Do you have a green thumb? In this lesson, students will learn about sustainability and environmental awareness. This lesson features a video of a man who grows his own food for one year. Students will learn and practice hypothetical clauses, “wish” clauses, and vocabulary relating to this topic. This lesson includes plenty of engaging discussion activities and worksheets that have been developed for adult and teenage learners.

Lesson Objectives

To learn about sustainability and environmental awareness

To learn and review hypothetical clauses and “wish” clauses

To develop speaking and listening skills

To learn and use new vocabulary relating to the topic

Video

Could you survive without grocery stores, restaurants, or processed foods? Do you think about the impact you have on the environment? Watch this video of a man who grew and foraged all of his own food for a whole year in order to educate people on the issues of our time.

Video Transcript

Vocabulary and Pronunciation

activist [noun]: a person strongly believing in political or social change and taking part in activities, such as public protests, in hopes of achieving change

processed [adjective]: (of food) treated with chemicals that preserve it or give it better taste or color

adventurer [noun]: someone enjoying and looking for thrilling or dangerous experiences

get the picture [idiom]: to understand

foraging [noun]: the act of going from place to place searching for food resources

urban [adjective]: relating to towns and cities

repurpose [verb]: to use something for a different purpose for which it was originally created

bounty [noun]: a large amount of something, especially food

yam [noun]: a sweet potato

embark on something [phrasal verb]: to start something new or important

blow the lid off something [idiom]: to make something that was previously bad and secretive known to the public; reveal a secret

sustainability [noun]: the idea that goods and services should be produced without using irreplaceable resources and in an environmentally friendly way

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