People are sharing videos and pictures of the rats on the internet. There are so many rats, it's the worst it has been in a long time. Some people think it will get even worse because they hear more rats are coming. People who take others fishing on their boats are scared that the rats will make people not want to visit. It might keep raining, and that means more rats might come.

Original news source: Rat plague spreads to Australia's fishing towns (BBC)

– Charades
Instructions: Divide the class into small groups. Give each group a word or phrase related to the article (e.g. rats, beach, fishing, broken cars). One person from each group acts out the word or phrase without speaking, while the rest of the group tries to guess what it is.
– Vocabulary Pictionary
Instructions: Divide the class into pairs. Give each pair a list of vocabulary words from the article (e.g. rats, beaches, worried, visitors). One person from each pair chooses a word and draws a picture to represent it, while the other person tries to guess what the word is.
– Word Association
Instructions: Write the word "rats" on the board. Ask students to brainstorm and write down as many words or phrases as they can think of that are related to rats. Then, have them share and discuss their answers with a partner or in small groups.
– Headline Creation
Instructions: Give each student a piece of paper and ask them to create a catchy headline for the article. Encourage them to use some of the key words from the article (e.g. rats, beaches, trouble). After they have finished, have them share their headlines with the class.
– Think-Pair-Share
Instructions: Ask students to think about and write down their opinions on the following question: "Should the government do something about the rat problem in the towns by the sea?" Then, have them pair up with a partner and discuss their opinions. Finally, as a class, have a brief discussion and share some of the opinions that were discussed.

Lots of rats and mice are ? trouble in some towns by the sea in ?. The rats are looking for food and are coming to the beaches. Many rats are dead on the sand and it's not nice to see. Cars and things we use every day are getting broken because of the rats. People who ? there are worried that ? won't come to their town anymore. People are sharing videos and pictures of the rats on the internet. There are so many rats, it's the worst it has been in a long time. Some people ? it will get even worse because they ? more ? are coming. People who ? others fishing on their boats are scared that the rats will make people not want to visit. It might keep raining, and that means more rats might come.

1. What do you think about rats?
2. Have you ever seen a rat before? Where?
3. How would you feel if you saw lots of rats on the beach?
4. Do you think it's good or bad that people are sharing videos and pictures of the rats on the internet? Why or why not?
5. What do you think will happen if more rats come to the town?
6. Do you like going to the beach? Why or why not?
7. How do you think the people who live in the town feel about the rats?
8. What would you do if you saw a rat near your car?
9. Do you think the rats will make people not want to visit the town? Why or why not?
10. Have you ever been scared of an animal before? Which one? Why were you scared?
11. What would you do if you saw a rat on a boat?
12. Do you think the rats will go away soon? Why or why not?

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