Earth Day

Earth Day

This Earth Day lesson plan engages ESL students in understanding the importance of protecting our planet. In this 60-minute group lesson, A2-level adults and teens will improve their reading, vocabulary, and speaking skills through various tasks. Students will take a quiz about the environment, read about Earth Day, and complete comprehension and vocabulary-matching exercises. Additionally, they will express their thoughts on environmental care through meaningful discussions.

Skills

  • Can understand short, simple texts containing the highest frequency vocabulary, including a proportion of shared international vocabulary items.
  • Can give short, basic descriptions of events and activities.
Online Interactive
Based on CEFR
Fully Customizable
1

Guess the answer to each question.

1
What is the environment?
2
Which of these is part of the environment?
3
Why is the environment important?
4
How can people help protect the environment?
5
What do living things need from the environment?
2

Read the first paragraph of the text in Task 4. Choose the correct option.

3

Match these words and phrases with their definitions.

4

Read the text about Earth Day and its importance. What do people usually do on Earth Day?

5

Can you tell which sentences are true and which are false?

6

Fill in the gaps.

7

In pairs, discuss the following questions.

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