We did this activity a few weeks ago as an intro to our module on environmental problems/issues. It’s a context builder more than anything, and introduced some of the language that the learners needed for their final task (produce a leaflet describing an environmental problem and listing solutions). So, basically…
(Oh, sorry, learners were 10 years old, A2).
Step 1: Learners list all the natural features of a beach they can think of: sand, sea, birds, cliff, etc.
Step 2: A4 paper, fold into quarters so there are four boxes.
In the top left-hand box (landscape) instruct learners to draw a beach. BUT they can only include natural features, nothing manmade.
Give them a time limit, like 3 minutes or something. I did a quick 30-second sketch on the IWB as an example. So… um… don’t laugh…
