Eco-Warrior

This A2+-level article sheds light on ways to take part in environmental issues, through the eyes of a teenage Native American boy very committed to ecology. As well as A2+ activities, we have suggested some B1 extensions and videos for use with mixed-level or more advanced classes.

This is an excellent topic for an EPI « Transition écologique et développement durable », « Information, communication, citoyenneté » or « Sciences, technologie et société ». Other subjects involved: Biology (SVT - adopter un comportement éthique et responsable), Geography (4^e: espaces transformés par la mondialisation, la révolution industrielle) and Education aux médias et à l’information (produire, communiquer, partager des informations).

See our Eco-Warrior Webpicks for suggested online videos on why and how Xiuhtezcatl Martinez became an eco-warrior. We've given suggestions for observing how he addresses an audience, and on working with images on the topic of being Native American in the modern U.S.A.

Vocabulary

ecology and environmental issues, activism

Structures

simple past and simple present
complex sentences
verb-ING: the gerund form

Articles for Class Use
There are articles about two other young environmental activists
in the Banque de ressources anglais cycle 4 appropriate for A1+, A2 and B1-level pupils. To see the resources, download them or use them online, register now or log in to the Banque de ressources anglais cycle 4 then go to:
Articles de presse > A1+, A2, B1 > Transition écologique et développement durable >
"A Young Canadian Environmental Activist"
and
"The Ocean Clean Up"