In Brazil and Colombia, leaders are working hard to save trees in big forests. In Brazil, they were able to save 39% more trees than before because the new leaders care about the environment. Colombia did even better by saving almost half of their trees, thanks to President Gustavo Petro Urrego. But in other places like Bolivia, Laos, and Nicaragua, more trees are being cut down, which made the world lose 25% more trees.
Even though Brazil and Colombia are doing a good job, there are still too many trees being cut down around the world. Cutting down big, old forests is very bad because these forests help stop the earth from getting too hot. A report says we need to work faster to save these forests. We promised to do better by 2021, and we only have six years left to keep that promise.
The story shows that what leaders decide to do can really help save trees. In Brazil, when President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva came back, fewer trees were lost because he made strong rules to protect the environment. In Colombia, the government and people worked together to save a lot of trees. This shows that if leaders and people work together, they can save the forests and help the earth.
Original news source: Dramatic drop in logging in key Amazon countries (BBC)
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– News Summary
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1. Divide the students into pairs or small groups.
2. Give each group a copy of the article.
3. Ask them to read the article and summarize the main points in 3-4 sentences.
4. Have each group share their summaries with the class.
– Opinion Poll
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1. Divide the students into pairs or small groups.
2. Ask each group to discuss their opinions on the importance of saving trees.
3. Provide a list of questions for them to discuss, such as "Do you think saving trees is important? Why or why not?"
4. After the discussion, have each group share their opinions with the class.
– Vocabulary Pictionary
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1. Write down a list of vocabulary words from the article on individual slips of paper.
2. Divide the students into pairs or small groups.
3. Give each group a set of vocabulary words.
4. Ask one student from each group to pick a word and draw a picture to represent it.
5. The rest of the group must guess the word based on the drawing.
6. Repeat the process with different words and rotate the drawing responsibility within each group.
– Sketch It
Instructions:
1. Divide the students into pairs or small groups.
2. Select a scene or situation from the article, such as "Brazilian leaders saving trees" or "Colombian government and people working together."
3. Ask each group to create a sketch or comic strip that depicts the scene or situation.
4. Give them some time to draw and then have each group present their sketch to the class, explaining the story behind it.
– Future Predictions
Instructions:
1. Divide the students into pairs or small groups.
2. Ask each group to imagine they are environmental leaders in their own country.
3. Instruct them to discuss and make predictions about what they would do to save trees in the future.
4. Have each group share their predictions with the class.
π€ Comprehension Questions:
The leaders in Brazil and Colombia are making strong rules and working together with the people to protect the forests and stop trees from being cut down.
In Brazil, 39% more trees were saved compared to before.
The President of Colombia who helped save a lot of trees is Gustavo Petro Urrego.
Countries like Bolivia, Laos, and Nicaragua are cutting down more trees.
Cutting down big, old forests is bad for the earth because these forests help stop the earth from getting too hot. They also provide homes for many animals and plants.
The report says that we need to work faster to save the forests. We made a promise to do better by 2021, and we only have six years left to keep that promise.
The story shows that when leaders and people work together, they can save the forests and help the earth. It is important for leaders to make strong rules and for people to support and follow those rules to protect the environment.
π§βοΈ Listen and Fill in the Gaps:
In Brazil and Colombia, leaders are working hard to trees in big forests. In Brazil, they were able to save 39% more trees than before because the new leaders care about the environment. Colombia did even better by saving almost half of their trees, thanks to President Petro . But in other places like Bolivia, Laos, and Nicaragua, more are being cut down, which made the world lose 25% more trees. Even though and are doing a good job, there are still too many trees being cut down around the world. Cutting down big, old forests is very bad because these help stop the earth from getting too hot. A says we need to work faster to save these forests. We promised to do better by 2021, and we only have six years to keep that promise. The story shows that what leaders decide to do can really help save trees. In Brazil, when President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva back, fewer trees were lost because he made rules to protect the environment. In Colombia, the government and people together to save a lot of trees. This shows that if leaders and people work together, they can save the forests and help the earth.
π¬ Discussion Questions:
1. What is a forest?
2. How would you feel if you saw a lot of trees being cut down?
3. Do you like trees? Why or why not?
4. Do you think it's important to save trees? Why or why not?
5. How do you think cutting down trees affects the earth?
6. What can leaders do to help save trees?
7. Have you ever seen a big, old forest? What was it like?
8. How can people work together to save forests?
9. Do you think we should make stronger rules to protect the environment? Why or why not?
10. What do you think will happen if we don't save the forests?
11. How can we work faster to save the forests?
12. What can you do to help save trees in your community?
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