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1. Poems About Nature

   In: Poetry Format(s): Text

   Read poems that students from around the world wrote about nature. Download these student poems!

2. Save the Lofty Trees

   In: English Teaching Forum 2005, Volume 43, Number 1 Format(s): Text

   This is a script for a play called “Save the Lofty Trees,” intended for students use in ESL classrooms and is intended for young learners. This play gives students a chance to take part in group work by acting out the various scenes of the script. This will provide students with opportunities to use their skills and build fluency.

3. Chapter 7: Energy Conservation

   In: Language and Civil Society E-Journal: Environmental Education Format(s): Text

   This chapter in the Environmental Education volume of the Language and Civil Society e-journal explores the uses of some common sources of energy and ways that individuals can conserve energy.

4. Peace Corps World Wise Schools

   In: Peace Corps Teacher Training Resources Format(s): Website

   Educators use these materials to teach subjects as varied as language arts, social studies, geography, environmental education, and international economics.

5. VOA Podcast: Springtime in D.C.

   In: VOA Podcasts: Shows in Special English Format(s): MP3, Text

   Listen to a podcast about Springtime in Washington, D.C. Listen online or download the podcast.

6. Wordscapes

   Format(s): Image / Poster / Maps

   Wordscapes is a collection of ten full-color illustrations of American landscapes, including the forest, plains, desert, and more.

7. Renewable Energy

   In: English Teaching Forum 2002, Volume 40, Number 4 Format(s): Text

   This article, aimed at high intermediate to advanced readers, discusses the use of renewable energy. It presents a brief history on the source and types of energy. It then focuses on recent developments including solar, biomass, wind, hydroelectric, and geothermal energy. The article discusses the future of renewable energy and provides some suggestions on how to improve it.

8. The Lighter Side

   In: English Teaching Forum 2002, Volume 40, Number 4 Format(s): Text

   The Lighter Side in this issue has three parts. “Scrambled Energy Words” is an unscrambling-the-words activity using vocabulary related to energy. “Energy Jokes and Puns” has jokes related to energy, and “Energy Idioms” contains idioms related to energy.

9. Alphabet Connect: From "The Lighter Side" of TEFL

   In: English Teaching Forum 2005, Volume 43, Number 1 Format(s): Text

   This activity, called “Alphabet Connect,” aims to help vocabulary skills. It asks students to connect the letters of the alphabet to create the name of animal that lives in forests of Southeast Asia and Africa. It thus uses integrated skills to learn about animals in other countries.

10. Integrating Environmental Education into a Genre-Based EFL Writing Class

    In: English Teaching Forum 2014, Volume 52, Number 4 Format(s): Text

    This article offers practical ways to integrate environmental education into English language teaching by using the genre-based approach to teaching writing. The authors present a four-stage process for each of three types of writing—descriptive, narrative, and procedure—focusing the content of each type of writing on the environment.

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