The Reading / Listening - King Charles III - Level 3

Britain's King Charles III is a well-known environmentalist. For decades, he has spoken on green issues. He made the world aware of the dangers of climate change long before many world leaders did. He had been invited to attend the 27th UN climate change conference in Egypt next month to give a speech. However, officials say there has been a change of plan and he will not be attending. Many newspapers in the U.K. say King Charles will not attend the conference after Britain's new prime minister, Liz Truss, advised him not to. A royal expert told a newspaper that: "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."

Many newspapers in England are reporting that Liz Truss did not want the new King to attend COP 27 because he disagrees with her government on climate change. Ms Truss became prime minister four weeks ago. She has already lifted a ban on fracking in the U.K. Fracking was banned in the U.K. because of the risk of environmental damage and the possibility of earthquakes. King Charles has a history of "declaring war" on climate change. At COP21 in Paris in 2015, he called for a "vast military-style campaign" and "trillions, not billions, of dollars" to fight it. U.S. President Biden praised King Charles' leadership on climate change. He said: "We need you badly."

Try the same news story at these easier levels:

    King Charles III - Level 0,  King Charles III - Level 1   or  King Charles III - Level 2

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/


Make sure you try all of the online activities for this reading and listening - There are dictations, multiple choice activities, drag and drop activities, sentence jumbles, which word activities, text reconstructions, spelling, gap fills and a whole lot more. Please enjoy :-)

Warm-ups

1. KING CHARLES: Students walk around the class and talk to other students about King Charles. Change partners often and share your findings.
2. CHAT: In pairs / groups, talk about these topics or words from the article. What will the article say about them? What can you say about these words and your life?
       King Charles / environmentalist / green issues / climate change / speech / plan /
       newspapers / ban / fracking / earthquakes / war / military / campaign / praise
Have a chat about the topics you liked. Change topics and partners frequently.
3. CLIMATE CHANGE: Students A strongly believe climate change is the biggest danger in the world; Students B strongly believe there are more dangerous things. Change partners again and talk about your conversations.
4. CAUSES OF CLIMATE CHANGE: How do these things cause climate change? What can we do about them? Complete this table with your partner(s). Change partners often and share what you wrote.

 

How?

What Can We Do?

Waste

 

 

Cars

 

 

Consumerism

 

 

Farming

 

 

Overfishing

 

 

Deforestation

 

 
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5. CONFERENCE: Spend one minute writing down all of the different words you associate with the word "conference". Share your words with your partner(s) and talk about them. Together, put the words into different categories.
6. ACTIONS ON CLIMATE: Rank these with your partner. Put the best ways of helping the climate at the top at the top. Change partners often and share your rankings.

  • Turn off lights
  • Cycle or walk
  • Eat more vegetables
  • No overseas travel
  • Recycle
  • Buy used clothes
  • Electric cars
  • Plant a tree

 

Vocabulary

    Paragraph 1

      1. decade a. A period of ten years.
      2. issue b. Something that is difficult or impossible to understand or explain.
      3. invited c. An important topic or problem for discussion.
      4. attend d. Acted in a way that would be recommended.
      5. advised e. Made a polite, formal, or friendly request to someone to go somewhere or to do something.
      6. mystery f. Go to an event, meeting, or function.
      7. steps g. An action, especially one of a series taken in order, one after the other.

    Paragraph 2

      8. disagree h. Of very great extent or quantity.
      9. ban i. A sudden, violent shaking of the ground.
      10. fracking j. Have or share a different opinion.
      11. earthquake k. An organized course of action to achieve a goal.
      12. vast l. Officially or legally stop something.
      13. campaign m. Said nice things about something.
      14. praised n. The action of injecting liquid at high pressure into rocks to get oil or gas.

