United Nations talks about climate change

Pre-reading questions:

  1. Do you use things that are made of plastics?
  2. What are some ways to protect the environment?

The United Nations (U.N) talks about climate change during the meeting in Marrakesh in Morocco. They talked about how to be responsible in taking care of our planet. They said people must be responsible at all times. They must also be careful in using things that can be bad for others’ health.

Vocabulary:
climate change – 気候変動 [noun] changes in the weather
environment – 環境 [noun] surroundings
responsible – 責任を果たせる [adjective] accountable for
planet – 惑星 [noun] heavenly body,earth
United Nations – 国際連合 [noun] an international organization

True or False:

  1. The meeting was held in Munich, Germany.
  2. U.N. stands for United Nations.
  3. People must be responsible and serious in taking care of our planet
  4. United Nations talked about poverty during the meeting.
  5. Marrakesh is in Morocco.