B2 – Upper Intermediate
The oil drilling in the Arctic has brought so much talk these days, as many disagree because of its potentially catastrophic effect on the environment.
How this initiative will impact the struggling environment in particular is a topic of considerable discussion.
To discover more about the subject, please read the article below.
Vocabulary Questions:
- What does “to give (sth/sb) the green light” mean? “Even as the Bureau of Land Management gave Willow the green light, the Department of the Interior said it would restrict future drilling in other parts of Alaska.” Make your own sentence using this idiom.
- Do you know the meaning of “outlier“? “Biden’s failure to restrict the development of domestic fossil fuel resources does not make the United States an outlier.” Please make a sentence using this word.”
- How about “to be choked off“? “Some Chinese industrialists want to export electric cars and ensure their country’s supply of foreign oil can’t be choked off, and Texas executives know that they can get rich by building wind turbines.” Kindly make your own sentence.
Discussion Questions:
- What do you think about this drilling project in Alaska?
- Why do you think there are so many people opposed to this project?
- What effects might this project have on the environment?
- Do you believe it will irreparably destroy our fragile planet? Share your opinion on this.
- Share your thoughts on this: “Willow is only one project. But if you add up all the individual projects, you get the “existential threat” that is our climate crisis.“