In Brazil and Colombia, leaders are working hard to save trees in big forests. In Brazil, they saved lots of trees because new leaders think saving trees is very important. Colombia did a great job too, saving even more trees than Brazil. But in some other places like Bolivia and Nicaragua, more trees are being cut down and it's a big problem. Even with the good work in Brazil and Colombia, there are still too many trees being cut down all over the world.
Trees are very important because they help keep our air clean. When too many trees are cut down, it's bad for our planet. Leaders in Brazil and Colombia are showing that when they make good rules and work together, they can save lots of trees. But we need more leaders to do the same thing so we can save even more trees. It's very important to keep working hard to save our forests.
Original news source: Dramatic drop in logging in key Amazon countries (BBC)
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Warm-up Activities:
– Charades
Instructions: Divide the class into two teams. Write the names of different actions related to the article on small pieces of paper (e.g. cutting down trees, saving trees, working together). Each team takes turns choosing a paper and acting out the action without speaking. The other team has to guess what action they are acting out.
– News Summary
Instructions: Read the article aloud to the class. After reading, ask the students to summarize the main points of the article in their own words. Encourage them to use simple sentences and vocabulary they have learned. Discuss their summaries as a class.
– Opinion Poll
Instructions: Write two statements on the board related to the article (e.g. "Saving trees is important" and "Cutting down trees is necessary for development"). Have the students stand on opposite sides of the room depending on whether they agree or disagree with each statement. Ask a few students from each side to explain their opinion.
– Vocabulary Pictionary
Instructions: Write key vocabulary words from the article on small pieces of paper and put them in a hat. Divide the class into two teams. One student from each team comes up and chooses a word from the hat. They have one minute to draw a picture representing the word while their team tries to guess what it is.
– Think-Pair-Share
Instructions: Ask the students to think about what they can do to help save trees. After a few minutes, have them pair up and share their ideas with their partner. Then, have a few students share their partner's ideas with the rest of the class. Discuss as a class the different ways they can contribute to saving trees.
π€ Comprehension Questions:
They think saving trees is very important.
It's bad for our planet.
They showed that when they make good rules and work together, they can save lots of trees.
So we can save even more trees.
More trees are being cut down.
To keep our air clean.
They help keep our air clean.
π§βοΈ Listen and Fill in the Gaps:
In and Colombia, leaders are working hard to save trees in big . In Brazil, they saved lots of trees because new leaders think saving trees is very important. Colombia did a great job too, saving even more trees than Brazil. But in some other places like Bolivia and , more trees are being cut down and it's a big problem. Even with the good work in Brazil and , there are still too many trees being cut down all over the world. Trees are very important because they help our air clean. When too many are cut down, it's bad for our planet. Leaders in Brazil and Colombia are showing that when they make rules and work together, they can save lots of trees. But we need more to do the same thing so we can save even more trees. It's very important to keep working hard to save our forests.
π¬ Discussion Questions:
1. What are trees?
2. How would you feel if all the trees were cut down?
3. Do you like forests? Why or why not?
4. Do you think it's important to save trees? Why or why not?
5. What do trees do to help keep our air clean?
6. How do you think leaders in Brazil and Colombia saved lots of trees?
7. Do you think it's good that Brazil and Colombia saved lots of trees? Why or why not?
8. What can we do to save more trees?
9. How can we make sure that leaders in other countries also save trees?
10. What do you think will happen if we don't save our forests?
11. Do you know any other ways that trees are important?
12. How can we work together to save our forests?
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