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UK king co-writes children's book on climate change (23rd February 2023)

The Reading / Listening - Children's Books - Level 3

There is a new book for children about climate change. The book is co-written by Charles III, the king of the United Kingdom. It is called "Climate Change". Charles is an environmentalist. He has spoken about the environment for decades. He speaks at climate change conferences all over the world. In his new book, he hopes children will learn more about the problems our planet is facing. The other co-writer of the book is Tony Juniper. He is chairperson of an organization called Natural England. He told reporters that he wanted to write a book for 7–11-year-olds. He said he wants "to bring the facts to the fingertips of the people who have got most to gain by finding [climate change] solutions in time."

Last Friday, Mr Juniper went to an event at Buckingham Palace in London. Charles hosted the event. He invited many business leaders. He asked them to help protect biodiversity. At the palace get-together, Juniper spoke about how excited Charles is that children want to help Earth. He said: "I think he's been struck by the level of energy and passion shown by young people on these subjects. He is keen to put something into their hands which is about basic ideas." King Charles wrote: "Ever since I was a young teenager, I have been deeply worried about the way we have shaped our world. I am pleased to see that children across the world are now raising the alarm and calling for big changes."

Try the same news story at these easier levels:

Children's Books - Level 0, Children's Books - Level 1 or Children's Books - Level 2

Sources

https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-64665675
https://www.thebookseller.com/rights/king-charles-pens-afterword-for-ladybird-climate-change-book
https://www.express.co.uk/news/royal/1736271/king-charles-climate-change-ladybird-book

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. CHILDREN'S BOOKS: Students walk around the class and talk to other students about children's books. 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?
book / children / climate change / environmentalist / decade / planet / facts / time /
event / business leaders / biodiversity / Earth / energy / passion / ideas / alarm
Have a chat about the topics you liked. Change topics and partners frequently.
3. SCHOOL SUBJECT: Students A strongly believe climate change should be a school subject that all students must study; Students B strongly believe otherwise. Change partners again and talk about your conversations.
4. KIDS' BOOKS: What do you think of kids' books on these topics? What should they tell children? Complete this table with your partner(s). Change partners often and share what you wrote.

	What I Think	What They Should Tell Children
Climate change
Cybercrime
Healthy eating
Personal finance
Relationships
Mental health

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

Novels
Manga
Encyclopaedia
Biographies
Folk tales
Sports
Cookbooks
Travel guides

Vocabulary

Paragraph 1

1.	co-written	a.	A person who cares about or works to protect nature.
2.	environmentalist	b.	A special meeting (over several days) of people with a similar interest or work.
3.	decade	c.	A thing that is known or proved to be true.
4.	conference	d.	A period of ten years.
5.	planet	e.	Having to deal with or accept a difficult or bad situation.
6.	facing	f.	Created (a book, play, article...) together with another person.
7.	fact	g.	A huge mass that moves around a sun (like Earth, Mars, Saturn, etc.).

Paragraph 2

8.	event	h.	Made a polite, formal, or friendly request to someone to go somewhere or to do something.
9.	invited	i.	Keep safe from harm or injury.
10.	protect	j.	A warning of danger.
11.	biodiversity	k.	Having or showing enthusiasm for something or someone.
12.	keen	l.	The variety of plant and animal life in the world.
13.	basic	m.	A planned public or social happening.
14.	alarm	n.	The foundation or starting point.

