There is not enough rain in Spain, and it is making olive oil very expensive. Olive oil is a special kind of oil that comes from olives, and Spain makes more of it than any other country. Because there is not enough water, there are not enough olives, and the price to buy olive oil has gone up a lot. A big place in Spain that makes olive oil did not get many olives this year. People in other countries are also paying more for olive oil, but not as much as in Spain.
People in Spain are going to Portugal to buy olive oil because it costs a little less there. But even in Spain, people are buying less olive oil than before. The people who grow olives and make olive oil are not selling as much to other countries. The leaders in Spain are trying to save water. The farmers want help to get more water for their plants so they can grow more olives.
Original news source: Olive oil price skyrockets as Spanish drought bites (BBC)
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– Charades
Instructions: Divide the class into two teams. Give each team a set of cards with different actions related to the article (e.g. watering plants, buying olive oil, saving water). One person from each team will come to the front of the class and silently act out the action on their card. The team members must guess the action within a time limit (e.g. 1 minute). The team with the most correct guesses wins.
– News Summary
Instructions: Have the students read the article individually or in pairs. Then, ask them to write a short summary of the article using their own words. Afterward, have a few students share their summaries with the class.
– Opinion Poll
Instructions: Divide the class into small groups. Each group will discuss and come up with their own opinions about the article (e.g. Should the government provide more water for olive farmers? Is olive oil worth the higher price?). Then, assign a spokesperson for each group to present their opinions to the class.
– Vocabulary Pictionary
Instructions: Write a list of vocabulary words from the article on the board (e.g. olive oil, olives, water, expensive). Divide the class into pairs and give each pair a piece of paper. One student will choose a word from the list and draw a picture to represent it, while the other student tries to guess the word. They can switch roles after each word. The pair with the most correct guesses wins.
– Think-Pair-Share
Instructions: Ask the students to think about and write down their own ideas on how to solve the problem of water scarcity for olive farmers. Then, pair them up and have them share their ideas with their partner. Finally, have a few students share their partner's ideas with the whole class.
π€ Comprehension Questions:
Olive oil is a special kind of oil that comes from olives.
Olive oil is getting more expensive in Spain because there is not enough rain, so there are not enough olives to make the oil.
People in Spain are going to Portugal to buy olive oil because it costs a little less there.
People in Spain are buying less olive oil now.
The leaders in Spain are trying to save water by finding ways to use less water.
The farmers want more water for their plants so they can grow more olives and make more olive oil.
Most of the olive oil in the world comes from Spain.
π§βοΈ Listen and Fill in the Gaps:
There is not enough in Spain, and it is making olive oil very expensive. Olive oil is a special kind of oil that from olives, and Spain makes more of it than any other country. Because there is not enough water, there are not enough olives, and the price to buy olive oil has gone up a lot. A big place in Spain that olive oil did not get many olives this year. in other countries are also paying more for olive oil, but not as much as in Spain. People in Spain are going to Portugal to buy olive oil because it a less there. But even in Spain, people are buying less olive oil than before. The people who grow olives and make olive oil are not selling as much to other countries. The in Spain are trying to save water. The farmers help to get more water for their plants so they can grow more olives.
π¬ Discussion Questions:
1. What is olive oil?
2. How do you think people feel when the price of olive oil goes up?
3. Do you like olive oil? Why or why not?
4. What do you think happens when there is not enough rain for plants?
5. How would you feel if you couldn't buy olive oil anymore?
6. Do you think it's a good idea for people in Spain to go to Portugal to buy olive oil? Why or why not?
7. How do you think the farmers in Spain feel when they can't sell as much olive oil?
8. What do you think the leaders in Spain can do to save water?
9. Do you think it's important to help the farmers get more water for their plants? Why or why not?
10. What other foods do you know that come from plants?
11. How do you think the price of olive oil affects people's lives?
12. Do you think the price of olive oil will go down in the future? Why or why not?
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