The UK leaders want to stop a bad thing when you buy stuff online. Sometimes, when you are almost done buying something, they tell you there are extra costs you didn’t know about. They are making new rules so that when you look at things to buy, you see all the money you need to pay right away. This will help people not spend too much money. They found out that many places where you can buy tickets or book hotels do this and it can cost people a lot of money.

They also want to stop fake good words about things you can buy. Sometimes people write good things that are not true to make you want to buy stuff. The new rules will make sure that the good words you read are real. This is important because almost everyone reads these words before they decide to buy something. They also want to make sure that when you go to the store, the price you see is the real price you will pay. This will help you know you are getting a good deal. The new rules should start very soon, and they will help people not get tricked when they buy things.

Original news source: Drip pricing: Hidden fees for online customers set to be banned (BBC)

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Group or Classroom Activities

Warm-up Activities:

– Charades
Instructions: Divide the class into two teams. Write keywords from the article on small pieces of paper and put them in a hat. One student from each team will take turns picking a keyword and acting it out without speaking. The team members must guess the keyword within a certain time limit. The team with the most correct guesses wins.

– Vocabulary Pictionary
Instructions: Divide the class into pairs. Give each pair a list of vocabulary words from the article. One student will choose a word and draw a picture representing that word, while the other student tries to guess the word. They can only use visual clues, no speaking allowed. After a certain amount of time, switch roles. The pair with the most correct guesses wins.

– Keyword Hangman
Instructions: Write a keyword from the article on the board, leaving out the vowels. Students take turns guessing letters to try and solve the word. If a student guesses a correct letter, it is filled in on the board. If they guess an incorrect letter, a body part is drawn on the hangman. The students must try to solve the word before the hangman is completed. Repeat with different keywords.

– Headline Creation
Instructions: Divide the class into small groups. Each group will create a headline for an article based on the information in the text. Encourage them to be creative and use vocabulary from the article. After a few minutes, have each group share their headline with the class and explain why they chose it.

– Think-Pair-Share
Instructions: Have students think individually about the new rules mentioned in the article and how they might affect their own online shopping experiences. Then, pair them up with a partner and have them discuss their thoughts. Finally, have a few pairs share their ideas with the class.

🤔 Comprehension Questions:

1. What are the UK leaders trying to stop when you buy things online?
2. Why are they making new rules?
3. What can happen when you are almost done buying something online?
4. Why is it important to make sure the good words you read are real?
5. What do the new rules want to make sure about the price you see in the store?
6. When will the new rules start?
7. How will the new rules help people when they buy things?
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The UK leaders want to (1)______ a bad thing when you buy stuff online. Sometimes, when you are almost done buying something, they tell you there are extra (2)______ you didn’t know about. They are making new rules so that when you look at things to buy, you see all the money you need to pay right away. This will help people not spend too much money. They found out that many places where you can buy tickets or book hotels do this and it can (3)______ people a lot of money.

They also want to stop fake good words about (4)______ you can buy. Sometimes people write (5)______ things that are not true to make you want to buy stuff. The new (6)______ will make sure that the good words you read are real. This is important because almost everyone reads these words before they decide to buy something. They also want to make sure that when you go to the store, the price you see is the real price you will pay. This will (7)______ you know you are getting a good (8)______. The new rules should start very soon, and they will help people not get tricked when they buy things.
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💬 Discussion Questions:

Students can ask a partner these questions, or discuss them as a group.

1. What is something you can buy online?
2. How would you feel if you were almost done buying something and then found out there were extra costs?
3. Do you like it when people write good things about things you can buy?
4. Do you think it’s important to know the real price of something before you buy it? Why or why not?
5. Have you ever been tricked when buying something? What happened?
6. How do you feel about the new rules that will show you all the money you need to pay right away?
7. What do you think about the idea of fake good words? Is it fair or unfair?
8. Do you think it’s important to read good words before buying something? Why or why not?
9. How do you feel when you find out the price you see is not the real price you will pay?
10. What do you think about the new rules that will make sure the good words you read are real?
11. Do you like it when you get a good deal when buying something? Why or why not?
12. How do you think the new rules will help people not get tricked when they buy things?

Individual Activities

📖💭 Vocabulary Meanings:

Match each word to its meaning.

Words:
1. difficult
2. online
3. extra
4. rules
5. tickets
6. hotels
7. fake
8. decide
9. store
10. tricked

Meanings:
(A) To make a choice
(B) More than what you need
(C) Not real or true
(D) Places where you sleep when you are not at home
(E) Hard to do or understand
(F) Instructions you have to follow
(G) A place where you buy things
(H) Pieces of paper that let you go places like the movies or on a plane
(I) Fooled or made to believe something that’s not true
(J) On the computer or internet
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🔡 Multiple Choice Questions:

1. What are the UK leaders trying to stop when you buy things online?
(a) Extra costs you didn’t know about
(b) Free shipping
(c) Extra discounts
(d) Faster delivery

2. Why are the UK leaders making new rules for online shopping?
(a) So you can buy more things
(b) So you see all the money you need to pay right away
(c) So you can get free gifts
(d) So you can pay later

