What’s the Connection between International Women’s Day and the Environment? An International Women’s Day environment language lesson touches three bases. First, addressing gender bias is an important thing for any teacher. Second, dialogue around the environmental crises is a valuable thing in a language lesson. Third, looking at the intersectionality between these areas is ground that needs to be covered. […]
What do you know about Paris? And what do you and your students know about the Paris agreement? Find out with this fun lesson, in which students B1 upwards will: Compare what they know on these topics Watch a video to find out about the Paris agreement Improve their ‘multimedia literacy’ focusing on combinations of image, video, voice, music and […]
I’m delighted to post a lesson by Tabea Heimbach, a teacher in Portugal with a passion for environmental issues. Over the last years, Christmas has changed from a peaceful holiday to a stressful period involving high consumerism and social pressure. As the end of the year arises it is time to reflect on our good and bad habits considering this […]
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, […]
Why World Oceans Day in Class? Young learners are fascinated by the world around them, and no doubt they have their favourite sea creatures. Therefore it makes sense to bring this topic into your language classes. A reason for this is it will help motivate them to learn the target language as well as being an enjoyable experience for them. […]
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 […]
What is Earth Day? Earth Day has taken place every year on 22nd April since 1970. According to earthday.org, the mission is to ‘diversify, educate and activate the environmental movement worldwide’. It’s been very successful, mobilising over a billion individuals and over seventy-five thousand partners to take positive action to protect our planet and our future. A perfect occasion for […]