 

Before reading / listening

1. TRUE / FALSE: Read the headline. Guess if 1-8 below are true (T) or false (F).

  1. King Charles spoke about climate change before many world leaders.     T / F
  2. COP27 will be held in Glasgow, Scotland.     T / F
  3. A royal expert said it was a mystery why Charles isn't going to COP27.    T / F
  4. King Charles has already been on two overseas tours as king.     T / F
  5. King Charles and the UK prime minister disagree on climate issues.     T / F
  6. The UK's new leader has ended a ban on fracking in Britain.     T / F
  7. King Charles asked for trillions of dollars to help fight climate change.     T / F
  8. King Charles said he badly needed U.S. President Biden.     T / F

2. SYNONYM MATCH: Match the following synonyms from the article.

  1. well-known
  2. aware
  3. advised
  4. expert
  5. tour
  6. attend
  7. ban
  8. risk
  9. campaign
  10. praised
  1. prohibition
  2. specialist
  3. trip
  4. drive
  5. informed about
  6. chance
  7. go to
  8. famous
  9. said nice things about
  10. suggested

3. PHRASE MATCH: (Sometimes more than one choice is possible.)

  1. King Charles III is a well-known
  2. he has spoken on green
  3. give a
  4. Charles will not attend
  5. what steps to take for his first overseas
  6. he disagrees
  7. Fracking was
  8. the risk of environmental
  9. trillions,
  10. We need you
  1. the conference
  2. tour
  3. with her
  4. issues
  5. damage
  6. badly
  7. environmentalist
  8. not billions
  9. a speech
  10. banned in the U.K.

Gap fill

Put these words into the spaces in the paragraph below.
invited
steps
attend
decades
tour
plan
dangers
expert

Britain's King Charles III is a well-known environmentalist. For     (1) _____________________, he has spoken on green issues. He made the world aware of the (2) _____________________ of climate change long before many world leaders did. He had been                           (3) _____________________ to attend the 27th UN climate change conference in Egypt next month to give a speech. However, officials say there has been a change of (4) _____________________ and he will not be attending. Many newspapers in the U.K. say King Charles will not (5) _____________________ the conference after Britain's new prime minister, Liz Truss, advised him not to. A royal (6) _____________________ told a newspaper that: "It is no mystery that the King was invited to go there. He had to think very carefully about what (7) _____________________ to take for his first overseas (8) _____________________."

Put these words into the spaces in the paragraph below.
called
banned
disagrees
praised
declaring
trillions
lifted
damage

Many newspapers in England are reporting that Liz Truss did not want the new King to attend COP 27 because he (9) _____________________ with her government on climate change. Ms Truss became prime minister four weeks ago. She has already (10) _____________________ a ban on fracking in the U.K. Fracking was (11) _____________________ in the U.K. because of the risk of environmental (12) _____________________ and the possibility of earthquakes. King Charles has a history of "(13) _____________________ war" on climate change. At COP21 in Paris in 2015, he (14) _____________________ for a "vast military-style campaign" and "(15) _____________________, not billions, of dollars" to fight it. U.S. President Biden (16) _____________________ King Charles' leadership on climate change. He said: "We need you badly."

Listening — Guess the answers. Listen to check.

1) Britain's King Charles III is a ______
     a.  well-known environmentalism
     b.  well-known environmental list
     c.  well-known environmental is
     d.  well-known environmentalist
2)  the 27th UN climate change conference in Egypt next month to ______
     a.  give a speak
     b.  give a screech
     c.  give a search
     d.  give a speech
3)  Britain's new prime minister, Liz ______
     a.  Truss, advised him
     b.  Truss, advised he
     c.  Truss, advised them
     d.  Truss, advise thin
4)  A royal expert told a newspaper that: "It is no mystery that the King was ______"
     a.  invite it to go
     b.  invite to go
     c.  invited to go
     d.  invite Ted to go
5)  think very carefully about what steps to take for his ______
     a.  first overseas tear
     b.  first overseas store
     c.  first over sea store
     d.  first overseas tour