Before reading / listening

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

The UK had two King Charles before the current king. T / F
King Charles speaks at conferences about decades. T / F
A co-writer wanted to write 7 to 11 books for children. T / F
The article says children will gain most from climate change. T / F
King Charles asked business leaders to help biodiversity. T / F
King Charles is excited that children want to help our planet. T / F
King Charles has worried about the world since he was a teen. T / F
Children are sounding the alarm over climate change. T / F

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

written
decade
facing
gain
solutions
hosted
protect
passion
pleased
calling

experiencing
safeguard
get
given
authored
happy
10 years
crying out
answers
enthusiasm

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

Charles is an
He speaks at climate change
the problems our planet is
the fingertips
finding climate change
He asked them to help protect
the level of energy and
I have been deeply
raising the
calling for big

changes
facing
of the people
worried
passion
conferences
alarm
solutions
biodiversity
environmentalist

Gap fill

Put these words into the spaces in the paragraph below.

reporters
king
solutions
conferences
fingertips
other
decades
planet

There is a new book for children about climate change. The book is co-written by Charles III, the (1) _____________________ of the United Kingdom. It is called "Climate Change". Charles is an environmentalist. He has spoken about the environment for (2) _____________________. He speaks at climate change (3) _____________________ all over the world. In his new book, he hopes children will learn more about the problems our (4) _____________________ is facing. The (5) _____________________ co-writer of the book is Tony Juniper. He is chairperson of an organization called Natural England. He told (6) _____________________ that he wanted to write a book for 7–11-year-olds. He said he wants "to bring the facts to the (7) _____________________ of the people who have got most to gain by finding [climate change] (8) _____________________ in time."

Put these words into the spaces in the paragraph below.

hands
event
alarm
excited
teenager
business
passion
protect

Last Friday, Mr Juniper went to an (9) _____________________ at Buckingham Palace in London. Charles hosted the event. He invited many (10) _____________________ leaders. He asked them to help (11) _____________________ biodiversity. At the palace get-together, Juniper spoke about how (12) _____________________ Charles is that children want to help Earth. He said: "I think he's been struck by the level of energy and (13) _____________________ shown by young people on these subjects. He is keen to put something into their (14) _____________________ which is about basic ideas." King Charles wrote: "Ever since I was a young (15) _____________________, I have been deeply worried about the way we have shaped our world. I am pleased to see that children across the world are now raising the (16) _____________________ and calling for big changes."

Listening — Guess the answers. Listen to check.

1) He has spoken about the ______
     a. environment for decade
     b. environment for deck aids
     c. environment for deck cards
     d. environment for decades
2) He speaks at ______
     a. climate change conference is
     b. climate change confer fences
     c. climate change conifer fences
     d. climate change conferences
3) he hopes children will learn more about the problems our ______
     a. planet is face in
     b. planet is face sin
     c. planet is facing
     d. planet is phasing
4) He said he wants "to bring the facts ______
     a. to the fingertips
     b. to the finger trips
     c. to the fin gate rips
     d. to the finger taps
5) people who have got most to gain by finding [climate change] ______
     a. solution sin time
     b. solutions in time
     c. solutions in chime
     d. solutions in thyme

6) He invited many business leaders. He asked them to ______
     a. help protest biodiversity
     b. help protect biodiversity
     c. help protect bio-diversify
     d. help protect bio die varsity
7) struck by the level of energy and passion shown by young people ______
     a. on them subjects
     b. on these subjects
     c. on these objects
     d. on these injects
8) keen to put something into their hands which is ______
     a. about basic ideas
     b. about basically ideas
     c. about basics ideas
     d. about bay sick ideas
9) I have been deeply worried about the way we have ______
     a. shape our world
     b. shaped our worlds
     c. shaped dour world
     d. shaped dour worlds
10) I am pleased to see that children across the world are now ______
     a. raise in the alarm
     b. raising the alarmed
   c. raise in their arm
     d. raising the alarm

Listening — Listen and fill in the gaps

There is a new book for children (1) ____________________. The book is co-written by Charles III, the king of the United Kingdom. It is called "Climate Change". Charles (2) ____________________. He has spoken about the environment for decades. He speaks at climate change conferences all (3) ____________________. In his new book, he hopes children will learn more about the problems our (4) ____________________. The other co-writer of the book is Tony Juniper. He is chairperson of an organization called Natural England. He told reporters that he wanted to write a book for 7–11-year-olds. He said he wants "to bring the facts (5) ____________________ of the people who have got most to gain by finding [climate change] (6) ____________________."

