Greta and eight young activists reveal how the climate crisis is shaping their lives 

Nine young activists explain how climate change is affecting their lives and who inspires their efforts to make our planet a better place. Greta Thunberg (Sweden) is joined by Alexandria Villasenor (USA), Catarina Lorenzo (Brazil), Carlos Manuel (Palau), Timoci Naulusala (Fiji), Iris Duquesn (France), Raina Ivanova (Germany), Raslene Jbali (Tunisia) and Ridhima Pandey (India).

1. Before watching the video do this activity about vocabulary.

2. Watch the video and do the activity below it.

Write the right natural event next to each sentence. 

1.    I saw houses blown away. Our school was destroyed. _________
2.    Our farms were destroyed and our crops were washed away   _______
3.    I had to roll up towels, put them under the windows and door    ____________
4.    The summers are really really hot. In the rainy season, when it should rain, it doesn’t rain ______________
5.    Sometimes it's raining that much that the river comes up to the danger mark  ________
6.    All the memories that were made in that place are slowly disappearing  ______________

3. Watch the video again and do the activity below.

4. Read more about these young brave activists clicking this link. Which of them would you like to meet and why? What would you ask him/her?

Write your answer in the Discussion below.

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