Last week, a big truck full of 102,000 baby fish called salmon had an accident in Oregon. The truck was going to a river to let the fish go into their new home. But because of the crash, about 77,000 fish went into the wrong river. The person driving the truck got a little hurt. Also, more than 25,000 of the fish did not make it because they either stayed in the truck or ended up on the side of the river.
The people who take care of fish in Oregon said this was a big mistake. They planned to put the fish in a different river. Now, because of the accident, fewer grown-up fish will come back to the river they wanted in a few years. But, the good news is that the river where the fish ended up might see more fish coming back to it. So, there's a little bit of good news even though a mistake happened.
Original news source: Truck crash spills live salmon into Oregon river (BBC)
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– Opinion Poll
Instructions: Ask the class their opinion on the accident in the article. Have them raise their hands to vote for either "It was a big mistake" or "It was a little mistake". Write the results on the board and ask a few students to explain their opinion.
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Instructions: Divide the class into pairs. Give each pair a list of vocabulary words from the article. One student from each pair has to draw a picture of the word while the other student tries to guess what it is. They can only use pictures, no words allowed.
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π€ Comprehension Questions:
The big truck had an accident.
The truck was going to a river.
Some of the fish went into the wrong river.
The person driving the truck got hurt.
The people who take care of fish said it was a big mistake because they wanted to put the fish in a different river.
More fish might come back to the river where the fish ended up.
Yes, there is a little bit of good news because more fish might come back to the river.
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Last week, a big truck of 102,000 baby fish called salmon had an accident in Oregon. The truck was going to a to let the fish go into their new home. But because of the crash, about 77,000 fish went into the wrong river. The person driving the truck got a little . Also, more than 25,000 of the fish did not make it because they either stayed in the truck or ended up on the of the river. The people who care of fish in Oregon said this was a big mistake. They planned to put the fish in a different river. Now, because of the , fewer grown-up fish will come back to the river they wanted in a few . But, the good news is that the river where the fish ended up might see more fish coming back to it. So, there's a little bit of good news even though a mistake .
π¬ Discussion Questions:
1. What is a baby fish called?
2. How do you think the person driving the truck felt after the accident?
3. Do you like fish? Why or why not?
4. How would you feel if you were one of the fish that ended up in the wrong river?
5. What do you think the people who take care of fish should do to prevent accidents like this?
6. Do you think it's important to take care of fish? Why or why not?
7. How do you think the fish that stayed in the truck felt?
8. What do you think the fish were going to do in their new home?
9. How do you think the fish ended up on the side of the river?
10. Do you think the accident was a big mistake? Why or why not?
11. How do you think the people in Oregon felt after the accident?
12. What do you think the good news is in this situation?
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