Earth Conversation
Summary
Students practice their conversation skills while
following a conversation model discussing how the world has
changed due to the rise of environmental problems. In pairs,
students have a conversation to find out the missing information
on their conversation card.
Level: *
Grammar:
"used to be"
Materials:
Earth Conversation Worksheet, cut out pictures
from magazines of changing environmental landscapes.
Procedure
- Show some pictures to the class of how the
environment has changed, e.g. dirty beaches, expanding
deserts, disappearing forests.
- Explain to the class that life "used
to be" different a long time ago. The air and water
were clean, forests were large and deserts were their
normal size. But now things have changed on earth.
- Model the "Earth Conversation".
- Put students in pairs with their desks
facing each other but a little apart. Hand out Earth
Conversation #1 to one student and #2 to the other
student in the pair.
- Have them follow the conversation model
and fill in their charts. Tell them to try and understand
what they are reading.
- When all pairs are finished, have six
pairs demonstrate each conversation to the class.
- After each conversation make sure the
class understands the content by asking a few questions.
- If there is time left over, hold a class
survey to see who already practices the environmental
actions in the second column of the chart. Ask "who
does …," and students raise their hands if they
do the specific action.
Acknowledgments
Contributed by Cindy Drukier, Yokohama ALT.
