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Time Magazine Names Climate Activist Greta Thunberg Person of the Year

11th December 2019 by Tara Benwell

Pre-Listening Vocabulary

  • activist: a person who protests for political change
  • campaign: a course of action that aims to make a difference
  • emission: the release of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, especially when caused by human activity
  • conference: a meeting where people gather to discuss a common issue
  • announce: to officially declare something to the public

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Time Magazine Names Climate Activist Greta Thunberg Person of the Year

16-year-old activist Greta Thunberg has been named Time Magazine’s 2019 Person of the Year. Thunberg was first recognized for her activism in 2018 when she began to spend her days protesting in front of the Swedish parliament building. She soon gained the
of other students and formed a student strike campaign called “Fridays for Future”. Since then, she has
world leaders to reduce carbon emissions at several United Nations (UN) conferences. Time announced their
to name her their Person of the Year on Wednesday. She is the youngest person ever to be chosen.

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Have you made changes in your life to help prevent climate change? What kind?

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