World Environment Day News - Discuss Your Opinion on Air Pollution - Conversation Practice
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In today's news, we will discuss World Environment Day. This year it is hosted in Beijing and the theme is Air Pollution. We will have a conversation about Air pollution and World Environment Day since it is so important to our future. It is also a great topic to discuss since every country suffers from air pollution. I am your English teacher Chris, and I am excited to have a conversation with you.
The UN regards clean air as a basic human right, yet most people in the world breathe polluted air. Let's discuss air pollution and its effect on the world and the people in it. Let's have a conversation in English about how we can reduce air pollution and its causes.
We will answer some questions from the article and talk about specific parts of the article to better understand what is happening on this year's World Environment Day. Always remember to wear your mask if you live in an area with heavy Air Pollution. I personally use a Vogmask because it is very comfortable and effective for filtering out fine air pollution particles. I highly recommend it to anyone in search of a comfortable mask.
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Let's use this news article and the information in it to start a discussion. We will use this to practice our conversation skills and discussion skills together. Remember to be respectful.
Today's Questions:
What is the theme of World Environment Day?
List the basic human rights mentioned.
Is the air in Beijing becoming more or less polluted?
According to the UN, would reducing air pollution save money?
Name three things you can do to minimize air pollution.
Key vocabulary:
United Nations: international organisation to help countries work together
global: the whole world
sanitation: public health needs such as clean water and disposal of human waste
non-toxic: not poisonous
biodiversity: how broad the range of plants and animals is
rapporteur: independent expert
obligations: the things you are supposed to do
fundamental: the basic, important things at the foundation of something
States: countries
reaffirmed: state again strongly
airborne: carried in the air
constitution: basic set of laws and ideals of an organisation or country
Link to the article
https://www.kidsnews.com.au/environment/the-un-regards-clean-air-as-a-basic-human-right-yet-most-people-in-the-world-breathe-polluted-air/news-story/337725a590a55a0449d8990f56b97842
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