A big airplane got stuck under a small bridge in a place called Motihari in India. The airplane was very old and not flying anymore. It was on a big truck going from one city to another. Some people who drive trucks helped to get the airplane out. Now, many people are watching the video of the airplane under the bridge and talking about it.
No one knows how the airplane got stuck, but the bridge was too low for it. In the video, you can see the airplane moving back slowly. It looks like they got the airplane out after some time. This funny thing that happened shows it can be hard to move big things like airplanes. People need to plan better so this does not happen.
Original news source: Ex-Air India scrap plane gets stuck under bridge in Bihar (BBC)
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– Charades
Instructions: Divide the class into two teams. One person from each team will act out a word or phrase related to the article (e.g. airplane, bridge, stuck) without speaking. The team members will try to guess the word or phrase within a time limit. The team that guesses correctly gets a point.
– Vocabulary Pictionary
Instructions: Give each student a piece of paper and a pencil. Choose a vocabulary word from the article (e.g. airplane, bridge, stuck) and ask the students to draw a picture representing that word. The rest of the class will try to guess the word based on the drawing.
– Speed Summarizing
Instructions: Divide the class into pairs. One student will have 1 minute to summarize the article to their partner, using their own words. Then, the roles will switch and the other student will have 1 minute to summarize. Encourage the use of key vocabulary words from the article.
– Think-Pair-Share
Instructions: Ask the students to think about and write down their opinion on the airplane getting stuck under the bridge. Then, have them pair up and share their opinions with their partner. Finally, ask a few students to share their partner's opinion with the whole class.
– Two Truths and a Lie
Instructions: Each student will write down two true statements and one false statement related to the article. They will then take turns sharing their statements with a partner, who has to guess which statement is the lie. Encourage the use of vocabulary words from the article in the statements.
π€ Comprehension Questions:
The airplane got stuck under a small bridge in Motihari, India.
Some people who drive trucks helped to get the airplane out.
The airplane was very old and not working anymore.
People are watching the video and talking about it.
The bridge was too low for the airplane.
The airplane moved back slowly and they got it out after some time.
It is important to plan better so that accidents like this don't happen and things can be moved safely.
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A big airplane got under a small bridge in a place called Motihari in India. The airplane was very old and not anymore. It was on a big truck going from one city to another. Some people who drive helped to get the airplane out. Now, people are watching the video of the airplane under the bridge and talking about it. No one how the airplane got stuck, but the was too low for it. In the video, you can see the airplane moving back slowly. It looks like they got the airplane out after some time. This funny thing that shows it can be hard to big things like airplanes. People need to plan better so this does not happen.
π¬ Discussion Questions:
1. What is an airplane?
2. Have you ever seen an airplane before? Where?
3. How do you think the airplane got stuck under the bridge?
4. How would you feel if you were driving the truck with the airplane and it got stuck?
5. Do you think it is easy or hard to move big things like airplanes? Why or why not?
6. Have you ever seen a big truck before? Where?
7. Do you like watching videos? What kind of videos do you like to watch?
8. What do you think the people watching the video are saying about the airplane?
9. Do you think the people who helped get the airplane out did a good job? Why or why not?
10. What would you do if you saw an airplane stuck under a bridge?
11. Do you think the airplane will be able to fly again? Why or why not?
12. If you were in charge, how would you plan to move the airplane without getting it stuck?
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