{"id":26283,"date":"2023-08-04T07:21:50","date_gmt":"2023-08-04T05:21:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=26283"},"modified":"2023-08-04T07:21:51","modified_gmt":"2023-08-04T05:21:51","slug":"southern-europe-on-fire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2023\/08\/southern-europe-on-fire\/","title":{"rendered":"Southern Europe on Fire"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

B1 – Intermediate<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wildfires are affecting many countries in South Europe. There had been deaths and damages on properties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Listen to this audio and read the transcript about wildfires in southern Europe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/www.newsinlevels.com\/products\/southern-europe-on-fire-level-2\/<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vocabulary Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. What does \u201dsweep through<\/strong>\u201d mean? \u201cWildfires <\/em>swept through<\/em><\/strong> nine countries in the Mediterranean, which led to the loss of 40 lives, mostly in Algeria.<\/em>\u201d Use this phrase in your own sentence.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. What does \u201cblaze<\/strong>\u201d mean? \u201cFirefighters fought against <\/em>blazes<\/em><\/strong> in Turkey, Croatia, Syria, Gran Canaria, and a natural park near Lisbon, Portugal.<\/em>\u201d Give 2 synonyms and use \u2018blaze\u2019 in a sentence.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. What does \u201cwildfire<\/strong>\u201d mean, \u201cAlgeria\u2019s authorities reported 34 deaths in the mountainous northern region, while Tunisia also faced <\/em>wildfires<\/em><\/strong>.<\/em>\u201d? Use this word in a sentence.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Discussion Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    1. What is reaction to this news?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. What causes these fires?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    3. How can these wildfires be prevented?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    4. How prepared is your country from preventing such fires?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    5. Do you agree or disagree that the increasing frequency and intensity of wildfires is due to the climate crisis caused by humans? Explain your thought.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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