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READ
Climate change is one of the most worrying things for our planet. Many politicians and scientists say it is the biggest danger we face. I read almost every day that climate change is changing the Earth forever. Many species of animal, fish, insect, frog, etc. are dying. The ice caps in the Arctic and Antarctica are melting. Our weather is changing so places are getting warmer, or colder, or are having more and stronger hurricanes. We all need to do our bit so that climate change does not destroy us. It’s important to cut down on things that produce greenhouse gasses. These warm the planet and change the climate. Doing simple things like turning off lights and recycling paper all help.
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THE ACTIVITIES
LISTENING GAP FILL
Climate change is ______________________ most worrying things for our planet. Many politicians and scientists say it is the biggest ______________________ . I read almost every day that climate change is changing ______________________ . Many species of animal, fish, insect, frog, etc. are dying. The ______________________ the Arctic and Antarctica are melting. Our weather is changing ______________________ getting warmer, or colder, or are having ______________________ hurricanes. We all need to ______________________ so that climate change does not destroy us. It’s important to ______________________ things that produce greenhouse gasses. These warm the planet and change the climate. Doing ______________________ turning off lights and recycling ______________________ .
CORRECT THE SPELLING
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UNJUMBLE THE WORDS
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DISCUSSION (Write your own questions)
STUDENT A’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)
1. VOCABULARY EXTENSION: Choose several of the words from the text. Use a dictionary or Google’s search field (or another search engine) to build up more associations / collocations of each word.
2. INTERNET INFO: Search the Internet and find more information about climate change. Talk about what you discover with your partner(s) in the next lesson.
3. MAGAZINE ARTICLE:Write a magazine article about climate change. Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Give each other feedback on your articles.
4. CLIMATE CHANGE POSTERMake a poster about climate change. Show it to your classmates in the next lesson. Give each other feedback on your posters.
5. MY CLIMATE CHANGE LESSON:Make your own English lesson on climate change. Make sure there is a good mix of things to do. Find some good online activities. Teach the class / another group when you have finished.
6. ONLINE SHARING:Use your blog, wiki, Facebook page, MySpace page, Twitter stream, Del-icio-us / StumbleUpon account, or any other social media tool to get opinions on climate change. Share your findings with the class.
ANSWERS
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