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Tree Planting Challenge B1

Tree Planting Challenge B1

  • Level: B1
  • Topic: Environment
  • Learning Outcome: Can talk about simple enviromental topics.
  • Grammar: Future Tenses
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Enviroment: sea level, packaging, carbon footprint, carbon dioxide, greenhouse gases, coral bleaching, pollution, global floods

Sarah is gathering people to help with her tree planting project, but not everyone wants to join. Rick says he has better things to do. Will Sarah let him rain on her parade?

Transcript

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Aim of Activity

10 minutes

To check students understanding upon watching the animated video. 

Steps for Students

Click the link: ACTIVITY 1

  1. Take turns in picking and answering questions.
  2. Keep your answers simple. 
  3. If your answer is accepted, answer the question again – aloud and speaking in full sentences! 
  1. Let students watch the video at least twice 
  2. Click the link: ACTIVITY 1 
  3. Now, have your students solve the puzzles and answer the questions to unlock the breakout. There are 8 questions in total. The aim is to assess whether your students have comprehended the content presented in the animated video. 

 

TIP!

  • Consider adding a time limit to the breakout to increase the challenge. 
  • Encourage collaboration and teamwork among students by having them work together to solve the puzzles and answer the questions. 
  • Follow up with a debriefing session to discuss what students learned and how they worked together to solve the breakout. 
  • Works nicely if students are divided into 2 or 4 groups.  
  • Encourage students to provide an explanation for their choices to give them an opportunity to enhance their speaking skills. 
  • If your students are unsure of the answer, click on the blue arrow to return to the previous question and leave the lock in the locked position. You can revisit the unanswered question once the game has concluded and assist your students in finding the correct response. 

Grammar work:

  • If you wish to check understanding of grammar structures used in the animated video, I suggest checking this link: ESL Games Plus: Monkey Game: This website has a fun and interactive game where students can practice choosing between “will” and “going to” to make future predictions and decisions. 

 

  • The app is set to accept various possible answers. 
  • For the complete list of accepted answers, please go to: LIST OF ANSWERS

Aim of Activity

10 - 25 minutes

To reinforce correct use of essential social English phrases used in the video. 

Steps for Students

Click the link: ACTIVITY 2

  1. You will be playing this game in pairs or teams.  
  2. The game consists of 10 questions, where you must find the best word to complete each phrase.
  3. If your answer is accepted, you will be asked to provide a real-life example of how the phrase can be used.
  1. In case you skipped Tree Planting Challenge – Activity 1, make sure students have watched the animated video at least once before starting this activity. 
  2. Then go to: ACTIVITY 2  – It is recommended that students work in groups of two or five. There are a total of ten questions. 
  3. You may want to translate each phrase into the students’ native language and provide a brief example of a situation where each phrase is commonly used. 

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Aim of Activity

10 minutes

Correct pronunciation of words related to the video/topic of environment. Word stress. 

Steps for Students

Click the link: ACTIVITY 3

During this activity, your team and the other teams will alternate turns and decide which part of each word is stressed. For instance, in the word “GIRAFFE” (gi-RAFFE), the stress falls on the second syllable, not the first one. Similarly, in the word “CALENDAR,” the stress is on the first syllable (CA-len–dar). 

  1. Click the link: ACTIVITY 3 – It is recommended that students work in groups of two, three or four for this activity.
    Quick Access:

    • click on PLAY
    • choose: Baamboozle
    • grid: 16
    • simple Quiz (or Classic for more fun)
  2. Please ensure that you are signed in and logged in for full access to all functions (note that the Quiz option may be unavailable if you are not logged in). 
  3. In the activity, students will select their own questions and then see a word, which they will be asked to pronounce.
  4. Click on Check and decide whether the answer was correct or not. The answer shows syllables which should be stressed in CAPITAL LETTERS. Click on Oops if a word was mispronounced. 
  5. You might want to show students how silly words would sound if we kept stressing the wrong syllables all the time. Students usually have lots of fun with it.

Answers provided in the app

Aim of Activity

15 to 25 minutes

Building stronger listening and speaking skills while summarizing important facts from a YouTube video. 

Steps for Students

Click the link: ACTIVITY 4

To start, your teacher will present some information, and you will need to draw a 3×3 chart on paper or in your notebook. Each box should be big enough to hold one or two words. Your teacher’s presentation will include 22 words that you will need to write in any of the nine boxes on your chart, in any order you choose. 

Once the chart is complete, your teacher will play a VIDEO. Whenever you hear one of the words or phrases you wrote in your chart, you should cross it off. The first person to cross off all nine boxes on their chart wins the game. 

If your teacher plays the video again, you will have a new task: write down any numbers that you hear. After watching the video, review the numbers you wrote down and explain their significance. 

