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      Climate change materials

      Supporting a new area of materials on our LearnEnglish site, we will be adding lesson plans and teaching ideas here related to the theme of climate change. The content below includes some lesson plans from our Language Assistant site.

      Have a look at the LearnEnglish climate change pages.

      The lesson plans and worksheets are downloadable and in pdf format. If you have difficulty downloading the materials see the download section of the About us page.

      Climate Change video resources

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      Submitted by RichGresswell on 17 June, 2011 - 09:53
      Conversations with Earth, CWE, is a collaborative multimedia project seeking to address issues of global climate change from local perspectives.

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      Litter poem

      Submitted by KirsteenD on 30 June, 2010 - 14:38

      This lesson introduces learners to some of the main issues related to litter, through poetry, and raises awareness of what can be done to reduce it.

      Average: 3.9 (54 votes)
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      Environmental problems

      Submitted by KirsteenD on 31 March, 2010 - 11:00

      This lesson introduces learners to some of the main issues related to climate change. Learners focus on dictionary skills and the pronunciation of strong and weak syllables in long words. Focusing on the lexis in detail will help them recognise and use these terms outside the classroom.

      Topic: Environmental problems

      Age: Teenage/adult

      Level: B1+

      Average: 3.6 (69 votes)
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      How green are you?

      Submitted by KirsteenD on 24 March, 2010 - 15:55

      This lesson looks at ways the learners can take to reduce their impact on climate change. Learners will carry out two surveys and summarise their findings as a report.

      Topic: Being green

      Age: Teenage/adult

      Level: A2+

      Average: 3.3 (17 votes)
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      Save water

      Submitted by KirsteenD on 17 March, 2010 - 17:09

      This lesson looks at the causes of water shortages locally and internationally, and learners will produce a poster giving advice on saving water in the home or in the school.

      Average: 3.7 (35 votes)
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      Sustainable living: transport

      Submitted by TE Editor on 13 May, 2009 - 12:55

      This lesson introduces young learners to the concept of sustainable living.

      Average: 3.9 (55 votes)
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      Energy and renewable resources

      Submitted by TE Editor on 6 May, 2009 - 13:25

      This activity is about energy and renewable resources. It builds awareness of different energy solutions which will be necessary in the future and is aimed at learners aged 10 years and up.

      Average: 4.1 (28 votes)
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      Water

      Submitted by TE Editor on 29 April, 2009 - 13:00

      This activity is about the uses of water. It looks at how some of us do things with water every day, while some people in some parts of the world are not able to do them.

      Average: 3.6 (43 votes)
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      Green energy

      Submitted by TE Editor on 25 March, 2008 - 02:27

      Age range: 12 - adult
      Theme:       Renewable energy
      Lexical area: Environmental issues and energy sources
      Cross curricular links: Environmental studies

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      Transport

      Submitted by TE Editor on 25 March, 2008 - 02:17

      Age range: 12 - adult
      Theme: Transport
      Lexical area: Travel and transport
      Cross curricular links: Environmental studies

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