Losing the night: a news report on light pollution
A news report on the brightening night sky: citizen-science data, the effects of artificial light on wildlife and people, why LEDs complicated things and how one town is trying to win back the stars.
C2Adults55 minNews report
About this lesson
A C2 listening lesson (news report). Dialogues and stories to listen to, with transcripts, speed control and ready-made questions.
- Level
- C2
- Skill
- Listening
- Type
- News report
- Students
- Adults
- Time
- About 55 minutes
- Topic
- Space
- Activities
- Speaking / writing task, Key words, Listening (read aloud), Multiple choice, Gap-fill, Matching
- Key words
- citizen science, disorientate, suppress, scatter, deploy, the villain
- Access
- Premium
By the end, students can
- Understand an extended news report combining data, expert comment and local reaction
- Identify evidence, cause and effect and hedging in scientific reporting
- Discuss trade-offs between safety, cost and the environment