3.9 Newspaper article: Nobody is Safe by Caroline O’Doherty
Learning Intentions In this section you will … ✓ Read an article about the environment. ✓ Reflect on your feelings about the environment. ✓ Learn about antonyms.
22 Think Pair Share
We live at a time when nature is under severe pressure from the way that human beings live. As a young person, how far are you willing to go to protect the natural world from destruction? Think: Would you take the following action? Answer yes, no or maybe. v Walk or cycle to school. v Buy second-hand clothes. v Donate money to an animal conservation charity. v Become a vegetarian. v Become a vegan. v Protest about climate change. v Contact politicians urging them to do more about climate change.
Pair: Swap answers with a partner and see where you agree and disagree. Consider one additional action you could take to protect the natural world.
Share: Report your answers to your class. Reading
You are about to read a piece by the environment correspondent for The Irish Independent, Caroline O’Doherty. Underline or take note of the following words as you read them: escalating, chaos, extreme, swift, blunt, stark, unequivocal.
