Do you feel that your city is hotter now than it was five years ago? Why do you think that is?"

Visual Analysis: Show two contrasting images: 

"Which one helps the Earth breathe, and which one acts like a heavy blanket?"

Factual reports use "Technical/Scientific Language." Students need to understand these concepts before listening to the full text.

• Key Concept Matching: Give students cards with terms and simple definitions to match:

  • Fossil Fuels: Natural energy like coal and oil.

  • Greenhouse Effect: When gases trap heat like a blanket.

  • Renewable Energy: Energy that never runs out (Sun, Wind, Water).

• Interactive Word Wall: Create a list of "Action/Linking Verbs" used in reports, such as refers to, consists of, causes, results in.

Explain that a Report isn't a story; it is a factual map.

• General Classification: The "Big Definition" at the start.

• Description (Bundle of Facts): Details about mechanisms (Greenhouse Effect), impacts (Sea levels), and solutions (Renewable energy).

• Discussion: Ask, "If we want to find out WHAT causes the Earth to get warmer, which part of the text should we focus on?"

• The "Impact" Brainstorm: Based on the title "Science of Climate Change," ask students to predict what will happen to coastal cities like Jakarta if the ice melts.

• The "Energy" Sort: Show icons of a sun, a lump of coal, a wind turbine, and a gas canister. Ask students to categorize them into "Good for the Planet" vs. "Bad for the Planet" before hearing the "Solution" part of the text.

• Teacher: "Class, look at this picture of a Greenhouse (a glass house for plants). It stays warm inside even when it's cold outside. Did you know the Earth has a 'gas blanket' that does the same thing?" 

• Student: ............................. 

• Teacher: "Exactly! But what happens if the blanket gets too thick? Today, we will listen to a report about how our 'blanket' is changing. We will hear about cities like Jakarta and Karawang. What do you think is happening there?" 

• Student: ............................. 

• Teacher: "Right. Let's look at some words we will hear: Fossil Fuels and Renewable Energy. Which one do you think is like the sun?" 

• Student: .............................