Last Friday, Mr Juniper went to (7) ____________________ Buckingham Palace in London. Charles hosted the event. He invited many business leaders. He asked them to (8) ____________________. At the palace get-together, Juniper spoke about how excited Charles is that children want to help Earth. He said: "I think he's (9) ____________________ the level of energy and passion shown by young people on these subjects. He is keen to put something into their hands which is (10) ____________________." King Charles wrote: "Ever since I was (11) ____________________, I have been deeply worried about the way we have shaped our world. I am pleased to see that children across the world are now (12) ____________________ and calling for big changes."

Comprehension questions

For how long has King Charles III spoken about the environment?
Where are the conferences that Charles speaks about climate change at?
What is the name of the organization Tony Juniper belongs to?
What age group is the book written for?
What does the co-writer want to bring to the fingertips of young people?
Where did King Charles host an event?
What did Charles want business leaders to protect?
What are young people showing besides energy?
When did Charles first start worrying about the world?
What are children raising?

Multiple choice quiz

1) For how long has King Charles III spoken about the environment?
a) weeks
b) months
c) years
d) decades
2) Where are the conferences that Charles speaks about climate change at?
a) London
b) all over the world
c) Brazil
d) the Maldives
3) What is the name of the organization Tony Juniper belongs to?
a) Naturally England
b) England Natural
c) Nurture England
d) Natural England
4) What age group is the book written for?
a) 7-12
b) 6-11
c) 7-11
d) 5-12
5) What does the co-writer want to bring to the fingertips of young people?
a) computer keys
b) polish
c) soap
d) facts

6) Where did King Charles host an event?
a) the UN
b) Wembley Stadium
c) Buckingham Palace
d) the Tower of London
7) What did Charles want business leaders to protect?
a) biodiversity
b) themselves
c) the royal family
d) frogs
8) What are young people showing besides energy?
a) intelligence
b) fear
c) passion
d) maturity
9) When did Charles first start worrying about the world?
a) a few years ago
b) when he was a teen
c) last week
d) when he was 30
10) What are children raising?
a) the alarm
b) prices
c) money
d) animals

Role play

Role A – Novels
You think novels are the best books. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them what is wrong with their books. Also, tell the others which is the least interesting of these (and why): encyclopaedia, cookbooks or travel guides.

Role B – Encyclopaedia
You think encyclopaedia are the best books. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them what is wrong with their books. Also, tell the others which is the least interesting of these (and why): novels, cookbooks or travel guides.

Role C – Cookbooks
You think cookbooks are the best books. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them what is wrong with their books. Also, tell the others which is the least interesting of these (and why): encyclopaedia, novels or travel guides.

Role D – Travel Guides
You think travel guides are the best books. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them what is wrong with their books. Also, tell the others which is the least interesting of these (and why): encyclopaedia, cookbooks or novels.

After reading / listening

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

'climate'

________________

________________

________________

________________

________________

________________

________________

________________

and 'book'.
________________

________________

________________

________________

________________

________________

________________

________________

• 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:

new

called

decades

facing

reporters

gain

hosted

excited

level

keen

young

alarm

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 - Children's Books

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

What did you think when you read the headline?
What images are in your mind when you hear the word 'children'?
What do you know about Britain's King Charles III?
What do you think of a king co-writing a book?
What would you like to write a book on?
Is it important to be an environmentalist?
What are the problems facing our planet?
Is it good that a country has a royal family?
What solutions do you have for climate change?
What advice do you have for King Charles III?

