🎶 Worksheet: Big Yellow Taxi – Joni Mitchell
Level: B1.1
Theme: Environment & Nature
Focus: Environmental issues, listening for details, using conditionals
1. Warm-Up – Speaking
💬 Discuss in pairs or small groups:
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What do you think about the state of the environment today?
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Have you noticed any changes in the natural surroundings in your city or town?
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How can we help protect the environment?
2. Vocabulary – Environmental Issues
Match the words to their definitions:
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| 1. Deforestation | a. The practice of wasting natural resources |
| 2. Pollution | b. The destruction of forests |
| 3. Wastefulness | c. The release of harmful substances into the air, water, or land |
| 4. Climate change | d. Long-term changes in temperature and weather patterns around the world |
📝 Answers:
1 → b, 2 → c, 3 → a, 4 → d
3. Listening Activity – Fill in the Gaps
🎧 Listen and complete the lyrics:
They paved paradise and put up a ___________
With a pink hotel, a boutique, and a _________ pool
✅ Answers:
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parking lot
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swing
4. Comprehension – Multiple Choice
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What is the main environmental issue discussed in the song?
a) Deforestation
b) Pollution
c) Climate change -
What is the singer’s attitude towards the changes happening to nature?
a) She is indifferent.
b) She is sad and critical.
c) She is happy and optimistic.
✅ Answers:
1 → a, 2 → b
5. Grammar – First Conditional Practice
Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb in the first conditional:
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If we __________ (protect) the environment, we __________ (have) a better future.
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If people __________ (recycle) more, there __________ (be) less waste in the world.
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If I __________ (see) a plastic bottle on the beach, I __________ (pick) it up.
✅ Answers:
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protect / will have
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recycled / would be
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saw / would pick
6. Pronunciation Focus – Stress and Rhythm
🔊 Listen to the song’s chorus and identify the stressed words.
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Which words are stressed in the sentence, “They paved paradise and put up a parking lot”?
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Practise saying this line aloud with the correct rhythm.
7. Writing Task – How Can We Protect Nature?
✍️ Write a short essay (80–100 words) about how you can protect the environment in your daily life. Mention things like recycling, saving water, or using public transport.
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