In Indonesia, there are very tall mountains. These mountains have snow on top. The snow is found in a place called Papua. People call this snow "eternal snow." But soon, all the snow might be gone.
The snow goes away because the Earth is getting warmer. Cars and factories make the air hot. People who live near the mountains are sad. They love the snow very much. They wish the snow could stay forever.
Original news source: Indonesia Carstensz Pyramid: Papua's 'eternal snow' on Puncak Jaya is about to disappear forever – BBC News (BBC)
๐ง Listen:
๐ Vocabulary:
Group or Classroom Activities
Warm-up Activities:
1. Show a picture of snow and ask, "What do you see?"
2. Pretend to be snowflakes falling and ask, "How does it feel to fall from the sky?"
3. Sing a simple song about the cold and ask, "What sounds fun about snow?"
4. Talk about favorite weather and ask, "Do you like warm or cold?"
5. Draw a mountain and ask, "Why might snow disappear?"
๐ค Comprehension Questions:
In Papua.
Eternal snow.
Because the Earth is getting warmer.
Cars and factories.
They feel sad.
They want it to stay forever.
Almost all of it is gone.
๐งโ๏ธ Listen and Fill in the Gaps:
In , there are very tall mountains. These mountains have on top. The snow is found in a place called Papua. People call this snow " snow." But , all the snow might be gone. The snow goes away because the Earth is getting . and factories make the air hot. People who live the mountains are sad. They the snow very much. They wish the snow could stay forever.
๐ฌ Discussion Questions:
1. Do you like snow? Why or why not?
2. Have you ever seen snow before?
3. What do you think it's like to play in snow?
4. Why do you think snow is special to some people?
5. How would you feel if snow disappeared forever?
6. Have you ever visited a mountain?
7. Do you prefer hot weather or cold weather? Why?
8. What can we do to help keep the Earth cool?
9. How does warm weather make you feel?
10. What is your favorite season and why?
11. Why do you think the Earth is getting warmer?
12. If you could keep snow forever, what would you do?
Individual Activities
๐๐ญ Vocabulary Meanings:
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