LESSON DESCRIPTION

In this ESL lesson plan for adults and teens, students watch an informational video report and do a listening exercise about Copenhagen and the sustainability of its city. It includes discussion questions and conversation activities about cities and sustainability. Students also learn some important vocabulary terms and phrases from the video. The post-viewing section includes CCQ discussion on some of the phrasal verbs used in the video, as well as two short activities on prepositions. The grammar section features two different usages of the preposition “by”. There is an additional task for making a city sustainability plan as well as a quiz and review section.

VIDEO DESCRIPTION

Is Copenhagen the world’s most sustainable city? It aims to be carbon neutral by 2025 – and here’s how it’s doing it.

LESSON ACTIVITIES

• SPEAKING: Sustainability, Cities, Copenhagen
• VIEWING: Short Answers, Video Topics
• VOCABULARY: CCQ Discussion (phrasal verbs), Prepositions (by)
• GRAMMAR: Preposition “by” + [point in time] / [percentage]
• ADDITIONAL: City Sustainability Plan, Quiz & Review

LESSON TOPICS

Cities, Sustainability, Environment