A woman in Australia has been accused of stealing a delivery van that was carrying 10,000 Krispy Kreme doughnuts. The van disappeared from a petrol station in a Sydney suburb in the early hours of November 29th. After a week, the police found the abandoned vehicle in a car park, along with thousands of spoiled doughnuts. The woman, who is 28 years old, was arrested on Thursday and now faces charges of vehicle theft and driving while disqualified. CCTV footage allegedly shows her lingering at the service station before getting into the unattended delivery van and driving away. It is unclear whether she was aware of the doughnuts inside the van, which included both Christmas-themed and classic varieties. Krispy Kreme reported the incident to the police and assured customers that they were working to replace the stolen doughnuts.
Original news source: Australian woman charged with stealing van carrying 10,000 doughnuts (BBC)
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– Charades
Instructions: Divide the class into teams. One student from each team will come to the front of the class and act out a word or phrase related to the article (e.g. stealing, doughnuts, van). The rest of the team must guess the word or phrase within a certain time limit.
– News Summary
Instructions: Have the students read the article individually or in pairs. Then, ask them to write a summary of the article in their own words, focusing on the main points. Afterward, have a class discussion where students compare their summaries and discuss any differences.
– Sketch It
Instructions: Give each student a piece of paper and a pen/pencil. Have them choose a scene or moment from the article and sketch it on their paper. Afterward, students can share their sketches with a partner or with the whole class, explaining what scene or moment they chose and why.
– Vocabulary Pictionary
Instructions: Write a list of vocabulary words from the article on the board (e.g. theft, abandoned, CCTV, spoiled). Divide the class into teams and have one student from each team come to the front of the class. Show the student a word from the list and they must draw a picture to represent that word. The rest of the team must guess the word based on the drawing.
– Future Predictions
Instructions: Discuss with the class what they think might happen next in the story. Will the woman be convicted? Will Krispy Kreme take any further action? Will the stolen doughnuts be replaced? Have students work in pairs or small groups and come up with their own predictions. Then, have a class discussion where students share their predictions and discuss the likelihood of each one.
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A woman in Australia has been accused of a van that was 10,000 Krispy Kreme doughnuts. The van disappeared from a petrol station in a Sydney suburb in the early hours of 29th. After a week, the found the abandoned in a car park, along with of spoiled doughnuts. The , who is 28 years old, was arrested on Thursday and now faces charges of vehicle theft and while . CCTV footage allegedly shows her lingering at the station before getting into the delivery van and driving away. It is unclear whether she was aware of the doughnuts inside the van, which both Christmas-themed and varieties. Krispy reported the incident to the police and customers that they were working to replace the stolen doughnuts.
π¬ Discussion Questions:
1. What is your favorite type of doughnut?
2. Have you ever had a Krispy Kreme doughnut? If so, what did you think of it?
3. How do you think the woman felt when she realized the van was full of spoiled doughnuts?
4. Have you ever witnessed a crime or been involved in one? If so, what happened?
5. How would you feel if you were the owner of the stolen van and doughnuts?
6. Do you think the woman should face jail time for stealing the van and doughnuts? Why or why not?
7. What do you think the punishment should be for someone who steals a delivery van?
8. Have you ever seen someone steal something before? How did you react?
9. Do you think the woman was hungry when she stole the van? Why or why not?
10. How would you react if you found out someone you know had stolen a delivery van?
11. What do you think the police should do to prevent similar thefts in the future?
12. Do you think the woman should be given a chance to apologize to Krispy Kreme for the stolen doughnuts? Why or why not?
13. How do you think the customers who were expecting the doughnuts felt when they found out they were stolen?
14. What do you think the woman's punishment should be for driving while disqualified?
15. Do you think the woman should have to pay for the spoiled doughnuts? Why or why not?
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