There is a big meeting in Dubai where people are talking about how to stop the Earth from getting too hot. They say we need to burn less coal, oil, and gas because these make the air dirty. We should use more clean energy from the sun and wind. But we also need other ways to make power when there is no sun or wind.
Cars that run on gas and diesel make the air dirty too. Cars that run on electricity are much better for the air. More and more people are buying electric cars. We also need to stop a gas called methane from getting into the air because it can make the Earth very hot very fast.
To keep the Earth from getting too hot, we need to take some of the bad air out. Trees and oceans help do this, but we are hurting them. We are trying to make machines that can take the bad air out too. But these machines are new and cost a lot of money. If we make too much bad air, we might not be able to take enough of it out.
Original news source: Are the solutions to fight climate change making progress? (BBC)
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– Opinion Poll
Instructions: Create a list of statements related to the article, such as "Electric cars are the future" or "We should prioritize clean energy over fossil fuels." Have the students go around the class and ask their classmates for their opinions on each statement. They can tally the responses and then present their findings to the class.
– Vocabulary Pictionary
Instructions: Write down vocabulary words from the article on individual slips of paper and put them in a hat. One student at a time picks a word and has to draw a picture of it on the board without using any words or letters. The rest of the class has to guess what word it is.
– Two Truths and a Lie
Instructions: Have each student come up with two true statements and one false statement related to the article. They can take turns sharing their statements with the class and the rest of the class has to guess which statement is the lie. This activity encourages students to think critically about the article and use their English skills to create and analyze statements.
π€ Comprehension Questions:
They are talking about how to stop the Earth from getting too hot.
We need to burn less coal, oil, and gas because they make the air dirty.
We should use more clean energy from the sun and wind.
Cars that run on electricity are better for the air because they don't make it dirty like cars that run on gas and diesel.
We need to stop methane gas from getting into the air.
Trees and oceans help keep the Earth from getting too hot by taking some of the bad air out.
It might be difficult to take enough bad air out if we make too much of it because the machines that can do this are new and expensive.
π§βοΈ Listen and Fill in the Gaps:
There is a big meeting in Dubai where people are talking about how to the Earth from getting too hot. They say we need to burn less coal, oil, and gas because these make the air . We should use more energy from the sun and wind. But we also need other ways to make when there is no sun or wind. that run on gas and diesel make the air dirty too. Cars that run on electricity are much for the air. More and more people are buying electric cars. We also need to stop a gas called methane from into the air because it can the Earth very hot very fast. To the Earth from getting too hot, we need to take some of the bad air out. Trees and oceans help do this, but we are hurting them. We are to make machines that can the bad air out too. But these machines are new and cost a lot of money. If we make too much bad air, we might not be able to take of it out.
π¬ Discussion Questions:
1. What do you think about the idea of using more clean energy from the sun and wind?
2. How would you feel if you had an electric car instead of a car that runs on gas?
3. Do you like trees and oceans? Why or why not?
4. What do you think about the idea of using machines to take bad air out of the Earth's atmosphere?
5. How do you think burning less coal, oil, and gas could help stop the Earth from getting too hot?
6. Do you think it's important to stop a gas called methane from getting into the air? Why or why not?
7. How do you think trees and oceans help keep the Earth from getting too hot?
8. What are some other ways we could make power when there is no sun or wind?
9. How do you think burning less coal, oil, and gas could help make the air cleaner?
10. Do you think it's important to find ways to take bad air out of the Earth's atmosphere? Why or why not?
11. How do you think electric cars are better for the air than cars that run on gas or diesel?
12. What is clean energy?
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