A group called Rising Tide set up the protest. They want the government to make coal companies pay more money and to stop new projects that make the Earth warmer. The leader of Australia said he wants to help stop the Earth from getting warmer, but his government is still saying yes to new coal mines. Even young people joined the protest because they care about their future.
The protest shows that many people around the world don't want coal to be used anymore. They want to stop the Earth from getting too warm. Over 100 people were arrested because they want to make sure the Earth is a good place to live in the future. With a big meeting about the Earth's climate coming soon, the protest tells us that we need to do something big and fast to help the Earth.
Original news source: Climate protest: More than 100 arrested at world's largest coal port (BBC)
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Group or Classroom Activities
Warm-up Activities:
– News Summary
Instructions: Have the students read the article individually and then summarize the main points in their own words. They can then share their summaries with a partner or in small groups.
– Opinion Poll
Instructions: Divide the class into pairs or small groups. Have them discuss their opinions on the protest and whether they think it was effective or not. Each group can then present their opinions to the class and explain their reasoning.
– Vocabulary Pictionary
Instructions: Write down key vocabulary words from the article on separate slips of paper and put them in a hat. Divide the class into two teams. One person from each team will come up and pick a slip of paper. They have to draw a picture representing the word and their team has to guess what it is. The team with the most correct guesses wins.
– Pros and Cons
Instructions: Divide the class into two groups. One group will discuss the pros of the protest (e.g. raising awareness, showing government accountability) and the other group will discuss the cons (e.g. disrupting trade, potential legal consequences). Each group can then present their arguments to the class and have a class discussion on the topic.
– Think-Pair-Share
Instructions: Have the students think individually about what they would do to help stop the Earth from getting warmer. Then, pair them up and have them discuss their ideas. Finally, have a class discussion where students share their ideas and discuss the different strategies that could be effective.
π€ Comprehension Questions:
They got in trouble with the police because they were blocking a big coal port.
They used small boats and swam to stop the ships from moving.
They are upset because they are worried about the future and they want to stop the Earth from getting too warm.
Rising Tide wants the government to make coal companies pay more money and to stop new projects that make the Earth warmer.
The leader of Australia said he wants to help stop the Earth from getting warmer, but his government is still saying yes to new coal mines.
Young people joined the protest because they care about their future and they want to make sure the Earth is a good place to live in.
The protest shows that people want to stop using coal and want to stop the Earth from getting too warm. They want to make sure the Earth is a good place to live in the future.
π§βοΈ Listen and Fill in the Gaps:
Many people got in trouble with the police for blocking a big coal port in Australia. They used small boats and to ships from moving to show they are upset about the Earth getting warmer. Because of what they did, a lot of coal could not be sent to places. Australia sells a lot of coal to other countries and uses it to make . A group called Tide set up the protest. They the government to make coal companies pay more money and to stop new projects that make the Earth warmer. The leader of Australia said he wants to help stop the Earth from getting warmer, but his government is still saying yes to new . Even young people joined the protest because they care about their future. The protest shows that many people around the don't want coal to be used anymore. They want to stop the from getting too warm. Over 100 people were arrested because they want to make sure the Earth is a good place to live in the future. With a big meeting about the Earth's climate soon, the tells us that we need to do something big and fast to help the Earth.
π¬ Discussion Questions:
1. What is a coal port?
2. How would you feel if you were one of the people who got in trouble with the police for protesting?
3. Do you like swimming? Why or why not?
4. What do you think about people using small boats to block ships?
5. How would you feel if you couldn't use electricity anymore?
6. What is Rising Tide?
7. Do you think coal companies should have to pay more money? Why or why not?
8. Why do you think the leader of Australia wants to help stop the Earth from getting warmer, but still says yes to new coal mines?
9. Do you care about the Earth's climate? Why or why not?
10. How would you feel if you were one of the young people who joined the protest?
11. What do you think about the people who were arrested for protesting?
12. Do you think we need to do something big and fast to help the Earth? Why or why not?
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