The Mystery of the Dying Tree

All levels48 minIn the NewsLesson 26 of 27 · Outline

Aims

Seoul neighbours turn into detectives after a 100-year-old tree is mysteriously poisoned.

The lesson, stage by stage

  1. News10 min

    In the news: The story

    Read a 130-word news story: Neighbours Unite to Solve Mystery of a Dying Ginkgo Tree

  1. Vocabulary8 min

    Vocabulary: Words in the news

    6 items

  2. Discussion10 min

    Discussion: Neighbourhood detectives

    2 discussion questions

  3. Discussion10 min

    Discussion: Nature near home

    2 discussion questions

  4. Discussion10 min

    Discussion: Trees in modern cities

    2 discussion questions

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Target vocabulary

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