B1 – Intermediate
City kids do not enjoy the natural surrounding countryside children do. According to results of a new study, for better mental health and thinking skills of children who live in cities, they should visit and experience nature too.
Read this article on how woodlands or natural environment is good for children’s mental health.
https://breakingnewsenglish.com/2107/210723-woodland-0.html
Discussion Questions:
- Do you agree or disagree that natural environment is important for a child’s development? Elaborate.
- What are other things important to children’s development?
- Do children who are closer to nature behave better? Why or why not?
- Describe the environment you grew up in?
- Do you enjoy “the sights, sounds and smells of a forest”? Why or why not?