LESSON OVERVIEW
In this CRC lesson, students read an article about what would happen if humans disappeared, learn new vocabulary, talk about hypothetical situations, and brainstorm more ideas.
This is a Critical Reading Club worksheet. With this format, students need to read an online article at home and do the exercises in the classroom. Learn more about how to use such worksheets and their benefits in our post.
ACTIVITIES
The worksheet starts with a warm-up activity. Students discuss their first reaction to the question in the article title. They share whether it was positive or negative and explain why. After that, students work with vocabulary. They read some statements and find the synonyms of the words that are provided.
Then, students think of two things that would happen if humans vanished. They discuss aspects like city infrastructure, home, and nature. Students also discuss questions and talk about more hypothetical situations (e.g. What would happen to famous places like the Eiffel Tower? and What would humans do differently if they wanted to rebuild civilization?). Later, they read some excerpts from the article and answer the questions about them. As a final activity, students imagine they have to answer similar questions. They choose one of the provided questions (e.g. What would happen if people stopped flying? or What would happen if everyone became vegetarian?). Students come up with as many ideas as possible and consider different aspects of life and various perspectives.