6)  Liz Truss did not want the new King to attend COP 27 ______
     a.  because he disagree
     b.  because he disagrees
     c.  because he this agrees
     d.  because he dis agrees
7)  Fracking was banned in the U.K. because of the risk ______
     a.  of environmentally damage
     b.  of environmental damage
     c.  of environment all damage
     d.  of environment tall damage
8)  At COP21 in Paris in 2015, he called for a vast ______
     a.  military-style campaigns
     b.  military-style campaigned
     c.  military-style campaign
     d.  military-style campaigner
9)  and trillions, not ______
     a.  billions, of dollars
     b.  gazillions, of dollars
     c.  quadrillions, of dollars
     d.  bullions, of dollars
10)  Biden praised King Charles' leadership on climate change. He said: "We ______."
     a.  needs you badly
     b.  needs you badly
     c.  need you badly
     d.  need you baby

Listening — Listen and fill in the gaps

Britain's King Charles III (1) ____________________ environmentalist. For decades, he has spoken (2) ____________________. He made the world aware of the dangers of climate change long before many world leaders did. He had been (3) ____________________ the 27th UN climate change conference in Egypt next month to give a speech. However, officials say there has been a (4) ____________________ and he will not be attending. Many newspapers in the U.K. say King Charles will not attend the conference after Britain's new prime minister, Liz Truss, advised him not to. A royal expert told a newspaper that: "It is (5) ____________________ the King was invited to go there. He had to think very carefully about what steps to take for his (6) ____________________."

Many newspapers in England are reporting that Liz Truss did not want the new King to attend COP 27 because (7) ____________________ her government on climate change. Ms Truss became prime minister four weeks ago. She has already lifted a (8) ____________________ in the U.K. Fracking was banned in the U.K. because of (9) ____________________ environmental damage and the possibility of earthquakes. King Charles has a history (10) ____________________ on climate change. At COP21 in Paris in 2015, he called for a "vast military-style campaign" and "(11) ____________________, of dollars" to fight it. U.S. President Biden praised King Charles' leadership on climate change. He said: "We (12) ____________________."

Comprehension questions

  1. What is King Charles well known for?
  2. How many UN climate change conferences have there been?
  3. What did officials say there was a change of?
  4. Who said it was no mystery that Charles had been invited to COP27?
  5. How many overseas tours has King Charles made as king?
  6. Who does King Charles disagree with on climate change?
  7. What did Liz Truss lift a ban on?
  8. What has Charles declared war on?
  9. When did Charles call for trillions of dollars?
  10. Who said we badly needed King Charles?

Multiple choice quiz

1)  What is King Charles well known for?
a) his crown
b) being an environmentalist
c) living in a big castle
d) farming
2)  How many UN climate change conferences have there been?
a) 27
b) 28
c) 26
d) 25
3)  What did officials say there was a change of?
a) venue
b) heart
c) mind
d) plan
4)  Who said it was no mystery that Charles had been invited to COP27?
a) Liz Truss
b) a royal expert
c) Prince William
d) an environmentalist

5)  How many overseas tours has King Charles made as king?
a) none
b) one
c) two
d) three

6)  Who does King Charles disagree with on climate change?
a) the UK government
b) everyone
c) an environmentalist
d) Prince William
7)  What did Liz Truss lift a ban on?
a) electric cars
b) energy
c) LED lights
d) fracking
8)  What has Charles declared war on?
a) energy
b) fossil fuels
c) climate change
d) wind farms
9)  When did Charles call for trillions of dollars?
a) five years ago
b) in 2021
c) last month
d) in 2015
10)  Who said we badly needed King Charles?
a) the French president
b) U.S. President Biden
c) Prince William
d) an environmentalist

Role play

Role  A – Turn Off Lights
You think turning off lights is the best thing to help the environment. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them what is wrong with their things. Also, tell the others which is the least effective of these (and why): walking everywhere, planting a tree or recycling everything.

Role  B – Walk Everywhere
You think walking everywhere is the best thing to help the environment. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them what is wrong with their things. Also, tell the others which is the least effective of these (and why): turning off lights, planting a tree or recycling everything.

