Trees in a big forest in Brazil are being cut down less this year. There are about half as many trees cut down as last year. This is the smallest number in five years. But it's still a lot of trees, more than all the space in a very big city. The leader of Brazil, President Lula, wants to stop cutting down trees in the forest by 2030.

People who watch the forest say fewer trees are gone because they are working hard to stop it. President Lula cares a lot about the forest. The old leader let too many trees get cut down. Now, Brazil wants to stop cutting down trees for good. They don't want people to do bad things to the forest anymore.

Original news source: Amazon rainforest: Deforestation rate halved in 2023 (BBC)

– Charades
Instructions: Divide the class into small groups. Give each group a piece of paper with a word related to the article (e.g. forest, trees, Brazil). One person from each group will act out the word without speaking, while the others in the group try to guess the word.
– Opinion Poll
Instructions: Ask the students to individually answer the question "Do you think cutting down trees is a bad thing?" Then, divide the class into pairs and have them discuss their answers. After that, have each pair share their opinions with the rest of the class.
– Vocabulary Pictionary
Instructions: Give each student a piece of paper and ask them to draw a picture that represents a vocabulary word from the article (e.g. forest, trees, Brazil). Once the students are done, have them take turns showing their drawings to the class, while the others try to guess the word.
– Speed Summarizing
Instructions: Divide the class into pairs. Give each pair a set amount of time (e.g. 1 minute) to summarize the main points of the article to their partner. After the time is up, have the pairs switch roles and summarize the article again. Repeat this process a few times, gradually decreasing the amount of time given.
– Two Truths and a Lie
Instructions: Ask each student to come up with two true statements and one false statement related to the article. Have the students take turns sharing their statements with the class, while the others try to guess which statement is false. After each guess, have the student reveal the false statement and provide an explanation.

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1. What is a forest?
2. How would you feel if all the trees in the forest were cut down?
3. Do you like trees? Why or why not?
4. What do you think President Lula wants to happen to the forest?
5. How do you think people are working hard to stop cutting down trees?
6. Do you think it's important to protect the forest? Why or why not?
7. Have you ever seen a forest before? What did it look like?
8. What do you think will happen if we keep cutting down trees?
9. Do you think it's good or bad that fewer trees are being cut down this year? Why?
10. What can we do to help protect the forest?
11. Have you ever planted a tree before? How did it make you feel?
12. Why do you think it's important to have trees in the world?

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