The Green Planet Adventure
You discover a mysterious island where climate change is happening fast. You must make choices to help save the animals and plants before it is too late.
A free Story Adventure for Young learners at CEFR A2 level. Topic: climate change.
Story
- You are on a boat with your friend Maya. Suddenly, you see a strange green island. The island is very hot and the trees are brown. Maya says, 'Look! The weather is very bad here. We must help!' You want to explore the island. Do you go to the beach or the forest?
- You walk on the hot sand. You see some sea turtles. They look very tired and sad. One turtle is stuck in plastic. You want to help, but you need tools. You see a small house near the beach. A friendly woman stands outside. Should you ask her for help or try to help the turtle alone?
- You walk into the forest. It is very quiet. You see many dead plants and brown leaves. A small bird sits on a branch. It looks hungry. You find some seeds in your backpack. You also see a big machine that is cutting down trees. What do you do?
- The woman is very happy to help! She gives you scissors and gloves. Together, you carefully cut the plastic from the turtle. The turtle swims away happily. The woman says, 'Thank you! I work to save animals. Many people here work together to stop climate change.' She invites you to a meeting…
- You try to help the turtle alone. You pull the plastic slowly. The turtle is scared and moves away. You cannot help it alone. The turtle swims into the deep water. You feel sad. You see the woman from the house watching you. She walks over and says, 'You need help for this work. Come with me. I can…
- You give seeds to the hungry bird. It eats and chirps happily. Then you plant seeds all around the forest. Maya helps you. You water the seeds with water from a stream. After one hour, you feel very tired but happy. The bird sits near you. You know these plants will grow and help the forest. The…
- You run to the machine and wave your arms. The workers stop the machine. You tell them about climate change and the dead plants. The workers listen carefully. One worker says, 'You are right. We did not think about this. We will stop cutting trees here.' They turn off the machine. You feel proud…
- You go to the meeting. Many people are there! They talk about saving the island. They show you pictures of animals that are hurt by climate change. You learn that if people work together, they can stop climate change. The woman says you can help every day. You feel excited and hopeful. You know you…
Vocabulary
- island
- hot
- trees
- brown
- weather
- help
- explore
- beach
- forest
- sand
- sea turtles
- tired
- plastic
- stuck
- tools
- house
- woman
- dead
- plants
- leaves
- bird
- hungry
- seeds
- backpack
- machine
- cutting
- scissors
- gloves
- carefully
- cut
- swims
- happily
- save
- animals
- climate change
- meeting
- together
- alone
- pull
- slowly
Printable worksheet
This Story Adventure comes with a free printable worksheet: 1 part for students to do after the game, and an answer key for the teacher. It prints at three levels (Support, Core and Challenge); this is the Core sheet. Sign in free to print the whole sheet.
What's on the worksheet
- Remember the story · Circle the right answer.
Part 1: Remember the story
Circle the right answer.
- What problem do you see with the sea turtles? a) They are too big for the beach b) They are swimming too fast c) One turtle is stuck in plastic and they look tired
- What is wrong with the forest? a) The plants are dead and brown, and a machine is cutting trees b) The leaves are too green c) There are too many birds
- What does the woman do? a) She makes plastic b) She cuts trees c) She works to save animals and stop climate change