Wolves in the valley: debating rewilding
An ecologist and a sheep farmer clash on a radio debate about bringing back wolves; students learn debate language and hold a town-hall debate.
B2Adults55 minDebate
About this lesson
A B2 speaking lesson (debate). Warm-ups, role plays and discussion tasks — get the whole class talking.
- Level
- B2
- Skill
- Speaking
- Type
- Debate
- Students
- Adults
- Time
- About 55 minutes
- Topic
- Environment & nature
- Activities
- Key words, Speaking / writing task, Reading text, Matching, True / False
- Key words
- rewilding, reintroduce, predator, livestock, ecosystem, compensation, biodiversity, threat
- Access
- Premium
By the end, students can
- Interrupt politely, concede points and counter-argue in a formal debate
- Weigh up environmental and economic arguments about rewilding