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

Did you like reading this article? Why/not?
What do you think of when you hear the word 'climate'?
What do you think about what you read?
Would you like to attend an event at Buckingham Palace?
Are you worried about the decrease in biodiversity on Earth?
What environmental issues are you passionate about?
What worried you when you were a young teenager?
What issue would you like to raise the alarm about?
What will the environment be like in 50 years from now?
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)

There is a new book for children about climate change. The book is co-written by Charles III, (1) ____ king of the United Kingdom. It is called "Climate Change". Charles is an environmentalist. He has (2) ____ about the environment for decades. He speaks at climate change conferences (3) ____ over the world. In his new book, he hopes children will learn more about the problems our planet is (4) ____. The other co-writer of the book is Tony Juniper. He is chairperson of an organization called Natural England. He told reporters that he wanted to write a book for 7–11-year-olds. He said he wants "to bring the facts to the (5) ____ of the people who have got most to gain by finding [climate change] solutions in (6) ____."

Last Friday, Mr Juniper went to an event at Buckingham Palace in London. Charles (7) ____ the event. He invited many business leaders. He asked them to help protect biodiversity. At the palace (8) ____, Juniper spoke about how excited Charles is that children want to help Earth. He said: "I think he's been struck by the level of energy and passion shown (9) ____ young people on these subjects. He is keen to put something into their hands which is about (10) ____ ideas." King Charles wrote: "Ever since I was a young teenager, I have been deeply worried about the (11) ____ we have shaped our world. I am pleased to see that children across the world are now raising the alarm and (12) ____ for big changes."

Which of these words go in the above text?

(a) the (b) this (c) a (d) our
(a) speaking (b) speak (c) spoken (d) speaks
(a) every (b) across (c) around (d) all
(a) faced (b) facing (c) faces (d) face
(a) fingernails (b) fingerprints (c) finger bowls (d) fingertips
(a) age (b) era (c) time (d) moment
(a) posted (b) hosted (c) roasted (d) toasted
(a) get-together (b) gel along (c) get-up (d) getaway
(a) by (b) at (c) on (d) of
(a) basically (b) basics (c) basic (d) basicness
(a) method (b) how (c) what (d) way
(a) calls (b) calling (c) called (d) call

Spelling

Paragraph 1

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Paragraph 2

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Put the text back together

(...)   world. In his new book, he hopes children will learn more about the problems our planet
(...)   wrote: "Ever since I was a young teenager, I have been deeply worried about the way we have shaped our world. I am
(. 1..) There is a new book for children about climate change. The book is co-written by Charles III, the king
(...)   is facing. The other co-writer of the book is Tony Juniper. He is chairperson of an organization
(...)   biodiversity. At the palace get-together, Juniper spoke about how excited Charles is that children want to
(...)   facts to the fingertips of the people who have got most to gain by finding [climate change] solutions in time."
(...)   called Natural England. He told reporters that he wanted to write a book for 7–11-year-olds. He said he wants "to bring the
(...)   about the environment for decades. He speaks at climate change conferences all over the
(...)   people on these subjects. He is keen to put something into their hands which is about basic ideas." King Charles
(...) event. He invited many business leaders. He asked them to help protect
(...)   pleased to see that children across the world are now raising the alarm and calling for big changes."
(...)   of the United Kingdom. It is called "Climate Change". Charles is an environmentalist. He has spoken
(...)   Last Friday, Mr Juniper went to an event at Buckingham Palace in London. Charles hosted the
(...)   help Earth. He said: "I think he's been struck by the level of energy and passion shown by young

Put the words in the right order

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Circle the correct word (20 pairs)

There is a new / news book for children about climate change. The book is co-written by Charles III, the king of / at the United Kingdom. It is called "Climate Change". Charles is an environment / environmentalist. He has spoken about the environment for decade / decades. He speaks at climate change conferences all / every over the world. In his new book, he hopes children will learn more about the problems our planet is heading / facing. The other / another co-writer of the book is Tony Juniper. He is chairperson of an organization called / calling Natural England. He told reporters that he wanted to write a book for 7–11-year-olds. He said he wants "to bring the facts to the fingernails / fingertips of the people who have got most to gain by finding / find [climate change] solutions in time."

