Speaking calendar/World Wildlife Day
March 3rd · Cultural Insight

World Wildlife Day

The silent extinction. This is a debate on wildlife crime and the value of the wild. We explore the dark world of poaching and whether trophy hunting can actually fund conservation, or if it is just a blood-soaked excuse for the elite.

SPEAKING LESSONB1 / B2Discussion · Vocabulary · Activities
01 / LET’S TALK

Speaking Discussion

  1. Is it ethical to kill one lion to pay for the protection of 100 others? Can death fund life?
  2. Why do we care more about charismatic megafauna (Elephants, Tigers) than the ugly species that keep the soil alive?
  3. Should we de-extinct animals like the Woolly Mammoth using AI and DNA, or should we focus on the ones we still have?
  4. Is a zoo a prison for animals or a vital life-raft for species that have lost their habitat?
  5. If you had to represent one wild animal in a court of law against a human developer, which would you choose?
02 / PUT IT INTO PRACTICE

Activity 1: The Conservation Council

The Task: You are a land use committee. A poor village wants to cut down a forest to grow food. An NGO wants to save a rare bird in that forest. Propose a hybrid solution that feeds the people AND saves the bird. Defend your plan.

Activity 2: Rapid Fire Debate

Defend these unpopular opinions in 30 seconds each: 1. 'Mosquitoes should be intentionally wiped off the planet.' 2. 'Domestic cats are a bigger threat to wildlife than hunters.' 3. 'We should stop trying to save species that can't survive on their own.'