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India’s 40-degree Heatwave

It is roasting hot in India right now. Roasting hot is even hotter than boiling hot. One city in the country reached 46 degrees. A man said the heat made his eyes sting. People don’t want to go outside. The heat is good for people who sell sugar cane juice and water melon. They are doing good business. Lots of people are also selling water bottles. There are many mini water stores on the street. Such hot weather is unusual in India. The last time is was so hot was 50 years ago. The hot weather is stopping people from voting in the election.

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I can’t imagine 46-degree heat. It must be like sitting in a pizza oven. I think you would die. You have to drink lots of water. If you don’t drink a lot of water, you will die. I live in a country where thirty degrees is the maximum. That’s better for me. When it’s too hot, you sweat, and I don’t really like sweating. I think it’s hot because of global warming. I’m a bit worried about this. I always read on the news that the Earth might die. We have to use less energy. If we do this, people in India will not be so hot.

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PHRASE MATCH

Match the following phrases from the article.

Paragraph 1

1.	roasting	a.	degrees
2	reached 46	b.	good business
3.	sugar	c.	hot
4.	They are doing	d.	in the election
5.	Such hot weather	e.	cane juice
6.	voting	f.	is unusual

Paragraph 2

1.	I can’t imagine 46-degree	a.	oven
2	a pizza	b.	you sweat
3.	thirty degrees is	c.	warming
4.	When it’s too hot,	d.	the maximum
5.	global	e.	energy
6.	We have to use less	f.	heat

LISTENING GAP FILL

It is roasting hot in India right now. Roasting ________________ than boiling hot. One city in the country reached 46 degrees. A man said the heat ________________. People don’t want to go outside. The heat is good for people ________________ cane juice and water melon. They ________________ business. Lots of people are also selling water bottles. There are many mini water stores on the street. Such hot weather ________________ India. The last time is was so hot was 50 years ago. The hot weather is stopping people ________________ the election.

I can’t imagine 46-________________. It must be like sitting in a pizza oven. I think you would die. You have to drink lots of water. If you ________________ of water, you will die. I live in a country where thirty degrees ________________. That’s better for me. When it’s too hot, you sweat, and ________________ sweating. I think it’s hot because of global warming. I’m ________________ this. I always read on the news that the Earth might die. We have to use less energy. If we do this, people in India ________________.

MULTIPLE CHOICE

It is roasting hot in India right now. Roasting hot is (1) ____ hotter than boiling hot. One city in the country reached 46 degrees. A man said the heat (2) ____ his eyes sting. People don’t want to go outside. The heat is good for people who sell sugar cane juice and water melon. They are doing (3) ____ business. Lots of people are also selling water bottles. There are many mini water stores on the street. (4) ____ hot weather is unusual in India. The last time is was so hot was 50 years ago. The hot weather is stopping people (5) ____ voting in the election.

I can’t (6) ____ 46-degree heat. It must be like sitting in a pizza oven. I think you would die. You (7) ____ to drink lots of water. If you don’t drink a lot of water, you will die. I live in a country (8) ____ thirty degrees is the maximum. That’s better for me. When it’s too hot, you sweat, and I don’t really like sweating. I think it’s hot because of global warming. I’m a (9) ____ worried about this. I always read on the news that the Earth might die. We have to use (10) ____ energy. If we do this, people in India will not be so hot.

Put the correct words from this table into the article.

1.	(a)	evenly	(b)	even	(c)	event
2.	(a)	made	(b)	gave	(c)	happened
3.	(a)	well	(b)	good	(c)	best
4.	(a)	So	(b)	Soon	(c)	Such
5.	(a)	from	(b)	with	(c)	for
6.	(a)	imagination	(b)	imaginary	(c)	imagine
7.	(a)	must	(b)	have	(c)	should
8.	(a)	where	(b)	when	(c)	that
9.	(a)	small	(b)	tiny	(c)	bit
10.	(a)	few	(b)	smaller	(c)	less

SPELLING

Spell the jumbled words (from the text) correctly.

Paragraph 1
1.	rgiostna hot
2.	giinolb hot
3.	made his eyes itngs
4.	sugar cane cieju
5.	Such hot weather is launusu
6.	noitgv in the election
Paragraph 2
7.	46-eredge heat
8.	a azzip oven
9.	When it’s too hot, you aewst
10.	global wmrgani
11.	I’m a bit ordwier
12.	use less gnyeer

PUT THE TEXT BACK TOGETHER

Number these lines in the correct order.

( )	maximum. That’s better for me. When it’s too hot, you sweat, and I don’t really like sweating. I think it’s hot because
( )	degrees. A man said the heat made his eyes sting. People don’t want to go outside. The heat is good for people who sell
( )	sugar cane juice and water melon. They are doing good business. Lots of people are also selling water
( )	of global warming. I’m a bit worried about this. I always read on the news that the Earth might
( )	I can’t imagine 46-degree heat. It must be like sitting in a pizza oven. I think you would die. You have to drink lots
( )	bottles. There are many mini water stores on the street. Such hot weather is unusual in India. The last time is was so
( )	of water. If you don’t drink a lot of water, you will die. I live in a country where thirty degrees is the
( )	die. We have to use less energy. If we do this, people in India will not be so hot.
( 1 )	It is roasting hot in India right now. Roasting hot is even hotter than boiling hot. One city in the country reached 46
( )	hot was 50 years ago. The hot weather is stopping people from voting in the election.

SCRAMBLED SENTENCES

With a partner, put the words back into the correct order.

1.	in It India is right roasting now hot.
2.	46 in degrees the country One reached city.
3.	his sting The made eyes heat.
4.	people juice who sell Good sugar for cane.
5.	weather hot Such India in unusual is.
6.	heat degree - 46 imagine can’t I.
7.	have You water of lots drink to.
8.	too it’s When sweat you , hot.
9.	hot of warming It’s because global.
10.	not People be in so India hot will.

DISCUSSION (Write your own questions)

STUDENT A’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)
1.	________________________________________________________
2.	________________________________________________________
3.	________________________________________________________
4.	________________________________________________________
5.	________________________________________________________
6.	________________________________________________________

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STUDENT B’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student A)
1.	________________________________________________________
2.	________________________________________________________
3.	________________________________________________________
4.	________________________________________________________
5.	________________________________________________________
6.	________________________________________________________

WRITING

Write about heatwaves for 10 minutes. Show your partner your paper. Correct each other’s work.

______________________________________________________________________________

HOMEWORK

1. VOCABULARY EXTENSION: Choose several of the words from the text. Use a dictionary or Google’s search field (or another search engine) to build up more associations / collocations of each word.

2. INTERNET: Search the Internet and find more information about heatwaves. Talk about what you discover with your partner(s) in the next lesson.

3. MAGAZINE ARTICLE: Write a magazine article about heatwaves. Include imaginary interviews with two people, one who lives in freezing Alaska, the other who lives in the desert. Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Give each other feedback on your articles.

4. WHAT HAPPENED NEXT? Write a newspaper article about the next stage in this news story. Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Give each other feedback on your articles.

5. LETTER: Write a letter to a hot Indian. Ask him/her three questions about heatwaves. Write three of your opinions on heatwaves. Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Your partner will answer the questions you asked.

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News English Lessons FREE Handout, Listening & Quizzes on India Heatwave (11 Pages of Materials & 8 Online Activities)