Water for all

The Climate Action in Language Education series

This lesson is part of our series of 'Climate Action in Language Education' teaching materials. There are twelve lesson plans in the series, available for teachers of primary, secondary and adult learners of English. See the full list of lesson plans in this series.

About this lesson plan

There is a global water crisis. In this lesson, the learners will use and develop their reading skills to gain a bigger understanding of the crisis, its causes and some possible solutions. They will go on to use some 21st-century skills such as collaboration and creativity to make some campaigning posters to create a greater awareness of the problem in their local communities.

The lesson plan and student materials have been designed to be used in either face-to-face classrooms or remote teaching contexts.

Aims:

During and after the lesson, learners will be able to demonstrate they can:

• employ critical-thinking skills
• read texts to find specific types of information
• collaborate and share written information
• create simple written messages that lead to action and awareness

Age and level:

Adult learners at intermediate level (CEFR B1)

Time:

90 minutes in two 45-minute lessons. This can be a 60-minute single lesson with shorter time for tasks.

90 minutes approximately or two shorter lessons

Materials:

The materials can be downloaded below in PDF format

• Lesson plan for remote teaching contexts
• Lesson plan for face-to-face classroom teaching
• Remote teaching class presentation
• Student worksheets