A man named Amanj Ali had a chicken shop and called it "Tesla Chicken & Pizza." He wanted his shop to have a cool name like the famous car company, Tesla. But Tesla, the car company, didn't like that he used their name. They said people might get confused and think the chicken shop was part of their car company. So, they told a special office that decides on names that they didn't want the chicken shop to use the name "Tesla." The office agreed with the car company, and now the chicken shop owner has to pay a lot of money.
Amanj Ali liked the name Tesla because it was also the name of a smart man who made many inventions a long time ago. But after a while, the car company said they didn't want him to use the name for his chicken shop. They went to court, and the court said the car company was right. This made Amanj very sad and worried because he had to spend a lot of money on this problem. He even said he lost sleep and had a hard time working because he was so stressed about it.
Original news source: Bury chicken shop boss loses Β£12,000 in Tesla trademark row (BBC)
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Instructions: Divide the class into small groups. Each group will take turns choosing a word or phrase related to the article and acting it out without speaking. The other groups will try to guess what the word or phrase is. The group that guesses correctly gets a point. Play for a designated amount of time and see which group has the most points at the end.
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– Headline Creation
Instructions: Divide the class into pairs or small groups. Give each group a set of headlines related to the article, such as "Chicken Shop Fights Car Company Over Name" or "Tesla vs. Chicken: Name Battle in Court." Each group will choose a headline and create a short news article or summary based on the headline. They can then share their articles with the rest of the class.
– Opinion Poll
Instructions: Write a question on the board related to the article, such as "Do you think the chicken shop should be allowed to use the name Tesla?" Have each student write their answer on a piece of paper and collect them. Discuss the different opinions as a class, allowing students to share their reasons for their answers.
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π€ Comprehension Questions:
The man named his chicken shop "Tesla Chicken & Pizza."
The car company didn't like it because they thought people might get confused and think the chicken shop was part of their car company.
A special office that decides on names agreed with the car company and decided that the chicken shop couldn't use the name "Tesla."
The man liked the name "Tesla" because it was also the name of a smart man who made many inventions a long time ago.
The court said that the car company was right and the chicken shop owner couldn't use the name "Tesla" for his shop.
The chicken shop owner felt very sad and worried after the court decision.
The chicken shop owner had a hard time working because he was so stressed and lost sleep because of the court problem.
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A man named Amanj Ali had a chicken shop and called it " Chicken & Pizza." He his shop to have a cool name like the famous car company, Tesla. But Tesla, the car company, didn't like that he used their name. They said people might get confused and think the chicken shop was part of their car company. So, they told a special office that on names that they didn't want the chicken shop to use the name "Tesla." The office with the car company, and now the chicken shop owner has to pay a lot of money. Amanj Ali liked the name Tesla because it was also the name of a smart man who made inventions a long time ago. But after a , the car company said they didn't want him to use the name for his chicken shop. They went to , and the court said the car company was right. This made very sad and worried because he had to spend a lot of money on this problem. He even said he lost sleep and had a hard time working because he was so stressed about it.
π¬ Discussion Questions:
1. What is a chicken shop?
2. How would you feel if someone told you that you couldn't use the name you wanted for your shop?
3. Do you like the name "Tesla Chicken & Pizza"? Why or why not?
4. What is a car company?
5. How do you think Amanj felt when the court said he couldn't use the name?
6. Do you think it's fair that Amanj has to pay a lot of money because of the name? Why or why not?
7. What is a court?
8. How do you think Amanj felt when he couldn't sleep because he was worried about the problem?
9. Have you ever had a problem that made you feel stressed? What was it?
10. Do you think it's important to have a cool name for a shop? Why or why not?
11. What is an invention?
12. How do you think Amanj will feel now that he can't use the name "Tesla" for his chicken shop?
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