The Reading / Listening - King Charles III - Level 2

Britain's King Charles is a well-known environmentalist. He always speaks on green issues. He told the world about climate change dangers long before world leaders did. He was going to the COP27 climate change conference in Egypt next month. However, there has been a change of plan. He will not go. Many U.K. newspapers say King Charles is not going because Britain's new prime minister, Liz Truss, advised him not to go. A royal expert said: "It is no mystery that the King was invited to go there. He had to think very carefully about what steps to take for his first overseas tour."

Newspapers in England are reporting that Ms Truss did not want Charles to go to COP 27 because he disagrees with her on climate change. Truss became leader four weeks ago and has already lifted a ban on fracking. This was banned because of the risk of environmental damage and earthquakes. King Charles has a history of "declaring war" on climate change. At COP21 in 2015, he called for a "military-style campaign" and "trillions, not billions, of dollars" to fight it. U.S. President Biden praised King Charles for his leadership on climate change. He said: "We need you badly."

Try the same news story at these levels:

    King Charles III - Level 0 King Charles III - Level 1   or  King Charles III - Level 3

Sources
  • https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/oct/01/king-charles-abandons-plans-to-attend-cop27-following-liz-trusss-advice
  • https://www.newsweek.com/king-charles-swerves-potential-constitutional-crisis-climate-talks-cop27-prime-minister-liz-truss-1748299
  • https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/uks-king-charles-stepping-back-campaigning-will-not-go-egypt-climate-summit-2022-10-02/


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Phrase Matching

Paragraph 1

  1. Charles is a well-known
  2. He always speaks on green
  3. climate change
  4. there has been a change
  5. Liz Truss advised
  6. A royal
  7. He had to think
  8. steps to take for his first
  1. expert
  2. dangers
  3. him not to go
  4. overseas tour
  5. environmentalist
  6. very carefully
  7. issues
  8. of plan

Paragraph 2

  1. Newspapers
  2. Truss did not want Charles
  3. he disagrees with her
  4. lifted a ban on
  5. the risk of environmental
  6. declaring
  7. trillions,
  8. We need
  1. damage
  2. you badly
  3. war
  4. on climate change
  5. in England
  6. not billions
  7. to go
  8. fracking

Listening — Listen and fill in the gaps

Britain's King Charles (1) ___________________ environmentalist. He always speaks (2) ___________________. He told the world about climate change (3) ___________________ world leaders did. He was going to the COP27 climate change conference in Egypt next month. However, there has been a (4) ___________________. He will not go. Many U.K. newspapers say King Charles is not going because Britain's new prime minister, Liz Truss, advised him not to go. A royal expert said: "It is (5) ___________________ the King was invited to go there. He had to think very carefully about what steps to take for his (6) ___________________."

Newspapers in England (7) ___________________ Ms Truss did not want Charles to go to COP 27 because he (8) ___________________ on climate change. Truss became leader four weeks ago and has already lifted a (9) ___________________. This was banned because of the risk of environmental damage and earthquakes. King Charles has a history (10) ___________________ on climate change. At COP21 in 2015, he called for a "military-style campaign" and "(11) ___________________, of dollars" to fight it. U.S. President Biden praised King Charles for his leadership on climate change. He said: "We (12) ___________________."

Put a slash (/) where the spaces are

Britain'sKingCharlesisawell-knownenvironmentalist.Healwaysspe
aksongreenissues.Hetoldtheworldaboutclimatechangedangerslong
beforeworldleadersdid.HewasgoingtotheCOP27climatechangeconf
erenceinEgyptnextmonth.However,therehasbeenachangeofplan.H
ewillnotgo.ManyU.K.newspaperssayKingCharlesisnotgoingbecause
Britain'snewprimeminister,LizTruss,advisedhimnottogo.Aroyalexp
ertsaid:"ItisnomysterythattheKingwasinvitedtogothere.Hehadtothi
nkverycarefullyaboutwhatstepstotakeforhisfirstoverseastour."New
spapersinEnglandarereportingthatMsTrussdidnotwantCharlestogot
oCOP27becausehedisagreeswithheronclimatechange.Trussbecame
leaderfourweeksagoandhasalreadyliftedabanonfracking.Thiswasba
nnedbecauseoftheriskofenvironmentaldamageandearthquakes.Kin
gCharleshasahistoryof"declaringwar"onclimatechange.AtCOP21in2
015,hecalledfora"military-stylecampaign"and"trillions,notbillions,
ofdollars"tofightit.U.S.PresidentBidenpraisedKingCharlesforhislead
ershiponclimatechange.Hesaid:"Weneedyoubadly."

Student survey

Write five GOOD questions about this topic in the table. Do this in pairs. Each student must write the questions on his / her own paper. When you have finished, interview other students. Write down their answers.

(Please look at page 12 of the PDF to see a photocopiable example of this activity.)

Discussion — Write your own questions

STUDENT A’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)

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Free writing

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Answers

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