Fleeing the Flames: Wildfires in Spain and France

All levels48 minIn the NewsLesson 12 of 27 · Outline

Aims

A conversation lesson about the huge wildfires forcing hundreds of thousands to evacuate in Spain and France this summer.

The lesson, stage by stage

  1. News10 min

    In the news: The story

    Read a 174-word news story: 220,000 Flee as Wildfires Rage Across Spain and France

  1. Vocabulary8 min

    Vocabulary: Words in the news

    7 items

  2. Discussion10 min

    Discussion: Facing the fire

    3 discussion questions

  3. Discussion10 min

    Discussion: Living with extreme weather

    3 discussion questions

  4. Discussion10 min

    Discussion: The bigger picture

    3 discussion questions

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Target vocabulary

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evacuatewildfiremobiliseblazecontaindroughtember

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