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Link to materials:

http://www.britishcouncil.org/kids-print-rainforest-danger.pdf

Rainforest in danger: Students do a matching activity, followed by a word jumble and a

word search connected to rainforests

Link to standard textbook: A reading & vocabulary supplement for Unit 11

Difficulty level: Medium

Time: 10 – 30 mins

Option 1:

Photocopies

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Option 1: Photocopies

Preparation:

 Make photocopies of the worksheet below for each group of students

(Alternatively, the worksheet can be downloaded here: link )

Stages Procedure

Introduction

5 - 10

mins

1 Divide the class into 6 groups Tell them that the 6 following things

are all affecting the rainforests:

 Farming

 Fire

 Homes (Housing)

 Timber (Wood)

 Roads

 Mining & Oil

Give one topic to each group and tell them that they have 3 minutes

to

brainstorm why

2 Elicit whole class feedback and write their ideas up under the 6

headings on the board

Part A

5 – 10

mins

1 Hand out the worksheet to groups (preferably pairs) of students and direct them to Part A Tell them to match the headings to the

readings

2 After a few minutes, check the answers as a whole class by eliciting

them from the groups (i.e you read out the heading and a nominated student reads out the matching half) (Note: The teacher might like to

have a small whole class feedback about these things in Vietnam after each one)

Answers:

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Part B

5 – 10

mins

1 Direct the students to Part B and (in the same groups/pairs) ask

them to un-jumble the sentences to work out how to protect rainforests They should re-write the sentences in the small space provided on the worksheet

2 After a few minutes nominate groups/pairs to read out their

sentences aloud to check answers (Note: The teacher might like to

ask students how many of them do these things after each one)

Answers:

1 Buy locally made products

2 Try to reuse and recycle products

3 Choose products that conserve energy

4 Look for products with minimal packaging

5 Support companies that reduce rainforest destruction

Part C

5 – 10

mins

1 Direct the students to Part C and (in the same groups/pairs) ask

them to find 12 words related to rainforests This is quite challenging

2 The first group/pair to find all of the words is the winner

3 Either check answers as a whole class or distribute the answer key

below

Answers:

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Variation 1 If there are time constraints, the teacher does not have to do all 3

parts of this worksheet

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Worksheet