Role  C – Recycle Everything
You think recycling everything is the best thing to help the environment. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them what is wrong with their things. Also, tell the others which is the least effective of these (and why): walking everywhere, turning off lights or planting a tree.

Role  D – Plant a Tree
You think planting a tree is the best thing to help the environment. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them what is wrong with their things. Also, tell the others which is the least effective of these (and why): walking everywhere, recycling everything or turning off lights.

After reading / listening

1. WORD SEARCH: Look in your dictionary / computer to find collocates, other meanings, information, synonyms … for the words...

'king'

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    • and 'climate'.

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    • • Share your findings with your partners.

    • Make questions using the words you found.

    • Ask your partner / group your questions.

    2. ARTICLE QUESTIONS: Look back at the article and write down some questions you would like to ask the class about the text.

    •Share your questions with other classmates / groups. •Ask your partner / group your questions.

    3. GAP FILL: In pairs / groups, compare your answers to this exercise. Check your answers. Talk about the words from the activity. Were they new, interesting, worth learning…?

    4. VOCABULARY: Circle any words you do not understand. In groups, pool unknown words and use dictionaries to find their meanings.

    5. TEST EACH OTHER: Look at the words below. With your partner, try to recall how they were used in the text:

    • decades
    • invited
    • plan
    • advised
    • royal
    • steps
    • disagrees
    • four
    • ban
    • risk
    • vast
    • badly

    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 - King Charles III

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

    1. What did you think when you read the headline?
    2. What images are in your mind when you hear the word 'king'?
    3. What do you know about Britain's King Charles III?
    4. Would you like to be a king (or a queen)?
    5. What does a king do?
    6. How much of an environmentalist are you?
    7. How useful are climate change conferences?
    8. How do you help the environment?
    9. If you were the world's leader, how would you help the environment?
    10. What advice do you have for King Charles III?

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

    1. Did you like reading this article? Why/not?
    2. What do you think of when you hear the word 'climate'?
    3. What do you think about what you read?
    4. What do you know about Britain's new leader Liz Truss?
    5. What do you think of fracking?
    6. Should King Charles III? go to speak at COP27?
    7. What are the biggest problems of climate change?
    8. What's your country doing about climate change?
    9. Is climate change the biggest problem in the world?
    10. What questions would you like to ask King Charles III?

    Discussion — Write your own questions

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

    (a) ________________

    (b) ________________

    (c) ________________

    (d) ________________

    (e) ________________

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

    (f) ________________

    (g) ________________

    (h) ________________

    (i) ________________

    (j) ________________

    Language — Cloze (Gap-fill)

    Britain's King Charles III is a well-known environmentalist. For (1) ____, he has spoken on green issues. He made the world aware (2) ____ the dangers of climate change long before many world leaders did. He had been invited to attend the 27th UN climate change conference in Egypt next month to give a (3) ____. However, officials say there has been a change of plan and he will not (4) ____ attending. Many newspapers in the U.K. say King Charles will not attend the conference after Britain's new prime minister, Liz Truss, advised him (5) ____ to. A royal expert told a newspaper that: "It is no mystery that the King was invited to go there. He had to think very carefully about what steps to (6) ____ for his first overseas tour."

    Many newspapers in England are reporting that Liz Truss did not want the new King to (7) ____ COP 27 because he disagrees with her government (8) ____ climate change. Ms Truss became prime minister four weeks ago. She has already lifted a ban (9) ____ fracking in the U.K. Fracking was banned in the U.K. because of the risk of environmental damage and the (10) ____ of earthquakes. King Charles has a history of "declaring war" on climate change. At COP21 in Paris in 2015, he called for a "vast military-style (11) ____ " and "trillions, not billions, of dollars" to fight it. U.S. President Biden praised King Charles' leadership on climate change. He said: "We need you (12) ____."

    Which of these words go in the above text?