Next, you will have the opportunity to watch the video again, or if you feel confident, go ahead and spin a WHEEL. The wheel will select an item from the video, and each person will take turns explaining what was said about it. 

  1. Start with a bingo game. Click the link: ACTIVITY 4
  2.  To play this game with your students, follow these steps: 
    • Ask students to draw a 3×3 chart in their notebooks or on a sheet of paper, with each box large enough for one or two words. 
    • Show them the list of twenty words on Slide number 3. They should randomly choose nine of these words/phrases and write one in each box of their chart. 
  3. Then go to: VIDEO and play the video (without subtitles ideally). As students watch, they cross out any word/phrase they hear that matches a word/phrase in their bingo chart.
  4. The first student to cross out all nine boxes is the winner of the game. 
    (If you don’t have time for the bingo game, you can have students write down every number that is mentioned in the video (e.g. 71%, 90%, 2050…) in order to make this activity more engaging. You can invent a different simple task for your students so they have a sense of purpose during the listening activity. Students can discuss their answers with their partners afterwards. You might then play the video again for one last time if you think it’s appropriate given the level of your students’ skills. )
  5. To continue the game, click the link:  WHEEL DECIDE and have students divided into pairs or teams.
  6. Let them spin the wheel displayed on your smartboard (more fun) or do it yourself by clicking on the wheel with your mouse. 
  7. Each selected word/phrase was mentioned in the video; students have to explain why  – what the video said about each item. You might want to count points for each correct answer. 

Model answers: 

  • Global ocean – (also known as World Ocean) one big mass of water, the Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean etc. are all part of it 
  • 60% of population – lives near the ocean (or: along the coastline) 
  • Fishing – one of many jobs that people do which relies on the ocean 
  • Free food – is what the ocean provides us with 
  • 70% of oxygen – comes from the ocean 
  • 90% of heat we produce – is soaked up by the global ocean 
  • Penguins – are losing their homes because of rising water temperature 
  • Sea levels – begin to rise because the ice (in glaciers and polar ice caps) melts (as the water temperature rises) 
  • Global floods – is what could eventually happen when too much ice melts (and whole islands end up under water) 
  • Hurricanes – will be more and more common as a result of climate change 
  • Dying plankton – is one of many results of oceans becoming warmer and polluted by litter and chemicals 
  • Chemicals – is what pollutes our oceans destroying whole ecosystems and killing marine life 
  • Plastic packaging – is dangerous for animals because they can get caught in it or eat it by mistake 
  • Coral bleaching – happens when the water becomes too warm or polluted with chemicals (it happens when coral becomes stresses and gets rid of the algae living inside them which leads to losing color) 
  • Sun cream – is what also causes coral bleaching (because of chemicals contained in sun creams) 
  • The Paris Agreement – is an agreement signed by over 100 countries in 2016 (they promised to work together to reverse climate change) 
  • Greta Thunberg – a normal teenager who got the attention of the media and world leaders as she tries to make the world a better place 
  • Picking up litter – (even if you didn’t drop it) is a great activity that can make a difference 
  • Brushing teeth – should be done with the water tap turned off 
  • Public transport – is another great way of helping our planet (tackling climate change and saving the ocean

Aim of Activity

15 to 45 minutes

To develop digital and communication skills.

Steps for Students

Click the link: ACTIVITY 5 

  1. Begin by watching a video that has been posted on a padlet notice board. Your task is to create a comparable video where you share an eco-friendly tip of your own! 
  2. Work in pairs or small teams to prepare what you will say, then practice, record, and share your video on the padlet board. Remember to keep your video short, and your eco tip easy to remember. 
  3. Afterwards, watch what other teams have created and compare your ideas. 
  4. If you are unable to record a video, you can still participate by preparing a written post instead. 
  1. First, direct your students to the following link: ACTIVITY 5 
  2. Have them watch the video provided on the padlet, and explain that the quality of the video is not perfect, and the quality of their recorded videos does not need to be perfect either. Their goal is to produce a similar video in which they share a smart eco tip (e.g., turning off the water tap when brushing their teeth).
  3. If time allows, pairs or small groups may post more videos if they create additional ones. 
  4. This padlet allows for students to upload their own videos. If any students are too shy to participate, offer the option for them to prepare a text-based post instead. 
  5. Once all posts are submitted, enjoy watching the videos with your students and discuss their eco tips.
  6. Consider if anyone in the class would like to apply these tips in their lives.
  7. Note that this padlet is a living organism, so you may come across videos shared by students from other countries.
  8. If you cannot locate the original video, it may have been accidentally deleted. You can still access it here

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The BOOST Project (Building Open Online Series for Teaching) aims to improve the digital readiness of teachers of English as a foreign language to students aged 8 -14 by providing an open-access series of engaging native-speaker content videos linked with a Resource Pack of ready-made activities to stimulate production of the language in online learning.

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