This bad sickness has made many people sick in hot places near the ocean. There is no special medicine to make it go away. Now, the new shot can help grown-ups not get sick. Two places with lots of people, Brazil and India, had many sick people. This new shot is good news for everyone.

Original news source: Chikungunya vaccine: US approves first shot against mosquito-borne virus (BBC)

– Vocabulary Pictionary
Instructions: Divide the class into two teams. Have one student from a team come to the board. Whisper a word from the article (e.g., "shot," "sickness," "hot," "safe") to them. The student draws the word on the board without writing letters or numbers, while their team tries to guess the word. Each team gets a point for each correct guess. This helps students associate words with images and understand the vocabulary in context.
– News Reporter Role-play
Instructions: Pair up students and assign them roles: one is a news reporter, and the other is an expert on the new shot for the bad bug bite sickness. The reporter asks questions about the article's information, and the expert answers using simple English. This activity helps students practice speaking and listening skills while reinforcing the article's content.
– Think-Pair-Share
Instructions: Ask students to think individually about the new shot and how it can help people. Then, have them pair up to discuss their thoughts. Finally, ask some pairs to share their ideas with the class. This activity encourages students to process and communicate the information they have read.
– Synonym Challenge
Instructions: Write down key words from the article on the board (e.g., "sickness," "hot," "safe," "medicine"). Ask students to think of synonyms or similar words that they know for each word and write them on the board. This will help expand their vocabulary and understand the context better.
– Opinion Spectrum
Instructions: Make a line on the floor with tape or use an imaginary line. One end represents 'very important' and the other 'not important'. Read statements related to the article (e.g., "It is important to have new shots to prevent sickness," "The new shot will make a big difference in hot places," "Everyone should get the new shot"). Ask students to stand on the line at the point that reflects their opinion. This gets students moving and encourages them to express their opinions using the new vocabulary.

A new shot to stop a bad bug bite sickness is now ? to use. This sickness can make you very hot and your ? can hurt a lot. It can be very bad for very ? ?. Many people got sick this year, and some even died. Now, with this new shot, we can help keep people safe. This bad sickness has made many ? sick in hot places near the ocean. There is no special medicine to make it go away. Now, the new ? can help grown-ups not get sick. Two places with ? of people, Brazil and India, had ? sick people. This new shot is good news for everyone.

1. What is a shot?
2. Do you like getting shots? Why or why not?
3. How do you feel when you are very hot and your body hurts?
4. Why is it important to keep small babies safe?
5. Have you ever been sick with a bad bug bite?
6. Do you think it is good to have shots to stop sickness? Why?
7. What do you do when you feel very sick?
8. Have you heard about people getting sick in hot places?
9. Why do you think there is no special medicine for some sicknesses?
10. Do you think everyone should get the new shot? Why or why not?
11. What can we do to help people who are sick?
12. Are you happy when you hear about good news like a new shot? Why?

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