Speaking about Environmental Problems and practicing vocabulary from the National Geographic Video

Before lesson, note down some words and expressions which are used in a video, and mix in amongst them other expressions which are not used. Give the students a list of these words and expressions. Tell students they are going to watch a National Geographic Video about one of the current environmental problems in which they will hear only 15 of them. The students watch the film and tick off the expressions they hear. Give them 1,5 – 2 minutes to look through the list.

List:  durable; substance; ubiquitous; single-use; versatility; crude oil; ambitious; usage; haste; practically determined; destroying natural habitats; devour; degree;	protracted; reusable; an entrenched part of our lives; particularly detrimental; reutilization; waste; sustainable; counter; adore; degrade;	damaging natural habitats; account; singled-out; an outrageous part of our lives;	utility; olive oil; diversity

Write “Environmental Problems” on the board. As a warmer to introduce the theme Plastic Pollution, ask your students to name current environmental problems they know (Climate Change, Global Warming, Water/Air Pollution, Plastic Pollution, Overpopulation, Waste Disposal, Deforestation, Ozone Layer Depletion, Acid Rain and others).

In the video it is told about the Plastic Pollution Problem and how we can change this situation 

Plastics 101 | National Geographic (Cut Version)

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Let's do English ESL deep listening: focus on meaning. Speaking about Environmental Problems and practicing vocabulary from the National Geographic Video