Black Friday is coming. Did you know that for many people it is international Buy Nothing Day? Why do people choose this? Find out more with this lesson Suitable for classes B1 upwards. Learners will: discuss shopping habits analyse an image about Buy Nothing Day Persuade their friends to have a day without shopping It contains teacher’s notes, lasts between […]
Do children spend enough time in nature. Are we making them ecologically literate? Investigate this with a reading lesson for world literacy day for adults and teens B1 and above. Lesson Plan and materials here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1DFAVBrunaa3MfIhodS9bcLvU9v2ilgx8?usp=sharing Click below for the presentation:
Did you also think that the IELTS reading section was easy until you attempted a task in which you match headings to the paragraphs? Now you might be feeling demotivated but fear not, help is at hand. Just follow the steps shown in this activity so that from this point onward, you’ll be saying ‘IELTS reading: bring it on!’ In […]
Is the environment a topic you would feel confident dealing with in the IELTS exam. If the answer is ‘No!’ you are not alone. Don’t worry, help is at hand. Try this activity and you’ll find the environment topic is far less scary than… well than some of the environmental problems we currently face. You will: Learn exam preparation techniques […]
Why this Topic? A plastic-free July language lesson is such an important class because our oceans are in distress through the impacts of single-use plastic on marine life. What is more, this issue impacts us as the micro-plastics that come from this waste end up in the food chain and eventually in our food. The message of plastic-free July, however, […]
Ready for a Break-Up? The background to this World Environment Day lesson is that it all seemed so good back then but now it feels a bit toxic. Maybe it’s time for a break-up. What better occasion than World Environment day, June 5th, to break up with single-use plastic? Buying bottled water when you are out and about, or coffee […]
Outcomes You will watch a video for specific information and learn vocabulary on the topic of sea levels and climate change. Preparation Imagine you have a cool drink with ice. What happens to the drink as the ice melts – does it go up, go down or stay the same? Does the same thing happen if the ice in the […]
You will look at a graph to check information, watch a video for specific information and learn vocabulary on the topic of food and climate change. Print out this page if you want to save the lesson plan. Preparation They say the best way to save the planet is to change how we eat. What do you think the following […]
This lesson plan is based on the excellent campaign ‘I Like Clean Air’ in which London parents and kids fight pollution. Students discuss air pollution, listen to a fantastic song created for the campaign, read and analyse a letter by a child requesting a change to improve air quality and learn how to write a letter asking for something to […]
How do religions view climate change? It’s a fascinating topic that is addressed in the religions climate language lesson. It was inspired by the United Nations observance which is World Interfaith Harmony Week. The lesson in no way pushed learners to any one religion. In contrast, it simply looks at the messages from religions on this matter. You may be […]
