Some people don't like the company's videos because they think they are not nice. But other people say it's okay and they like the funny videos. The company doesn't talk about helping the Earth or being good to people on the video app. Some people who know a lot about companies say it's important to talk about these things. They think that if the company has a big problem, the funny videos might not help.

Original news source: Ryanair: How a budget airline took off on TikTok (BBC)

– Charades
Instructions: Write down words or phrases related to flying or humor (e.g., airplane, pilot, joke, laugh, ticket, budget travel). Students take turns acting out these words without speaking, while others guess the word or phrase.
– News Reporter Role-play
Instructions: Students pair up and one takes on the role of a news reporter while the other is a representative from the flying company. The reporter asks questions about the company's strategy for using funny videos to attract customers, and the representative answers, using vocabulary from the article.
– Opinion Poll
Instructions: Create a list of statements about the flying company's marketing strategy, such as "Funny videos are good for business" or "Companies should talk about environmental responsibility." Students walk around the class and ask their peers whether they agree or disagree, tallying up the results to discuss as a class.
– Vocabulary Pictionary
Instructions: Write down key vocabulary from the article on slips of paper (e.g., company, popular, video, save, money, fly). Students take turns drawing the words for their team to guess, without speaking or writing letters or numbers.
– Headline Creation
Instructions: Students think of catchy headlines for a news article about the flying company's use of funny videos. Encourage creativity and the use of adjectives and action verbs, then have students share their headlines with the class and vote for the most engaging one.

A cheap flying company is very popular on a video app because it ? funny videos. It has more ? watching its videos than other flying companies. The people who make the videos for the company can do what they want. They ? jokes to show that the company is about ? people money on flying. The company wants people to know that they don't have to spend a lot of money to go places. Some people don't like the company's videos because they think they are not nice. But other people say it's ? and they like the funny videos. The company doesn't talk about helping the ? or being good to people on the video app. Some people who know a lot about companies say it's important to ? about these things. They ? that if the company has a big problem, the funny videos might not help.

1. What is a funny video?
2. Do you like to watch funny videos? Why or why not?
3. How do you feel when you see a funny video?
4. What is a flying company?
5. Do you think flying should be cheap? Why?
6. Do you like to save money? Why do you like it?
7. How would you feel if a company made jokes? Would it make you happy or not?
8. Do you think it's important for companies to talk about helping the Earth?
9. Can you tell me about a time you saw something funny on a phone or computer?
10. Do you think being funny is good for a company? Why or why not?
11. What is something important a company should do?
12. If you had a company, would you make funny videos? Why would you make them or not make them?

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