A company in Sweden made the tallest wooden windmill tower. It is very tall, as tall as a 50-story building. The tower is made from a special kind of wood that is strong and used to build things. The company wants to make even bigger wooden windmills and make lots of them every year.

Wooden windmills are different from the ones made of metal. Metal windmills are heavy and hard to move, especially to places that are not easy to reach. But wooden windmills can be made in small parts that are easy to carry. Some people think wooden windmills can be good to use with metal ones, but others say they might need more trucks and people to put them together.

Wooden windmills are better for the air and the Earth. They don't make bad air like metal ones do when they are made. Trees for the windmills take bad air out of the sky, and if we don't burn the wood, the bad air stays inside it. The company wants to make many wooden windmills in the next 10 years.

Original news source: World's tallest wooden wind turbine starts turning (BBC)

– News Summary
Instructions:
1. Divide the class into pairs or small groups.
2. Assign each group a specific section of the article (e.g. the company's goal, the advantages of wooden windmills, etc.).
3. Instruct the groups to read and discuss their assigned section.
4. Each group will then need to summarize their section in 2-3 sentences.
5. Have each group share their summary with the class.
– Opinion Poll
Instructions:
1. Write two statements on the board related to the article (e.g. "Wooden windmills are better for the environment than metal windmills" and "Building wooden windmills requires more resources than metal windmills").
2. Divide the class into two groups and assign each group a statement.
3. Give the groups a few minutes to discuss and come up with reasons to support their statement.
4. Have each group share their opinions and reasons with the class.
5. Conduct a class vote to see which statement has more support.
– Vocabulary Pictionary
Instructions:
1. Select 5-10 key vocabulary words from the article (e.g. windmill, tower, metal, etc.).
2. Write each word on a separate slip of paper and place them in a bag or container.
3. Divide the class into two teams.
4. One student from each team will come to the front of the class and take turns drawing a slip of paper from the container.
5. Without using any words, the student must draw a picture to represent the vocabulary word.
6. The team members must guess the word within a certain time limit (e.g. 30 seconds).
7. The team that guesses the most words correctly wins.
– Pros and Cons
Instructions:
1. Write the following question on the board: "What are the advantages and disadvantages of using wooden windmills?"
2. Divide the class into small groups.
3. Instruct each group to brainstorm and discuss as many pros and cons as they can think of.
4. After a few minutes, have each group share their ideas with the class.
5. Facilitate a class discussion, encouraging students to add to or challenge each other's ideas.
– Future Predictions
Instructions:
1. Write the following prompt on the board: "What do you think the future of wind energy will look like?"
2. Divide the class into pairs or small groups.
3. Instruct the students to discuss and make predictions about how wind energy, specifically wooden windmills, may develop in the future.
4. Give the groups a few minutes to share their predictions with each other.
5. Select a few groups to share their most interesting or unique predictions with the class. Encourage discussion and debate.

A company in Sweden made the ? ?en windmill tower. It is very tall, as tall as a 50-story building. The tower is made from a special kind of wood that is strong and used to build ?. The company wants to make even bigger wooden ? and make lots of them every year. Wooden windmills are different from the ones made of ?. Metal windmills are heavy and hard to move, especially to places that are not easy to reach. But ? windmills can be made in small parts that are ? to carry. Some people think wooden windmills can be good to use with metal ones, but others say they might need ? trucks and people to put them together. ? windmills are better for the air and the Earth. They don't make bad air like metal ? do when they are made. Trees for the windmills take bad air out of the sky, and if we don't ? the wood, the bad air stays inside it. The company wants to make ? wooden windmills in the next 10 years.

1. What is a windmill?
2. How would you feel if you saw a really tall wooden windmill tower?
3. Do you like the idea of wooden windmills? Why or why not?
4. What do you think is the advantage of making windmills out of wood instead of metal?
5. Do you think it's important to protect the air and the Earth? Why or why not?
6. Have you ever seen a windmill before? Where was it?
7. What do you think about using wooden windmills together with metal ones?
8. How do you think they put the wooden windmills together?
9. Would you like to live near a wooden windmill? Why or why not?
10. Do you think making more wooden windmills is a good idea? Why or why not?
11. Have you ever seen a wooden windmill before? Where was it?
12. What do you think the world will be like in 10 years with all the wooden windmills?

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