Wildfires – Climate, Causes & Consequences

 "As you watch this short news clip, pay attention to three things: the speed of the fire, the reaction of the residents, and words the reporter uses to describe the situation."

 In this part of the lesson, your group will become total experts on your assigned climate dilemma. You will share your knowledge with other students later, so make sure everyone in your group feels confident with the content!

🕵️‍♂️ Phase 1: Expert Groups – Pick Your Key Words!

Welcome to your Expert Group! Before you start reading, 

your team needs to prepare a "Vocabulary Toolkit" for your

 future classmates.

Here are four different texts: 

Climate and biodiveristy

1. Pick Your Key Words 

Look at the vocabulary list and the text together in your group.

Choose at least 10 words that are the most important for understanding your text.

🟡 Make sure at least three words are about 

Physics & Climate Mechanics (heat, energy, carbon, etc.).

🟢 Make sure at least three words are about Biology & Ecosystems 

(animals, plants, habitats, etc.).

2. Master the Definitions

Write these 5 words in your notebook. Make sure everyone in 

your group can explain what they mean in plain, simple English

 (or Swedish if someone needs extra support!).

💡 Your Goal: When you move to your new group later, 

you will start by teaching them your 5 key words so they 

understand your topic right away!

📖 Next Step: Read & Answer

Now read your text together, highlight evidence, and write down the answers to the questions. Since you are an expert you need to understand the text and be able to explain it to others. 

Underline words you don't understand. Help each other! 

Read the text out loud and don't rush it. 

🔀 Phase 2: Home Groups – Teach & Collect Facts!

Now it’s time to share your expert knowledge! Move to your

assigned Home Group. You should now be sitting with experts 

from all four texts (Text 1, 2, 3, and 4).

1. Student note taking - matrix 

Student Note- taking Matrix - (print A3)

Make sure everyone has their Student Note-Taking Matrix open

in front of them. 

While the expert is talking you take notes on your individual paper. 

2. Expert Presentations

Take turns presenting your text to the group. Follow these 3 steps

when it is your turn to teach:

🟢 Step A: Teach Your 5 Key Words 

Start by introducing your 5 chosen key words. 
Explain what they mean so your group understands the concepts!

📖 Step B: Summarize the Text & Facts 

Tell your group what your text is about. 
Explain the main cause-and-effect chain (for example: 

How dark asphalt creates heat islands or 

How sea walls destroy fish nurseries.

❓ Step C: Answer Your Questions 

Share the answers to the 5 comprehension questions 
so your classmates can fill in their matrixes.

Note -taking - individual and on one A3 paper. 

Step 1: Individual Notes (During presentations)

• Listen to each expert and fill in your own worksheet.

Step 2: Group work on A3

Compare your notes in the Home Group.

Discuss: "What was the most important Cause & Effect 
chain for each text?"
Agree on the best summary and fill in the columns
 of your group’s big A3 paper.

Step 3: Gallery Wall & Board Check 

Tape all group A3s on the whiteboard!

Each group briefly explains one text/dilemma from their poster
using their 5 key vocabulary terms.

🗣️ Sentence Starters: Presenting the matrix

1. Introduction (pick one)

"Our text was about [Text Topic], and the main dilemma is..."
"We looked at [Text Topic], where the conflict is between..."

2. Key Vocabulary (Choose 2-3)

"To understand this dilemma, you need to know these key words:

First, [Word 1], which means... Next, [Word 2],

which is important because..."
"Two essential concepts in our text are [Word 3] and [Word 4],

where..."

3. Cause & Effect (Orsak och verkan)

"The main physical and biological chain reaction is that [Cause]

leads to [Effect], which ultimately results in..."

"As the text explains, when [Action/Process happens], it directly causes..."

4. Conclusion (Avslutning)

"Therefore, the core problem here is whether we should

prioritize global climate goals or local biodiversity."

"To sum up, solving this dilemma requires balancing..."

Interviewe einen Promi! (Die Fragewörter)

🎬 Aufgabe:

Ihr arbeitet in Paaren und erstellt ein kurzes Interview mit einer berühmten Person.

• Schüler/in A: Interviewer/in
  
  
• Schüler/in B: Ein Promi (Wählt selbst, z. B. Taylor Swift, Cristiano Ronaldo, Albert Einstein oder jemand anderen!)
  
  

Schritt 1: Das Skript schreiben (ca. 20 Min.)

Schreibt euren Dialog auf ein Blatt Papier oder in Class Notebook. Ihr müsst mindestens 8 Fragen stellen und verschiedene Fragewörter vom Poster benutzen:

• Wer?
  
  
• Was?
  
  
• Wann?
  
  
• Wo?
  
  
• Wohin?
  
  
• Woher?
  
  
• Warum?
  
  
• Wie?
  
  
• Wie viele / Wie viel?
  
  

Beispiel:

Schüler A: Hallo! Wer bist du?

Schüler B: Ich bin Taylor Swift.

Schüler A: Woher kommst du?

Schüler B: Ich komme aus den USA.

Schüler A: Wo wohnst du jetzt?

...

Schritt 2: Lehrer-Feedback (ca. 5–10 Min.)

Wenn euer Skript fertig ist, meldet euch. Zeigt mir das Skript für schnelles Feedback!(Grammatik und Aussprache).

Schritt 3: Üben & Vorspielen (ca. 20 Min.)

• Übt den Dialog mehrmals laut. Achtet auf die Aussprache!
  
  
• Spielt euer Interview der Klasse (oder der Gruppe) vor.
  
  

Viel Erfolg! 🎤⭐