How AI uses our drinking water (BBC World Service)

This worksheet is designed for B1 English learners (14-15 years old) to improve their listening comprehension, learn topic-specific vocabulary related to AI and the environment, and practice analytical skills by explaining, describing, and evaluating information from the video.

This exercise is perfect for pre-teaching or reinforcing key vocabulary from the video. For B1 learners, understanding terms like 'data center,' 'evaporate,' and 'sustainable' is crucial before they can engage with the more complex ideas presented. This builds a solid foundation for the subsequent tasks.

The video contains a clear, step-by-step explanation of the liquid cooling process. This sorting task directly tests your students' comprehension of this specific chronological sequence, requiring them to listen for details and understand process descriptions.

This exercise directly addresses the teacher's instruction to use specific action verbs ('Assess/Evaluate', 'Explain', 'Describe'). It pushes students beyond simple comprehension to analyze and synthesize information, applying critical thinking skills to the video's content. This is an excellent task for developing higher-order thinking at the B1 level.