Microplastics

This ESL lesson plan on microplastics helps students improve listening, vocabulary, and speaking skills through a variety of interactive activities. The lesson includes brainstorming, matching exercises, and engaging discussions on the environmental impact of microplastics. Students watch a video to practice listening for detail and participate in thought-provoking debates to express their views, enhancing comprehension and conversational fluency.

Skills

Can understand documentaries in the standard form of the language.
Can use a variety of strategies to achieve comprehension, including listening for main points; checking comprehension by using contextual clues.
Have a sufficient range of language to be able to express viewpoints and develop arguments without much conspicuous searching for words.

60 min B2 (Upper-Intermediate)Teens Adults Group Video Audio Speaking Listening Environment Vocabulary

Online Interactive

Based on CEFR

Fully Customizable

Warm-up

Brainstorm a list of everyday items that are made of plastic.

For a small group (up to 5 students): Think of at least 10 items. Write them on the board. Play the game "I have never…". The aim of the game is to think of plastic items that you haven't used. How to play: The first student says: "I have never used a plastic bottle." If the students have used a plastic bottle - they put down one of their fingers. If the students haven't used a plastic bottle - they don't. The next student names another plastic item. The student who has more fingers left is the winner. For a bigger group (6 students and more):     Split into teams. Each team should write down a list of items made of plastic. You have two minutes to create your lists. After that, each team names one plastic item from their list, the same item can't be named twice. The team with more remaining items on their list wins.

Require students to provide an answer