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Return to the Moon: The New Space Race – ESL Lesson Plan

ESL lesson on the new space race inspired by BBC video about returning to the Moon and lunar exploration

Take your students on an exciting learning mission with this ready-to-use lesson!

Inspired by the popular BBC video “Why are we going back to the moon?”, this lesson explores the new 21st-century race to the moon. Students will discover why, after 50 years, countries are competing to return, and what’s different this time. Is it about science, resources, or national pride? Let your class decide!

What’s in the lesson?
A complete 60-minute lesson with everything you need:

  • Engaging Discussion Starters: Get students talking with thought-provoking questions.
  • Key Vocabulary Preview: Clear, simple matching task to prepare students for the video.
  • Focused Video Tasks: Two listening comprehension activities (multiple choice and true/false) to build understanding step by step.
  • Vocabulary Deep Dive: Fun activities to master important topic words and phrases like geopolitical battle, human ingenuity, spacefaring nation, and lunar exploration.
  • Lively Group Debate: Discussion questions on ethics, cooperation, and the future.
  • Creative Practice: A final task where students use new vocabulary in their own sentences.

Equip your students with the language to discuss not just where we’ve been in space, but where we’re going next.

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Teach English through space, science, and the new race to the Moon!

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Students practicing English discussion and vocabulary about space exploration, geopolitics, and science

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