Change Makers: The UN Goals Challenge
A 24-space board game where B2 teens discuss global sustainability issues, environmental challenges, and societal change. Players navigate through prompts about the UN 17 Sustainability Goals, using pair talk, group discussions, presentations, and action tasks to build fluency on social impact topics.
A free Board Game for Teens at CEFR B2 level. Topic: Make a difference: issues in society (Remix).
Speaking prompts on the board
- Ask your partner which UN Sustainability Goal matters most to them and why.
- Describe a technology that could help solve poverty in developing countries.
- Act out three different ways people can reduce plastic waste in daily life.
- Your team must agree on one environmental issue affecting your local community most.
- You have 60 seconds to convince the class why clean water access is a human right.
- Ask your partner what changes they would make to their school to be more sustainable.
- Compare renewable energy and fossil fuels—which solution is more realistic for your country?
- Stand up and mime a job that directly helps fight climate change. Others guess.
- Discuss with your group: how does social media influence young people's awareness of global issues?
- Explain one way technology companies should be responsible for environmental impact.
- Ask your partner about a person or organization they admire for making positive change.
- You have 30 seconds to present a creative solution to food waste in your city.
- Describe the biggest challenge facing gender equality in education globally.
- Act out a conversation between a climate scientist and a factory owner about emissions.
- Your team must decide: is individual action or government policy more important for change?
- Explain how artificial intelligence could help solve healthcare inequality in poor regions.
- Ask your partner what sustainable habit they find hardest to maintain and why.
- Compare life in urban versus rural areas—which faces bigger development challenges?
- Stand up and show with your hands how ocean levels are rising and affecting communities.
- You have 60 seconds to convince your group that one SDG is more urgent than others.
- Describe what responsible consumption means and give three practical examples.
- Discuss with your group: what role should young people play in climate action decisions?
- Ask your partner if they would sacrifice personal comfort for environmental protection.
- Explain which sustainable development goal connects most to your future career plans.