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Level A1 – BeginnerCEFR A1
2 min
82 words
- Science teachers ask the government to restore evolution officially.
- Textbooks have had evolution and related chapters removed recently.
- The changes were made to lighten students' study load.
- The removals affect science classes for several grades.
- Hundreds of scientists signed an open public appeal.
- Some political groups oppose Darwin's ideas and evolution.
- Supporters say evolution helps explain diseases and extinction.
- Teachers want scientific ideas kept in school books.
- They say textbooks should teach modern science concepts.
- Public debate continues about school science teaching.
Difficult words
- evolution — Change of living things over long time
- textbook — Book used by students in classTextbooks
- restore — Put back something that was removed
- appeal — Public request for help or change
- oppose — Disagree with and try to stop something
- extinction — When a kind of animal or plant dies out
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Discussion questions
- Do you learn about evolution at your school?
- Should science be in textbooks?
- Have you read school books about animals?
