Reading: Coldplay + environment

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Coldplay to pause touring until concerts are 'environmentally beneficial'

https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-50490700

Before reading:
What makes concerts harmful to the environment?

Vocabulary

read the text and find the words that match the descriptions, you can enter your answers on the next slide

1. the lead singer or leader of a musical group
2. helpful, useful and good
3. live concerts
4. a plan or program that is intended to solve a problem
5. to take action when it is needed
6. amounts of gas, heat, light, etc. that is sent out

(vocab) Give your answers here

What are ‘environmentally beneficial’ concerts?

1. Concerts by artists who give all their money to eco-friendly charities.
2. Concerts for people who travel without flying
3. Concerts organised in a way that they help the environment.
4. Concerts producing no greenhouse emissions at all.

Which aspect of international music tours is most damaging for the environment?

1. Throwing all the plastic cups and bags that visitors throw away.
2. Cleaning up and restoring the concert area afterwards.
3. The electricity used for lighting and sound.
4. The travelling of all the fans that visit the shows.

What is happening in the music industry to make it more sustainable?
Give at least three examples

Why did Coldplay make this decision?

What do they have to say about globalism?

Look for reduced relative clauses and give an example

What do you think of Coldplay's decision? (at least 20 words)

Evaluation:
How did it go? Why?

Add new words you've learned from the text

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"We all have a responsibility to lead by example in the face of this climate and nature crisis - inaction is not an option if we are to preserve our planet for future generations," said Gareth Redmond-King, the organisation's head of climate change.

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