Let's Be Green
This environment ESL lesson teaches pollution, endangered species and practical green actions. Students connect causes with effects and use can, must and should to give environmental advice. They write personal Eco Hero pledges and roleplay an advice booth where experts suggest ways to protect the planet.
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Lesson format
2 × 45 minutes
Level
Pre-Intermediate
Age group
Ages 10–13
Main focus
Speaking first
What students will learn
Lesson flow
Students judge pictures as good or bad for the planet, learn pollution vocabulary matching cause and effect ('Cars cause air pollution'), and drill 'We must protect forests' / 'You can reuse bags.' The second lesson learns endangered species vocabulary matching animal to threat, writes eco-hero pledges like 'I recycle ___' and 'We should save ___ because ___', and roleplays an eco advice booth where an expert gives green tips.
Target language
- • Modal verbs: can / must / should
- • 'We should save ___ because ___'
- • Environment and recycling vocabulary
- • Cause-and-effect sentences
Key vocabulary
- recycle
- reduce
- reuse
- pollution
- environment
- climate
- renewable energy
- carbon
- plastic
- planet
Speaking questions students answer
- • Do you recycle?
- • Do you turn off lights?
- • What should we do to save the planet?
- • Is a panda endangered?
- • How can we reduce pollution?
Recommended teaching contexts
Why this lesson works
The lesson follows a clear progression: Judge actions in a Good or Bad for the Planet? warm-up, use can/must/should to talk about green habits, write eco-hero pledges and roleplay an eco advice booth. Teachers can open the materials and start immediately, while students move from supported vocabulary practice to purposeful spoken English.