    1. (a)     decades     (b)     decadence     (c)     decals     (d)     decade    
    2. (a)     at     (b)     on     (c)     of     (d)     as    
    3. (a)     speaking     (b)     speak     (c)     spoken     (d)     speech    
    4. (a)     have     (b)     be     (c)     get     (d)     do    
    5. (a)     non     (b)     not     (c)     now     (d)     no    
    6. (a)     give     (b)     think     (c)     take     (d)     read    
    7. (a)     contend     (b)     intend     (c)     attend     (d)     extend    
    8. (a)     of     (b)     at     (c)     on     (d)     to    
    9. (a)     as     (b)     at     (c)     to     (d)     on    
    10. (a)     possibility     (b)     probably     (c)     maybe     (d)     perhaps    
    11. (a)     campaign     (b)     poster     (c)     energy     (d)     soldier    
    12. (a)     bad     (b)     baddie     (c)     badly     (d)     badge

    Spelling

    Paragraph 1

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    2. he has spoken on green sesuis
    3. Charles will not attend the ncfroeence
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    6. his first rvoassee tour

    Paragraph 2

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    3. the possibility of rheaautqesk
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    Put the text back together

    (...)  King Charles' leadership on climate change. He said: "We need you badly."
    (...)  conference after Britain's new prime minister, Liz Truss, advised him not to. A royal
    (  1  ) Britain's King Charles III is a well-known environmentalist. For decades, he has spoken on green issues. He made the world
    (...)  damage and the possibility of earthquakes. King Charles has a history of "declaring war"
    (...)  Many newspapers in England are reporting that Liz Truss did not want the new King to attend COP 27 because he
    (...)  very carefully about what steps to take for his first overseas tour."
    (...)  to attend the 27th UN climate change conference in Egypt next month to give a speech. However, officials say there has been a change
    (...)  and "trillions, not billions, of dollars" to fight it. U.S. President Biden praised
    (...)  ago. She has already lifted a ban on fracking in the U.K. Fracking was banned in the U.K. because of the risk of environmental
    (...)  of plan and he will not be attending. Many newspapers in the U.K. say King Charles will not attend the
    (...)  on climate change. At COP21 in Paris in 2015, he called for a "vast military-style campaign"
    (...)  disagrees with her government on climate change. Ms Truss became prime minister four weeks
    (...)  aware of the dangers of climate change long before many world leaders did. He had been invited
    (...)  expert told a newspaper that: "It is no mystery that the King was invited to go there. He had to think

    Put the words in the right order

    1. For   issues   .   has   on   decades,   green   spoken   he
    2. the   the   dangers   .   world   aware   He   of   made
    3. say   Officials   a   been   there's   change   of   plan   .
    4. that   invited   .   mystery   was   It's   King   no   the
    5. steps   what   take   .   very   carefully   to   about   Think
    6. the   King   want   new   attend   .   Truss   didn't   to
    7. with   on   her   He   change   .   disagrees   climate   government
    8. prime   ago   .   became   Ms   minister   four   Truss   weeks
    9. ban   has   lifted   a   on   already   fracking   .   She
    10. vast   military-style   for   a   He   campaign   .   called

    Circle the correct word (20 pairs)

    Britain's King Charles III is a well-known environment / environmentalist. For decades, he has spoken on green / greenish issues. He made the world aware of the dangers / dangerous of climate change long before many world leaders did. He had been invited at / to attend the 27th UN climate change conference in Egypt next month to give a speak / speech. However, officials say there has been a change / chance of plan and he will not be attending / attendance. Many newspapers in the U.K. say King Charles will not attend the conference after Britain's new prime minister, Liz Truss, advice / advised him not to. A royal expert told a newspaper that: "It is no / not mystery that the King was invited to go there. He had to think very carefully about what steps to take / give for his first overseas tour."

