A skier was going down a hill when a bear ran across the snow. The bear was fast and did not hit anyone. A man named Tao Feng took a video of the bear. He saw the bear go to its mom after crossing the path. Many people watched the video on the internet.

The bear did a good job not running into the skiers. This tells us we need to be careful and remember that we share places with wild animals. When we ski or play outside, we should look around for animals. We need to be safe and let the animals be safe too. The video shows us that nature is full of surprises and very special.

Original news source: Watch: Bear dodges skiers on California slopes (BBC)

– Charades
Instructions: Divide the class into two teams. Write down key words from the article on small pieces of paper and put them in a bag. One student from each team will take turns picking a word from the bag and acting it out silently. Their team members must guess the word within a certain time limit. The team with the most correct guesses wins.
– News Summary
Instructions: In pairs or small groups, have students summarize the main points of the article in their own words. Encourage them to use simple sentences and try to include as much information as possible. After discussing with their partners, have a few groups share their summaries with the class.
– Vocabulary Pictionary
Instructions: Divide the class into pairs or small groups. Give each group a list of vocabulary words from the article. One student from each group will choose a word and draw a picture to represent it, while their group members guess the word. The group that correctly guesses the most words wins.
– Headline Creation
Instructions: In pairs or small groups, have students create catchy headlines for the article. Encourage them to use their creativity and make the headlines engaging. After brainstorming, have a few groups share their headlines with the class and discuss why they chose them.
– Think-Pair-Share
Instructions: Have students individually think about and write down their thoughts on the following question: "What can we learn from the video of the bear and the skiers?" Then, pair them up and have them discuss their answers with their partners. Finally, ask a few pairs to share their ideas with the class.

A ? was going down a ? when a bear ran across the snow. The bear was fast and did not hit anyone. A man named Tao Feng took a video of the bear. He saw the bear go to its mom after ? the path. Many people watched the video on the ?. The bear did a good job not running into the ?. This tells us we need to be careful and remember that we share places with wild animals. When we ski or ? outside, we should look around for ?. We need to be safe and let the animals be safe too. The video shows us that nature is full of surprises and ? special.

1. What is a skier?
2. Have you ever seen a bear before? How did you feel?
3. How would you feel if you saw a bear while skiing?
4. Do you think it's important to be careful when we play outside? Why or why not?
5. What do you think the bear was doing when it crossed the path?
6. Have you ever seen a video on the internet? What was it about?
7. Do you like watching videos of animals? Why or why not?
8. Why do you think it's important to let the animals be safe too?
9. What do you think the video teaches us about nature?
10. How do you think the skiers felt when they saw the bear?
11. Do you think animals and humans can live together peacefully? Why or why not?
12. What would you do if you saw a bear while playing outside?

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