Scientists at a big school in Australia are making these pretend animals even better. They are making them smaller and more detailed. This could help doctors see inside our bodies better. There is also a play in Australia that has a pretend person. This play helps people who don't eat enough.
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Group or Classroom Activities
Warm-up Activities:
– Charades
Instructions: Divide the class into small groups. Each group will take turns acting out a pretend animal from the article using gestures and body language. The other groups will try to guess the animal being portrayed. Encourage the use of English vocabulary to describe the animal.
– Word Association
Instructions: Write the word "zoo" on the board. Ask the students to brainstorm and write down as many words as they can think of that are related to a zoo. After a few minutes, have the students share their words and create a word association web on the board.
– Vocabulary Pictionary
Instructions: Divide the class into pairs. Give each pair a set of vocabulary words from the article (e.g. pretend, lasers, smell, detailed, etc.). One student will draw a picture to represent the word, while the other student tries to guess the word. Encourage the students to use English to describe the word they are trying to guess.
– Keyword Taboo
Instructions: Write a selection of keywords from the article on index cards. Divide the class into two teams. One member from each team will come to the front of the class. The teacher will show them a keyword card, and they must try to describe the keyword to their team without using the actual word. The team that guesses the keyword correctly gets a point.
– Pros and Cons
Instructions: Divide the class into small groups. Give each group a topic related to the article (e.g. pretend animals in zoos, using lasers in medical technology, etc.). Have the groups discuss and write down the pros and cons of their assigned topic. After a few minutes, have each group share their ideas with the class and facilitate a class discussion on the topics.
π€ Comprehension Questions:
The animals at the new zoo are pretend animals made with light and lasers.
Yes, people can touch and walk with the pretend animals.
The pretend animals can change many things like shows, shops, and doctor's work.
The scientists are making the pretend animals smaller and more detailed.
The smaller and more detailed pretend animals could help doctors see inside our bodies better.
The play in Australia has a pretend person.
The play helps people who don't eat enough.
π§βοΈ Listen and Fill in the Gaps:
Australia has a new zoo with . These animals look real, but they are made with light and lasers. People can touch and walk with these pretend animals. The zoo also lets you smell and . The man who made this zoo, Bruce Dell, thinks these pretend animals can change many things like shows, shops, and doctor's work. at a big school in Australia are making these pretend animals even better. They are making them smaller and more . This could help doctors see inside our bodies better. There is also a play in Australia that has a pretend person. This play helps people who don't eat enough.
π¬ Discussion Questions:
1. What is a zoo?
2. How would you feel if you could touch and walk with pretend animals?
3. Do you like smelling flowers and trees? Why or why not?
4. What do you think shows, shops, and doctor's work could be changed by pretend animals?
5. What are scientists doing to make the pretend animals even better?
6. How would it help doctors if the pretend animals were smaller and more detailed?
7. Have you ever seen a play? What was it about?
8. How do you think a play with a pretend person can help people who don't eat enough?
9. Do you like going to the zoo? Why or why not?
10. How do you think pretend animals are different from real animals?
11. Do you think pretend animals are a good idea? Why or why not?
12. What other things do you think pretend animals could be used for?
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