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 unbelievable! I will share this great honour."
Greta Thunberg is the youngest person to get the award. TIME magazine wrote that Greta has shifted millions of people's attitudes around the world. It said she got people to join a "worldwide movement calling for urgent change". It added: "Greta has offered a moral call to those who are willing to act, and put shame on those who are not." Not everyone is happy with TIME. Donald Trump Jr said the award to Greta was "a marketing gimmick". In contrast, Hillary Clinton tweeted: "I am grateful for all she's done to raise awareness of the climate crisis. [She] tells hard, motivating truths."
VOCABULARY.
1- Link the words with their definition.
Paragraph 1
| 1. | activist | a. | Knowledge or understanding about something. |
| 2. | democracy | b. | A person who goes into the street to tell the government, a company or other organization that they disagree with something. |
| 3. | protestor | c. | A system of government where the people vote for their leaders. |
| 4. | shot | d. | Spoke to a person or group of people, usually in a speech or in a formal way. |
| 5. | awareness | e. | A person who campaigns to bring about political or social change. |
| 6. | strike | f. | Moved suddenly and quickly. |
| 7. | addressed | g. | Stop working (or going to school) to complain about something. |
Paragraph 2
| 8. | award | h. | Seriously needing immediate action or attention. |
| 9. | shift | i. | A silly trick to attract attention, publicity, or business. |
| 10. | movement | j. | A loss of respect or esteem; dishonor. |
| 11. | urgent | k. | A change in position or thinking. |
| 12. | shame | l. | A time of great difficulty, trouble, or danger. |
| 13. | gimmick | m. | A prize given for an achievement. |
| 14. | crisis | n. | A group of people working together for their shared political, social, or artistic ideas. |
5- Read the text and write your questions about it. Show them to your partner, correct them and answer them. Use WH- words.
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5-______________________________
Watch the video.
Now, learn to speak about the ENVIRONMENT.
EXERCISES.
1. ABOUT THE EARTH. QUIZ.
2. LISTENING. WHY DOES 1.5 MATTER?
3. THE UN CLIMATE CONFERENCE. .
GRAMMAR REVISION.
COMPARATIVES AND SUPERLATIVES.
CONJUNCTIONS "AND, OR, BUT, BECAUSE, SO , ALTHOUGH"
