Crossing the Globe in an EV

That's News to Me

Low Int
Teens & Adults
Grades 6–12

In this lesson featuring a modified article from The Washington Post, students read about a Scottish couple who drove from the Arctic Circle to the South Pole in an electric vehicle. This lesson includes photos, comprehension and discussion questions, and a speaking task.

Focus

current events
authentic materials
reading
transportation
electric vehicles
interpretive
productive

Vocabulary

prove
modify
approximately
unreliable
expand
network
make history
extreme
A spinning paper plane