Test lesson United Nations - sustainable development goals

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 1

Week 20: lesson 1

Let's play...

United Nations

Last lesson

You can use  the negative form of the past simple acurately in English sentences

This lesson

You can write a short essay about a given topic and explain your opinion about this topic.

Lesson goals

Lesson plan

1. Hangman

2. United Nations & Sustainable Development Goals

3. Write a short essay

4. Class debate

5. Did we achieve our lesson goals?

So...what are the goals of the United Nations?

17 Sustainable Development Goals of the UN

"Sustainable" means

1. Vrolijke
2. verschillend
3. verrijkende
4. duurzame

"Development" means

1. beschaving
2. verbetering
3. ontwikkeling
4. verslechtering

So what does "Sustainable Development Goal" mean?

17 Sustainable Development Goals of the UN

I will give you a handout with all the 17 sustainable development goals of the UN now.

Do you understand their meaning? Let's check together!

Which goals are most important?

Choose 2 goals that you find most important 

& write at least 3 reasons why you think like this.

You have 4 minutes & you work alone

Now share your work with your neighbour

Read eachothers work and  discuss

Give feedback on words, content, 

spelling, etc

You have 2 minutes

Now let me know what you wrote!

Choose one goal

Now choose one goal & write at least 3 things that you think countries can do to achieve this goal

You have 4 minutes & you work alone

Write your goal and what countries can do to achieve this

00:00

While watching the video

1. Why was the United Nations formed?

2. What are it's goals?

Write your answers in your notebook!

Time to write!

You'll write a short essay on your chosen goal of 100-150 words

Answer the following questions: "Why is this goal so important?" "What can countries do to achieve this goal?" "What will happen if this goal is not reached?"

You have 12 minutes 

& you work alone

Finished early? 

Compare your goal with another!

Read eachothers work!

Now share your work with your neighbour and check eachothers work! 

Give feedback on words, content, 

spelling, etc

You have 4 minutes

Does anyone want to share his essay with the class?

Class debate

You have chosen your goal, but can you also defend your choice?

I will pick 2 students each turn

They explain their choice, then debate which of their goals is most important and why.

Each pair has 2 minutes!

Time left?

Time for Kahoot

Take out your phone and enter the game PIN that I will show you now

Lesson goals:

You can write a short essay about a given topic and explain your opinion about this topic.

Homework :