The people at the meeting will try to make big promises to help the Earth. They want to make less smoke that is bad for the air. They also want to help countries that don't have much money to make clean energy. But some people are worried because the meeting is in a place that sells oil. They hope the meeting will still help the Earth a lot.

Original news source: COP28: Can a climate summit in an oil state change anything? (BBC)

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A big ? about the Earth's weather is coming. It will ? in a place called the United Arab Emirates. People who care about the Earth are worried because this place ? oil and gas a lot. They ? the place might try to make deals about oil and gas. The meeting is to talk about how to stop the Earth from getting too hot. The people at the meeting will try to ? big promises to help the Earth. They ? to make less smoke that is bad for the air. They also want to help countries that don't have much money to make clean ?. But some people are worried because the meeting is in a place that sells oil. They hope the meeting will still ? the Earth a lot.

1. What is a big meeting?
2. How would you feel if you were going to a big meeting?
3. Do you like the Earth? Why or why not?
4. What is oil and gas?
5. How would you feel if you had a lot of oil and gas?
6. Do you think it's important to stop the Earth from getting too hot? Why or why not?
7. What is smoke?
8. How would you feel if there was a lot of smoke in the air?
9. Do you think it's important to have clean energy? Why or why not?
10. What is money?
11. How would you feel if you didn't have much money?
12. Do you think the meeting will help the Earth a lot? Why or why not?

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