Demanding something eltsustainable.org

Demanding Something

Asking for what you want in English

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Look at this picture

• Who are the people?
• How do they feel?
• What are they doing?
• What do you think the students want to achieve?

Teacher's notes

What do the students want?

Worksheet

• We, the students, demand that…
• The Government declare a climate emergency and prioritise the protection of life on Earth, taking active steps to achieve climate justice.
• The national curriculum is reformed to address the ecological crisis as an educational priority.
• The Government communicate the severity of the ecological crisis and the necessity to act now to the general public.
• The Government recognise that young people have the biggest stake in our future, by incorporating youth views into policy making and bringing the voting age down to 16.

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What do the students want?

Answers

Click on the pencil icon to activate the pencil and connect the vocabulary with their definitions, then check the answers.

A. Something very wrong with the climate B. the most important thing C. a big problem in the ecosystem D. how old you have to be to vote E. something is important to you. F. What children study at school

1. priority 2. national curriculum 3. climate emergency 4. ecological crisis 5. voting age 6. to have the biggest stake in something

You are going to make your own demands. Make a list of things you feel strongly about.

PROCESS

Brainstorm

Write

Identify

Demand

Share

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