Last Friday, Mr Juniper went to the / an event at Buckingham Palace in London. Charles hosting / hosted the event. He invited many business leaders. He asked them to help prevent / protect biodiversity. At the palace get-together, Juniper spoke about how excited / excitement Charles is that children want to help Earth / dirt. He said: "I think he's been struck / strike by the level of energy and passion shown on / by young people on these subjects. He is keen to put something into their feet / hands which is about basic ideas." King Charles wrote: "Ever since I was a young teenager, I have been deeply / widely worried about the way we have shaped our world. I am pleased to see that children across the world are now raising / lowering the alarm and calling for big changes."

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)

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Punctuate the text and add capitals

there is a new book for children about climate change the book is cowritten by charles iii the king of the united kingdom it is called climate change charles is an environmentalist he has spoken about the environment for decades he speaks at climate change conferences all over the world in his new book he hopes children will learn more about the problems our planet is facing the other cowriter of the book is tony juniper he is chairperson of an organization called natural england he told reporters that he wanted to write a book for 711yearolds he said he wants to bring the facts to the fingertips of the people who have got most to gain by finding climate change solutions in time

last friday mr juniper went to an event at buckingham palace in london charles hosted the event he invited many business leaders he asked them to help protect biodiversity at the palace gettogether juniper spoke about how excited charles is that children want to help earth he said i think hes been struck by the level of energy and passion shown by young people on these subjects he is keen to put something into their hands which is about basic ideas king charles wrote ever since i was a young teenager i have been deeply worried about the way we have shaped our world i am pleased to see that children across the world are now raising the alarm and calling for big changes

Put a slash (/) where the spaces are

Thereisanewbookforchildrenaboutclimatechange.Thebookisco-wri
ttenbyCharlesIII,thekingoftheUnitedKingdom.Itiscalled"ClimateCh
ange".Charlesisanenvironmentalist.Hehasspokenabouttheenviron
mentfordecades.Hespeaksatclimatechangeconferencesalloverthew
orld.Inhisnewbook,hehopeschildrenwilllearnmoreabouttheproblem
sourplanetisfacing.Theotherco-writerofthebookisTonyJuniper.Heisc
hairpersonofanorganizationcalledNaturalEngland.Hetoldreporterst
hathewantedtowriteabookfor7–11-year-olds.Hesaidhewants"tob
ringthefactstothefingertipsofthepeoplewhohavegotmosttogainbyfin
ding[climatechange]solutionsintime."LastFriday,MrJuniperwenttoa
neventatBuckinghamPalaceinLondon.Charleshostedtheevent.Hein
vitedmanybusinessleaders.Heaskedthemtohelpprotectbiodiversity.
Atthepalaceget-together,JuniperspokeabouthowexcitedCharlesisth
atchildrenwanttohelpEarth.Hesaid:"Ithinkhe'sbeenstruckbytheleve
lofenergyandpassionshownbyyoungpeopleonthesesubjects.Heiske
entoputsomethingintotheirhandswhichisaboutbasicideas."KingCha
rleswrote:"EversinceIwasayoungteenager,Ihavebeendeeplyworrie
daboutthewaywehaveshapedourworld.Iampleasedtoseethatchildre
nacrosstheworldarenowraisingthealarmandcallingforbigchanges."

Free writing

Write about children's book for 10 minutes. Comment on your partner’s paper.

_____________________________________________________________________________

Academic writing

Climate change should be a weekly subject at all schools. Discuss.

_____________________________________________________________________________

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. CHILDREN'S BOOKS: Make a poster about children's books. Show your work to your classmates in the next lesson. Did you all have similar things?
4. CLIMATE CHANGE: Write a magazine article about making climate change a weekly subject at all schools. 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 children's books. Ask him/her three questions about children's books. Give him/her three of your ideas. 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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Using opinions
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Language
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Using quotes
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Using the central characters in the article
Using themes from the news
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Answers

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