    Many newspapers in / at England are reporting that Liz Truss did not want the new King to attend COP 27 because he disagrees / agrees with her government on climate change. Ms Truss became prime minister four weeks ago. She has already lifted / picked up a ban on fracking in the U.K. Fracking was binned / banned in the U.K. because of the risky / risk of environmental damage and the possibility of earthquakes. King Charles has a history / politics of "declaring war" on climate change. At COP21 in Paris in 2015, he called for a "vast / vest military-style campaign" and "trillions, not scallions / billions, of dollars" to fight them / it. U.S. President Biden praised King Charles' leadership on climate change. He said: "We need you bad / badly."

    Talk about the connection between each pair of words in italics, and why the correct word is correct. Look up the definition of new words.

    Insert the vowels (a, e, i, o, u)

    Br_t__n's  K_ng  Ch_rl_s  ___  _s  _  w_ll-kn_wn  _nv_r_nm_nt_l_st.  F_r  d_c_d_s,  h_  h_s  sp_k_n  _n  gr__n  _ss__s.  H_  m_d_  th_  w_rld  _w_r_  _f  th_  d_ng_rs  _f  cl_m_t_  ch_ng_  l_ng  b_f_r_  m_ny  w_rld  l__d_rs  d_d.  H_  h_d  b__n  _nv_t_d  t_  _tt_nd  th_  27th  _N  cl_m_t_  ch_ng_  c_nf_r_nc_  _n  _gypt  n_xt  m_nth  t_  g_v_  _  sp__ch.  H_w_v_r,  _ff_c__ls  s_y  th_r_  h_s  b__n  _  ch_ng_  _f  pl_n  _nd  h_  w_ll  n_t  b_  _tt_nd_ng.  M_ny  n_wsp_p_rs  _n  th_  _.K.  s_y  K_ng  Ch_rl_s  w_ll  n_t  _tt_nd  th_  c_nf_r_nc_  _ft_r  Br_t__n's  n_w  pr_m_  m_n_st_r,  L_z  Tr_ss,  _dv_s_d  h_m  n_t  t_.  _  r_y_l  _xp_rt  t_ld  _  n_wsp_p_r  th_t:  "_t  _s  n_  myst_ry  th_t  th_  K_ng  w_s  _nv_t_d  t_  g_  th_r_.  H_  h_d  t_  th_nk  v_ry  c_r_f_lly  _b__t  wh_t  st_ps  t_  t_k_  f_r  h_s  f_rst  _v_rs__s  t__r."

    M_ny  n_wsp_p_rs  _n  _ngl_nd  _r_  r_p_rt_ng  th_t  L_z  Tr_ss  d_d  n_t  w_nt  th_  n_w  K_ng  t_  _tt_nd  C_P  27  b_c__s_  h_  d_s_gr__s  w_th  h_r  g_v_rnm_nt  _n  cl_m_t_  ch_ng_.  Ms  Tr_ss  b_c_m_  pr_m_  m_n_st_r  f__r  w__ks  _g_.  Sh_  h_s  _lr__dy  l_ft_d  _  b_n  _n  fr_ck_ng  _n  th_  _.K.  Fr_ck_ng  w_s  b_nn_d  _n  th_  _.K.  b_c__s_  _f  th_  r_sk  _f  _nv_r_nm_nt_l  d_m_g_  _nd  th_  p_ss_b_l_ty  _f  __rthq__k_s.  K_ng  Ch_rl_s  h_s  _  h_st_ry  _f  "d_cl_r_ng  w_r"  _n  cl_m_t_  ch_ng_.  _t  C_P21  _n  P_r_s  _n  2015,  h_  c_ll_d  f_r  _  "v_st  m_l_t_ry-styl_  c_mp__gn"  _nd  "tr_ll__ns,  n_t  b_ll__ns,  _f  d_ll_rs"  t_  f_ght  _t.  _.S.  Pr_s_d_nt  B_d_n  pr__s_d  K_ng  Ch_rl_s'  l__d_rsh_p  _n  cl_m_t_  ch_ng_.  H_  s__d:  "W_  n__d  y__  b_dly."

