The person who called the police was worried because some people in Germany are not nice to people from other countries. This happened in a part of Germany where more people are not being nice. People are talking about this because it is important how we treat everyone. This story is making people think about how to be kind to others who come to live in new places.

Original news source: Germany hiking group reported to police as illegal migrants (BBC)

– Charades
Instructions: Write down different actions from the article on slips of paper (e.g., walking in the woods, calling the police, talking). Students take turns acting out the actions for their classmates to guess. This helps to reinforce the vocabulary from the article in a physical and engaging way.
– News Reporter Role-play
Instructions: Divide the class into groups of two. One student is the reporter, and the other is a witness from the article. The reporter asks questions about what happened in the woods, and the witness responds using information from the article. This encourages students to practice speaking and listening based on the context of the article.
– Word Association
Instructions: Write the word "Germany" on the board. Ask students to say or write other words that they associate with the main topic of the article. For example, they might say "forest," "police," "Syria," or "kindness." This activity helps students to activate their prior knowledge and connect new vocabulary.
– Sketch It
Instructions: Choose key words from the article (e.g., woods, police, kindness) and ask students to draw the word without writing any letters or numbers. Their classmates try to guess the word based on the drawing. This visual activity helps with vocabulary recall and understanding.
– Opinion Spectrum
Instructions: Create a line in the classroom that represents a spectrum of opinions from "strongly agree" to "strongly disagree." Read statements related to the article's themes, such as "It is important to be kind to people from other countries" or "Everyone should be treated equally no matter where they come from." Students position themselves along the spectrum according to their opinion. This activity engages students in considering different viewpoints and expressing their thoughts on the topic.

Some people were ? in the woods in a place called Germany. They were from a country called Syria but they ? in Germany now. A person thought they were there without permission and called the ?. But the people walking were allowed to be there. This made many people talk about how we treat others who come from different ?. The person who ? the police was worried because some people in Germany are not nice to people from ? countries. This happened in a part of Germany where more people are not being nice. People are talking about this because it is important how we treat everyone. This story is making ? think about how to be kind to ? who come to live in new places.

1. What is a forest?
2. Do you like walking in the woods? Why or why not?
3. What is your country?
4. How would you feel if someone thought you were in a place without permission?
5. Have you ever been to a new place where you did not live before?
6. Do you think it is nice to call the police on someone who is not doing anything bad?
7. Why do you think people should be kind to others from different places?
8. How do you make friends with someone who is new in your school or neighborhood?
9. Do you think it is good to live in a place with people from different countries? Why?
10. What can you do to make someone feel welcome?
11. Have you ever seen someone being not nice to people from other countries? What happened?
12. Do you think everyone should be allowed to walk in the woods? Why or why not?

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