Student A

1 Greet your partner and introduce yourself to him/her. Talk about

either a man-made or a natural disaster that has affected an area in
the world.

2 Look at the photos. Describe them to your partner and tell him/
her what dangers you think the photos are warning of and suggest
which countries you think are particularly prone to these problems.
Then listen to your partner describe and talk about his/her photos.
Then, together, talk about the differences and similarities between
all the photos.

3 Look at the news headlines. With your partner, discuss what you
think the story behind each of the headlines might be.

Thousands of houses in Bangkok

now under water

Sea of plastic endangers life in Pacific Ocean

Record September temperatures

in London
Rainforest the size of Scotland
destroyed in just one year

Bridge collapse, 50 dead

Fire fighters struggle to control

Californian forest fire
Student B
1 Greet your partner and introduce yourself to him/her. Talk about
either a man-made or a natural disaster that has affected an area in
the world.

2 Look at the photos. Listen to your partner describe and talk about
his/her photos. Then describe your photos to your partner and tell
him/her what dangers you think the photos are warning of and
suggest which countries you think are particularly prone to these
problems. Then, together, talk about the differences and similarities
between all the photos.

3 Look at the news headlines. With your partner, discuss what you
think the story behind each of the headlines might be.

Thousands of houses in Bangkok

now under water

Sea of plastic endangers life in Pacific Ocean

Record September temperatures

in London
Rainforest the size of Scotland
destroyed in just one year

Bridge collapse, 50 dead

Fire fighters struggle to control

Californian forest fire