Greta Thunberg Lessons

Lesson plans and materials about climate activist Greta Thunberg and her impact on climate awareness, suitable for A.2.2 – B.2 level students, year 8-9 and above in the Swedish School System

Related Pages: Climate Crisis; Environment 5-7; Environment 8-9; Earth Day – April 22nd, Earth Hour and World Environment Day – June 5th; 

Lesson Plans

Greta Thunberg - ESL Lesson Plan - Breaking News English Lesson

Greta Thunberg – ESL Lesson Plan – Breaking News English Lessonhttps://breakingnewsenglish.com/1912/191215-greta-thunberg.htmlEnglish News Lessons: Free 27-Page lesson plan / 2-page mini-lesson – Greta Thunberg – Handouts, online activities, speed reading, dictation, mp3… current events.

Greta Thunberg to world leaders: 'How dare you? You have stolen my dreams and my childhood' - YouTube

Greta Thunberg to world leaders: ‘How dare you? You have stolen my dreams and my childhood’ – YouTube (4:34)https://youtu.be/TMrtLsQbaok‘You have stolen my dreams and my childhood with your empty words,’ climate activist Greta Thunberg has told world leaders at the 2019 UN climate action summit. (A2-B1)Worksheet page1=A2, page2=B1

Greta and George, the best short video of 2019

Greta and George, the best short video of 2019 (3:39)https://youtu.be/aUCD_24cygQGreta Thunberg presents, and George Monbiot explains three steps to fight climate change Lesson Plan

BBC Learning English - Course: News Review / Unit 11 / Session 109 / Activity 1

BBC Learning English – Course: News Review / Unit 11 / Session 109 / Activity 1https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/course/newsreview/unit-11/session-109Teenage climate change activist Greta Thunberg makes her feelings clear to world leaders at the UN climate change summit in New York.  Transcript 

Greta Thunberg on Climate Change | Reading | EnglishClub

Greta Thunberg on Climate Change | Reading | EnglishClubhttps://www.englishclub.com/reading/environment/greta-1975.phpDid you know that environmental activist Greta Thunberg features in one of the music videos that British rock band The 1975 made for their 2020 album Quiz

Climate Change Education Across the Curricula, Across the GlobeLesson Plan: : Listening Comprehension: Talk by Climate Activist, Greta Thunberg

Climate Change Education Across the Curricula, Across the GlobeLesson Plan: Listening Comprehension: Talk by Climate Activist, Greta Thunberghttps://tropicsu.org/lesson-plan-listening-comprehension-talk-by-climate-activist-greta-thunberg/As a Middle School and High School English Language teacher, you can use a talk about climate change and an associated comprehension quiz to help you teach listening comprehension.

Lesson Plan: Save Mother Earth | Blog de Cristina

Lesson Plan: Save Mother Earth | Blog de Cristinahttps://www.cristinacabal.com/?p=10128The lesson today is aimed at students with a language level of B2 (upper-intermediate) and focuses on revising, learning and using vocabulary related to the environment and environmental issues through a variety of engaging activities which will help them learn vocabulary and improve listening, speaking and writing.

 

Listening

Greta Thunberg Speech at United Nations Summit – ESL ADVANCED TEXTS

Greta Thunberg Speech at United Nations Summit – ESL ADVANCED TEXTShttps://esladvancedtexts.wordpress.com/2019/09/27/greta-thunburgh-speech-at-united-nations-summit/“My message is that we’ll be watching you. “This is all wrong. I shouldn’t be up here. I should be back in school on the other side of the ocean.  Full speech

 

Reading

Greta Thunberg - TIME's Person of the Year 2019

Greta Thunberg – TIME’s Person of the Year 2019https://www.myenglishpages.com/english/reading-greta-thunberg.phpGreta Thunberg, born on 3rd January 2003, is a Swedish environmental activist on climate change whose campaigning has gained international recognition.  Clear the ads with Mercury Reader

Greta Thunberg | Biography, Climate Change, & Facts | Britannica

Greta Thunberg | Biography, Climate Change, & Facts | Britannicahttps://www.britannica.com/biography/Greta-ThunbergGreta Thunberg, a Swedish environmental activist who worked to address the problem of climate change, founding (2018) a movement known as Fridays for Future (also called School Strike for Climate).

 

Viewing

Skipping School to Stop Climate Change: Greta Thunberg and the Student Protests - YouTube (33:46)

Skipping School to Stop Climate Change: Greta Thunberg and the Student Protests – YouTube (33:46)https://youtu.be/oCVQdr9QFwY

15-year-old Greta Thunberg skipped school in August 2018 to protest outside the Swedish parliament. What started as a one-person strike soon gained global momentum.

Beyond Greta Thunberg: The uprising of youth climate activists

Beyond Greta Thunberg: The uprising of youth climate activists (9:30)https://youtu.be/KoC_1rOAFX0From the streets to the halls of Congress, young activists are fighting to bring attention to climate change and demanding those in power take notice. From The Washington Post

 

Writing

LEARN ONLINE: GRETA THUNBERG: A VERY SPECIAL TEEN

LEARN ONLINE: GRETA THUNBERG: A VERY SPECIAL TEENhttp://learnonline-mgs.blogspot.com/2019/03/greta-thunberg-very-special-teen.html Greta Thunberg, the Swedish schoolgirl who has inspired an international movement to fight climate change, has been nominated as a candi…essons

 

Speaking

Teacher Lesson Plan: World Environment Day | MY HERO

Teacher Lesson Plan: World Environment Day | MY HEROhttps://myhero.com/world-environment-day-lesson-plan-for-teachersWorld Environment Day is June 5th. According to the UN, World Environment Day is the “people’s day” for doing something to take care of the Earth: ‘That something’ can be local, national or global. It can be a solo action or involve a crowd. Everyone is free to choose.

 

More Materials

Greta Thunberg: 16-year-old climate activist inspired international youth movement - CBBC Newsround

Greta Thunberg: 16-year-old climate activist inspired international youth movement – CBBC Newsroundhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/4746703816-year-old climate activist Greta Thunberg inspired international youth movement. She explains why she decided to speak out on climate change.

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