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B2 – Upper Intermediate<\/em><\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Spain has been suffering from wildfires, ones that are more intense and more destructive by the year. In 2025 alone, more than 400,000 hectares have burned from the beginning of the year up to August.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pablo Schapira along with his organization Rewilding Spain, a group fighting against wildfires in central Spain, have reintroduced herds of special species of cows called tauros into the forests in Central Spain with hopes it could help in preventing wildfires. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Listen to the audio and read the transcript on how tauros can help prevent wildfires.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/learningenglish\/english\/features\/6-minute-english_2025\/ep-250501<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

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  1. What does \u201cunchecked<\/strong>\u201d mean? \u201cOne of the reasons for this is that the forests have been left to grow<\/em>\u00a0unchecked<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0as there simply aren’t enough animals to feed on all the trees, bushes and grass.<\/em>\u201d Use the word in a sentence and give a synonym or similar expression.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. What does \u201cto have a picture in one\u2019s head<\/strong>\u201d mean? \u201cWell, now I <\/em>have a picture in my head<\/em><\/strong> of a cow wearing a fireman’s helmet, but I guess that’s not what you mean, Neil.<\/em>\u201d Use the idiom in a sentence and give a synonym or similar expression.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. What does \u201cto spread out of control<\/strong>\u201d mean? \u201cWildfires are unplanned fires, in areas like forests or grasslands, which <\/em>spread out of control<\/em><\/strong>.<\/em>\u201d\u00a0Use the phrase in a sentence and give a synonym or similar expression.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

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

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    1. Explain how the tauros can help with solving the problem with wildfires in Spain.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. What do you think about this way of preventing wildfires?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    3. Share your insight on this, \u201cAccording to the Natural History Museum of Utah, four out of every five wildfires are man-made.<\/em>\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    4. Share your thoughts on this, \u201cThanks to increasing temperatures caused by climate change, the wildfires happening today are more intense and more destructive than ever before.<\/em>\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    5. What do you think about your government or country\u2019s capability in managing the problem with wildfires?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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