What will you find here? You will find out about Earth Hour which takes place on 24th March. You will match up expressions of strong intention which will make your speaking very persuasive if you use them, and you will come up with ideas of things to do for Earth Hour. Teachers: a PowerPoint version for class: What are you doing […]
Have you ever wondered if the medicines we take for a cold might not be the best thing not only for ourselves but also for the planet? Here comes the YouTuber of Trash is for Tossers Lauren Singer with a solution! This lesson is ideal now as it’s chilly outside. For adults and teens A2 upwards. Download this lesson plan […]
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 […]
Why an Electronic Waste Language Lesson? We should consider an electronic waste language lesson because almost everyone has a smartphone and we all like to talk about them. Added to this, our smartphone is an object with a very negative environmental impact. Therefore it makes sense to talk about our phones, consider the impact of electronic waste and look at […]
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 […]
Find out how these people have done great things for wildlife and people. Here is a lesson plan based on ordinary people who have done extraordinary things for the world we live in. It’s based on a jigsaw listening, and is suitable for teenagers and adults from B1/intermediate upwards. Download the lesson plan:
They make a mess in both town and country. Have you ever been to a beautiful place and seen rubbish everywhere? On the other hand, are they the biggest problem the environment faces? They don’t pollute the air or damage our lungs like car exhaust fumes, we can re-use them and recycle them. Whatever the truth, many places restrict their […]
Take Action! In this lesson we are encouraged to take action over an important issue; the threat of oil companies like Shell moving into the Arctic to drill for oil with potentially devastating consequences. The outcome of the lesson is students write a short text persuading people to take action on the course of their choosing. They use language for […]