3. What do the new rules want to make sure about the good words you read?
(a) They are fake
(b) They are funny
(c) They are long
(d) They are real

4. Why is it important to know the real price you will pay?
(a) So you can pay less
(b) So you can pay more
(c) So you can get a refund
(d) So you know you are getting a good deal

5. When will the new rules start?
(a) Next year
(b) Very soon
(c) In a few months
(d) Never

6. What do the new rules want to help people avoid?
(a) Getting tricked when they buy things
(b) Getting free stuff
(c) Getting discounts
(d) Getting faster delivery

7. What can fake good words about things you can buy do?
(a) Make you not want to buy stuff
(b) Make you laugh
(c) Make you want to buy stuff
(d) Make you cry

8. Where do many places do the bad thing of telling you there are extra costs you didn’t know about?
(a) When you buy food
(b) When you buy clothes
(c) When you buy tickets or book hotels
(d) When you buy toys

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🕵️ True or False Questions:

1. UK leaders are making new rules to help people know how much money they need to pay when they buy things online.
2. The new rules will also make sure that the price you see in the store is the real price you will pay.
3. Sometimes, when you are almost done buying something online, they tell you about extra costs you didn’t know about.
4. The new rules will encourage people to spend excess money.
5. Almost nobody reads positive words about things before they decide to buy them.
6. Many places where you can buy tickets or book hotels do this and it can save people a lot of money.
7. The new rules should start very soon to help people not get tricked when they buy things.
8. The new rules will ensure that the positive words you read about things you can buy are false.
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📝 Write a Summary:

Write a summary of this news article in two sentences.

Writing Questions:

Answer the following questions. Write as much as you can for each answer.

1. What are the UK leaders trying to stop when you buy things online?
2. Why are they making new rules?
3. What can happen if you don’t see all the money you need to pay right away?
4. What are fake good words?
5. Why is it important to make sure the good words you read are real?

✅ Answers

🤔✅ Comprehension Question Answers:

1. What are the UK leaders trying to stop when you buy things online?
They are trying to stop extra costs that you didn’t know about when you buy things online.

2. Why are they making new rules?
They are making new rules to help people not spend too much money and to stop fake good words.

3. What can happen when you are almost done buying something online?
Sometimes, they tell you there are extra costs you didn’t know about when you are almost done buying something online.

4. Why is it important to make sure the good words you read are real?
It is important to make sure the good words you read are real because sometimes people write good things that are not true to make you want to buy things.

5. What do the new rules want to make sure about the price you see in the store?
The new rules want to make sure that the price you see in the store is the real price you will pay.

6. When will the new rules start?
The new rules should start very soon.

7. How will the new rules help people when they buy things?
The new rules will help people not get tricked when they buy things.
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🎧✍️✅ Listen and Fill in the Gaps Answers:

(1) stop
(2) costs
(3) cost
(4) things
(5) good
(6) rules
(7) help
(8) deal
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📖💭✅ Vocabulary Meanings Answers:

1. difficult
Answer: (E) Hard to do or understand

2. online
Answer: (J) On the computer or internet

3. extra
Answer: (B) More than what you need

4. rules
Answer: (F) Instructions you have to follow

5. tickets
Answer: (H) Pieces of paper that let you go places like the movies or on a plane

6. hotels
Answer: (D) Places where you sleep when you are not at home

7. fake
Answer: (C) Not real or true

8. decide
Answer: (A) To make a choice

9. store
Answer: (G) A place where you buy things

10. tricked
Answer: (I) Fooled or made to believe something that’s not true
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🔡✅ Multiple Choice Answers:

1. What are the UK leaders trying to stop when you buy things online?
Answer: (a) Extra costs you didn’t know about

2. Why are the UK leaders making new rules for online shopping?
Answer: (b) So you see all the money you need to pay right away

3. What do the new rules want to make sure about the good words you read?
Answer: (d) They are real

4. Why is it important to know the real price you will pay?
Answer: (d) So you know you are getting a good deal

5. When will the new rules start?
Answer: (b) Very soon

6. What do the new rules want to help people avoid?
Answer: (a) Getting tricked when they buy things

7. What can fake good words about things you can buy do?
Answer: (c) Make you want to buy stuff

8. Where do many places do the bad thing of telling you there are extra costs you didn’t know about?
Answer: (c) When you buy tickets or book hotels
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🕵️✅ True or False Answers:

1. UK leaders are making new rules to help people know how much money they need to pay when they buy things online. (Answer: True)
2. The new rules will also make sure that the price you see in the store is the real price you will pay. (Answer: True)
3. Sometimes, when you are almost done buying something online, they tell you about extra costs you didn’t know about. (Answer: True)
4. The new rules will encourage people to spend excess money. (Answer: False)
5. Almost nobody reads positive words about things before they decide to buy them. (Answer: False)
6. Many places where you can buy tickets or book hotels do this and it can save people a lot of money. (Answer: False)
7. The new rules should start very soon to help people not get tricked when they buy things. (Answer: True)
8. The new rules will ensure that the positive words you read about things you can buy are false. (Answer: False)
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