America and China talked and agreed to use more sun and wind power. They did not talk about using less coal. Still, people think this is a good small step. They will also have a special meeting about a bad gas called methane. This makes people at the big Earth weather meeting feel better.

Original news source: Climate change: US and China take 'small but important steps' (BBC)

– News Summary Charades
Instructions: Write down key words from the article on slips of paper (e.g., America, China, Earth, gas, sun, wind, power, coal, methane). Divide the class into two teams. Have students take turns drawing a slip and acting out the word without speaking. Their team must guess the word. This will help reinforce vocabulary from the article.
– Word Association
Instructions: Start with the word "environment" and ask a student to say a word they associate with it. The next student continues with another association. Keep the chain going until every student has participated. This activity builds vocabulary and encourages students to think about the article's content.
– Sketch It
Instructions: Divide students into pairs. Give each pair a word or phrase from the article (e.g., "solar power," "global warming," "wind power"). Each student takes turns sketching the concept on paper without writing any words, while their partner guesses. This will help students associate words with their meanings visually.
– Headline Creation
Instructions: Ask students to work in small groups to create a catchy headline for the article. Encourage them to think about the main idea and why it's important. Each group presents their headline to the class, and the class votes on the most effective one. This helps with summarizing and understanding main ideas.
– Think-Pair-Share
Instructions: Pose a question to the class, such as "Why is it important for countries to work together to protect the Earth?" or "What are some ways we can make less gas that warms the Earth?" Students first think about the question individually, then pair up to discuss their thoughts, and finally share their ideas with the class. This encourages personal connection to the article's content and practice in expressing opinions in English.

Two big places, ? and China, said they will work together to help the Earth. They want to make ? gas that warms the Earth and use more sun and ? to make power. They did not say they will stop using oil and coal. People think this is ? before a big meeting about the Earth's weather. America and China talked and agreed to use more sun and wind power. They did not talk about ? less coal. Still, ? think this is a good ? step. They will also have a special meeting about a bad gas called methane. This makes people at the big Earth weather meeting feel ?.

1. What is the Earth?
2. Do you like the sun? Why or why not?
3. What is wind?
4. How do you feel when the weather is warm?
5. Do you think it is good to help the Earth? Why?
6. Can you see gas in the air?
7. Do you like to play outside when it is sunny?
8. Have you seen big machines that use wind to make power? What do they look like?
9. What is a meeting?
10. Do you think it is important for places to work together? Why or why not?
11. Have you heard of America and China? What do you know about them?
12. Do you think using the sun and wind for power is a good idea? Why?

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