever heard of ECOSIA search engine, the search engine which uses their profit to plant trees where they are needed most? If so, have you ever used it? If so, tell us more

Have you ever heard of charity organizations being just dodgy businesses and not truly doing what they are incorporated to do so but still enjoy a tax free status? If so , tell us more

Have you ever heard of any environmental slogans and buzz words? If so, tell us more 

If you think you would like to win THREE free 90 mins lessons online in environmental English , feel free to send an email to eco.english.with.natasha@gmail.com with  your 150 to 250 word long essay or a story on one of the topics / questions above explaining your experience in full detail.


Author: Natasha Jovanovich

Natasha  is a seasoned ELT professional: an English teacher, teacher trainer , a translator and ELT material developer. She has led a number of workshops, seminars and teacher training for fellow teachers and translated a number of books and specialist translations. She mostly teaches business English, legal English, Cambridge exams main suite and/or IELTS and TOEFL preparation courses.
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