Websites use cookies to make money from ads, but sometimes this bothers people. They put up little boxes that ask if you want cookies, but these boxes can be hard to understand. Sometimes, if you close the box without choosing, the website might decide for you. The person who watches over websites says it should be easy to say no to all the ad cookies. They are also thinking about new rules to make less of these boxes and let websites remember some things without asking.
Original news source: Crunch time for cookie use, watchdog warns (BBC)
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Group or Classroom Activities
Warm-up Activities:
– Charades
Instructions: Write down key words from the article on small pieces of paper. Divide the class into two teams. One person from each team takes turns picking a word and acting it out without speaking. The team must guess the word within a certain time limit (e.g. 1 minute). The team with the most correct guesses wins.
– News Summary
Instructions: In pairs, students take turns summarizing the article to each other in their own words. They should try to include the main points and key details. After both students have summarized the article, they can compare their summaries and discuss any differences.
– Vocabulary Pictionary
Instructions: Divide the class into pairs. Give each pair a set of vocabulary words from the article. One student from each pair picks a word and draws a picture representing that word, while the other student tries to guess the word. They can take turns being the drawer and guesser. After a certain time limit, switch pairs and repeat the activity with new words.
– Headline Creation
Instructions: In small groups, students create catchy headlines for the article. They should try to capture the main idea or key points of the article in a short and attention-grabbing way. After each group has come up with a headline, they can share their headlines with the class and discuss why they chose them.
– Think-Pair-Share
Instructions: Give students a few minutes to individually think about their opinion on the topic of cookies and websites. Then, pair up the students and have them discuss their opinions with each other. After the pair discussion, bring the whole class back together and have a few students share their opinions with the class.
π€ Comprehension Questions:
Cookies are tiny notes that websites put on your computer to remember things about you, like what you like to see on the internet.
Some big websites might have to pay money if they don't tell people they can say no to cookies.
Websites have 30 days to follow the rules.
Some cookies watch what you do and show you ads.
Websites use cookies to make money from ads.
Some people don't like cookies because they watch what you do and show you ads.
If you close the box without choosing, the website might decide for you.
π§βοΈ Listen and Fill in the Gaps:
A person who watches over websites in the UK some big websites might have to pay if they don't tell people they can say no to cookies. Cookies are like tiny notes that websites put on your computer to remember things about you, like what you to see on the internet. This person says the websites have 30 days to follow the rules. The rules say it should be just as easy to say no to cookies as it is to say yes. Some cookies are for websites to work, but others watch what you do and show you ads. Websites use cookies to make money from ads, but sometimes this people. They put up little boxes that ask if you want cookies, but these boxes can be hard to understand. Sometimes, if you the box without choosing, the website might for you. The person who watches over websites says it should be to say no to all the ad cookies. They are also thinking about new rules to make less of these boxes and let websites remember some things without asking.
π¬ Discussion Questions:
1. What is a cookie?
2. How would you feel if a website put notes on your computer to remember things about you?
3. Do you like it when websites show you ads?
4. Do you think websites should have to ask your permission before putting cookies on your computer? Why or why not?
5. How do you feel when you see little boxes asking if you want cookies?
6. What do you think the person who watches over websites wants to happen with the cookie boxes?
7. Do you think it should be easy to say no to all the ad cookies? Why or why not?
8. How do you think websites make money from ads?
9. What do you think about the idea of websites remembering some things without asking?
10. How do you feel when websites watch what you do and show you ads?
11. Do you think it's fair for websites to decide for you if you don't choose about cookies? Why or why not?
12. What do you think about the new rules to make less of the boxes asking about cookies?
Individual Activities
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