Dominica is a beautiful island with lots of trees, waterfalls, and volcanoes. It is trying to use its natural power to make clean energy. They are building a new power plant that uses steam from hot rocks underground. This plant will help them stop using diesel, which is not good for the environment. By 2030, they want to use only clean energy and make electricity cheaper for everyone.

The power plant is a team effort between Dominica and a company called Ormat Technologies. They got money from different places to build it, but some people are worried it might hurt the plants and animals nearby. The company says it will make jobs and give clean energy all the time. Other islands might want to do the same thing if it works well. Dominica wants to show everyone how to use clean energy and stop using fuels that pollute.

Original news source: Letting off steam: How Dominica's volcanoes will boost its green energy (BBC)

– CHARADES
Instructions: Students will take turns acting out words or phrases related to the article (e.g., island, waterfall, volcano, clean energy, power plant). The rest of the class will guess what they are acting out.
– VOCABULARY PICTIONARY
Instructions: Divide the class into small groups. Each group will choose a word from the article (e.g., trees, diesel, jobs) and draw it on the board. The other groups will try to guess the word based on the drawing.
– OPINION POLL
Instructions: Ask students if they think clean energy is important. They will raise their hands to show their opinion (yes or no) and then discuss in pairs why they feel that way.
– THINK-PAIR-SHARE
Instructions: Give students a prompt related to the article, such as "What do you think about using clean energy?" They will think about their answer, discuss it with a partner, and then share their thoughts with the class.
– SYNONYM CHALLENGE
Instructions: Write key words from the article (e.g., beautiful, stop, build) on the board. Students will work in pairs to find synonyms for each word and share them with the class.

Dominica is a beautiful island with lots of trees, waterfalls, and volcanoes. It is ? to use its natural power to make ? energy. They are building a new power plant that uses steam from hot rocks underground. This plant will help them stop using diesel, which is not good for the environment. By 2030, they want to use only clean energy and ? electricity cheaper for everyone. The ? plant is a team effort between Dominica and a ? called Ormat Technologies. They got money from different places to build it, but some people are ? it might hurt the plants and animals nearby. The company says it will make jobs and give clean energy all the time. Other ? might want to do the same thing if it works well. Dominica wants to ? everyone how to use clean energy and stop using fuels that pollute.

1. What is your favorite place in nature?
2. Do you like trees? Why or why not?
3. How would you feel if you saw a big waterfall?
4. Do you think clean energy is important? Why?
5. What is a volcano? Have you ever seen one?
6. Do you like to learn about how to help the Earth?
7. How would you feel if your home used clean energy?
8. Do you think it is good to have jobs that help the environment? Why?
9. What is your favorite animal? Do you think it is safe from pollution?
10. Have you ever visited an island? What was it like?
11. How would you feel if you could help make clean energy?
12. Do you think all countries should use clean energy? Why or why not?

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