    Punctuate the text and add capitals

    britains king charles iii is a wellknown environmentalist for decades he has spoken on green issues he made the world aware of the dangers of climate change long before many world leaders did he had been invited to attend the 27th un climate change conference in egypt next month to give a speech however officials say there has been a change of plan and he will not be attending many newspapers in the uk say king charles will not attend the conference after britains new prime minister liz truss advised him not to a royal expert told a newspaper that 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

    many newspapers in england are reporting that liz truss did not want the new king to attend cop 27 because he disagrees with her government on climate change ms truss became prime minister four weeks ago she has already lifted a ban on fracking in the uk fracking was banned in the uk because of the risk of environmental damage and the possibility of earthquakes king charles has a history of declaring war on climate change at cop21 in paris in 2015 he called for a vast militarystyle campaign and trillions not billions of dollars to fight it us president biden praised king charles leadership on climate change he said we need you badly

    Put a slash (/) where the spaces are

    Britain'sKingCharlesIIIisawell-knownenvironmentalist.Fordecade
    s,hehasspokenongreenissues.Hemadetheworldawareofthedangers
    ofclimatechangelongbeforemanyworldleadersdid.Hehadbeeninvite
    dtoattendthe27thUNclimatechangeconferenceinEgyptnextmonthto
    giveaspeech.However,officialssaytherehasbeenachangeofplanandh
    ewillnotbeattending.ManynewspapersintheU.K.sayKingCharleswill
    notattendtheconferenceafterBritain'snewprimeminister,LizTruss,a
    dvisedhimnotto.Aroyalexperttoldanewspaperthat:"Itisnomysteryth
    attheKingwasinvitedtogothere.Hehadtothinkverycarefullyaboutwh
    atstepstotakeforhisfirstoverseastour."ManynewspapersinEnglanda
    rereportingthatLizTrussdidnotwantthenewKingtoattendCOP27beca
    usehedisagreeswithhergovernmentonclimatechange.MsTrussbeca
    meprimeministerfourweeksago.Shehasalreadyliftedabanonfrackin
    gintheU.K.FrackingwasbannedintheU.K.becauseoftheriskofenviron
    mentaldamageandthepossibilityofearthquakes.KingCharleshasahis
    toryof"declaringwar"onclimatechange.AtCOP21inParisin2015,hecal
    ledfora"vastmilitary-stylecampaign"and"trillions,notbillions,ofdolla
    rs"tofightit.U.S.PresidentBidenpraisedKingCharles'leadershiponcli
    matechange.Hesaid:"Weneedyoubadly."

    Free writing

    Write about King Charles for 10 minutes. Comment on your partner’s paper.

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    Academic writing

    King Charles should be free to make any speech about climate change. Discuss.

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    Homework

    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: Search the Internet and find out more about this news story. Share what you discover with your partner(s) in the next lesson.
    3. KING CHARLES III: Make a poster about King Charles III. Show your work to your classmates in the next lesson. Did you all have similar things?
    4. CLIMATE CHANGE: Write a magazine article about everyone changing their lives a lot today to help the climate. Include imaginary interviews with people who are for and against this.
    Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Write down any new words and expressions you hear from your partner(s).
    5. WHAT HAPPENED NEXT? Write a newspaper article about the next stage in this news story. Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Give each other feedback on your articles.
    6. LETTER: Write a letter to an expert on King Charles III. Ask him/her three questions about him. Give him/her three of your opinions on King Charles. Read your letter to your partner(s) in your next lesson. Your partner(s) will answer your questions.

    A Few Additional Activities for Students

    Ask your students what they have read, seen or heard about this news in their own language. Students are likely to / may have have encountered this news in their L1 and therefore bring a background knowledge to the classroom.

    Get students to role play different characters from this news story.

    Ask students to keep track of this news and revisit it to discuss in your next class.

    Ask students to male predictions of how this news might develop in the next few days or weeks, and then revisit and discuss in a future class.

    Ask students to write a follow-up story to this news.

    Students role play a journalist and someone who witnessed or was a part of this news. Perhaps they could make a video of the interview.

    Ask students to keep a news journal in English and add this story to their thoughts.

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