Beetles Vs. Books

That's News to Me

Low Int
Teens & Adults
Grades 6–12

In this lesson featuring modified content from The Associated Press, students read about how Hungary’s oldest library is disinfecting 100,000 historic books to stop a beetle infestation worsened by climate change. This lesson includes comprehension and discussion questions, a photo, and a speaking task.

Focus

current events
authentic materials
reading
Hungary
beetles
books

Vocabulary

library
insect
dust
church
clean
damage
climate change
monk
A spinning paper plane