THE ENVIRONMENT
WHO IS GRETA THUNBERG? PRE_READING 1- What do you know of Greta Thunbeg? Write the coming-up ideas on the board and discuss them. 2- Comment on the following words. climate / activist / time / democracy / protestor / threat / strike / example / wow / award / global / millions / change / teenager / gimmick / awareness / crisis / truth READING. Greta Thunberg has been named TIME magazine's Person of the Year. The 16-year-old from Sweden beat New Zealand's Prime Minister and the Hong Kong democracy protestors to win the award. Ms Thunberg rose to fame in August 2018 when she decided to go on a climate strike outside the Swedish parliament. This started a global climate movement. Schoolchildren worldwide followed her example. She has addressed the United Nations in New York and has met the Pope this year. After hearing about the award, she said: "Wow, this is unbel...