But some people are worried because the place where the meeting will happen makes a lot of money from oil and gas. Oil and gas can make the Earth's weather worse. The leaders at the meeting will try to make stronger promises to keep the air clean. They will also talk about how to get money to change to cleaner ways of making energy and help countries that don't have a lot of money.
No one knows if the meeting will really help the Earth. The leaders will talk a lot, but it's hard to say if they will really do what they promise. Still, this meeting is a chance for countries to work together. They can agree to make less dirty air, use more sun and wind for energy, and help poorer countries.
Original news source: COP28: Can a climate summit in an oil state change anything? (BBC)
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– Charades
Instructions: Divide the students into teams. Each team will take turns acting out words or phrases related to the article, such as "air pollution," "renewable energy," or "climate change." The other teams will have to guess what they are acting out. This activity will help the students practice vocabulary and improve their communication skills.
– Sketch It
Instructions: Give each student a piece of paper and a pencil. Ask them to draw a picture that represents an idea or concept from the article, such as "clean air" or "renewable energy." After they finish drawing, have the students share their drawings with a partner or the whole class and explain what they have drawn. This activity will help the students practice their speaking skills and think creatively.
– Vocabulary Pictionary
Instructions: Divide the students into teams. Give each team a set of vocabulary words related to the article. One student from each team will come to the front of the class and draw a picture representing one of the words. The other team members will have to guess what word it is. This activity will help the students practice their vocabulary and improve their teamwork and communication skills.
– Speed Summarizing
Instructions: Give each student a sentence or two from the article. They will have a few minutes to read and understand their sentence(s). Then, have the students pair up and take turns summarizing their sentences to their partners in one minute or less. After the time is up, the partners can discuss and compare their summaries. This activity will help the students practice their reading comprehension and speaking skills.
– Two Truths and a Lie
Instructions: Have each student come up with two true statements and one false statement about the article. They will take turns sharing these statements with a partner or the whole class. The other students will have to guess which statement is the lie. This activity will help the students practice their speaking and listening skills, as well as their critical thinking skills.
π€ Comprehension Questions:
The big meeting is important because leaders from all over the world will talk about how to take better care of our planet.
The leaders will talk about how to stop the air from getting dirty with gases that are bad for the Earth. They also want to help people make energy from things like the sun and wind, and help poor countries deal with the changing weather.
Some people are worried because the place where the meeting will happen makes a lot of money from oil and gas, which can make the Earth's weather worse.
The leaders will try to make stronger promises to keep the air clean.
They want to make energy from things like the sun and wind.
They will talk about how to help poor countries deal with the changing weather.
This meeting is a chance for countries to work together because they can agree to make less dirty air, use more sun and wind for energy, and help poorer countries.
π§βοΈ Listen and Fill in the Gaps:
A big meeting about the Earth's weather is coming up in a place the United Arab Emirates. This meeting is important because leaders from all over the world will about how to take better care of our planet. They will try to make new promises to stop the air from getting with gases that are bad for the Earth. They also want to help people make from things like the sun and wind, and help poor countries deal with the changing weather. But some people are because the place where the will happen makes a lot of money from oil and gas. Oil and gas can make the Earth's weather worse. The at the meeting will try to make stronger promises to keep the air clean. They will also talk about how to get money to change to ways of making energy and help countries that don't have a lot of money. No one if the meeting will really the Earth. The leaders will talk a lot, but it's hard to say if they will really do what they promise. Still, this meeting is a chance for countries to work together. They can to make less dirty air, use sun and wind for energy, and help poorer countries.
π¬ Discussion Questions:
1. What is the big meeting in the United Arab Emirates about?
2. How would you feel if you were a leader at the meeting?
3. Do you like the idea of using the sun and wind for energy? Why or why not?
4. What do you think will happen if the air gets dirty with bad gases?
5. Why do you think some people are worried about the meeting?
6. What do you think it means to make stronger promises to keep the air clean?
7. How would you feel if your country didn't have a lot of money to deal with the changing weather?
8. Do you think the meeting will really help the Earth? Why or why not?
9. What do you think it means to work together?
10. How would you feel if your country agreed to use more sun and wind for energy?
11. Do you think it's important to help poorer countries? Why or why not?
12. What do you think the leaders at the meeting should do to make a difference?
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