ISSUE 031
Extreme Heat ESL Lesson
The New Normal?
A ready-to-teach C1–C2 Extreme Heat ESL lesson examining heatwaves, climate adaptation, dangerous temperatures, prevention and how societies respond to a hotter world.
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Collection 06 includes Issues 031–035.
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ABOUT THIS LESSON
About This Extreme Heat ESL Lesson
Extreme heat is becoming increasingly normal in cities around the world. Rising temperatures affect health, work and infrastructure, while adaptation can reduce immediate harm without addressing the underlying cause.
This C1–C2 Extreme Heat ESL lesson examines dangerous heat, climate adaptation, prevention and the tension between protecting people now and reducing future warming.
Students work with advanced expressions, weigh a fixed city budget across competing heat measures, defend an unpopular policy under challenge and write an extended argument addressing the strongest opposing view.
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WHAT'S INCLUDED
What's Included in the Extreme Heat Lesson?
- Magazine-style C1–C2 ESL student worksheet
- Advanced original extreme heat reading and audio recording
- Five advanced expressions and evidence-based true-or-false comprehension
- Five advanced discussion questions about dangerous heat, air conditioning, adaptation and resignation
- Prevent, or Adapt? critical-thinking activity: allocate a $100 million city budget across competing climate and heat measures
- Language in Context practice with expressions from the article
- Mayor speaking challenge: announce an unpopular heat rule and defend it against business objections
- 200–250 word argument: “Money spent adapting to extreme heat is money taken from preventing it.”
- Teacher guide and complete answer key
- Ready-to-use classroom presentation
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