A woman did something very bad at a food place. She threw her food at the person who made it. The woman was supposed to pay money and go to a place where people are kept for doing bad things. But the person who decides what happens to people who do bad things said she could work at a food place instead. She said she was sorry for being mean.
The worker who got food thrown at her was very scared. She doesn't work at the food place anymore. She was trying to help another worker who was being yelled at. People are giving money to help the scared worker. They have given a lot of money to make her feel better.
Original news source: Woman who assaulted Chipotle worker sentenced to fast food job for two months (BBC)
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Group or Classroom Activities
Warm-up Activities:
– Charades
Instructions: Divide the class into two teams. Write down key words from the article on separate pieces of paper and put them in a hat. One student from each team will take turns picking a word from the hat and acting it out without speaking. The team members must guess the word within a certain time limit. The team with the most correct guesses wins.
– News Summary
Instructions: Give each student a copy of the article. In pairs or small groups, students take turns summarizing the article to their partner/group. Encourage them to use their own words and focus on the main points. Afterward, ask students to share their summaries with the whole class.
– Opinion Poll
Instructions: Write two statements on the board: "Throwing food at someone is wrong" and "Working at a food place instead of going to jail is a fair punishment." Have students stand on opposite sides of the classroom to indicate their opinion. Ask each student to explain their reasoning to a partner. Then, have a few students share their opinions with the whole class.
– Vocabulary Pictionary
Instructions: Write down key words from the article on separate pieces of paper. Divide the class into pairs. One student from each pair will pick a word and draw a picture representing it, while their partner tries to guess the word. Students can only use gestures and drawings, no speaking allowed. The pair with the most correct guesses wins.
– Future Predictions
Instructions: Ask students to imagine what might happen next in the story. Have them write down one or two sentences predicting the future outcome. Then, have students share their predictions in pairs or small groups. Encourage them to use the future tense and express their opinions.
π€ Comprehension Questions:
The woman threw her food at the person who made it.
The woman was supposed to go to a place where people are kept for doing bad things.
The person said the woman could work at a food place instead.
The worker who got food thrown at her felt scared.
The scared worker doesn't work at the food place anymore because she was scared.
People are giving money to help the scared worker.
People are giving money to the scared worker to make her feel better.
π§βοΈ Listen and Fill in the Gaps:
A woman did something very bad at a place. She her food at the person who made it. The woman was supposed to pay money and go to a place where people are for doing bad things. But the person who decides what happens to people who do bad things she could work at a food place instead. She said she was for being mean. The worker who got food thrown at her was very scared. She doesn't work at the food anymore. She was trying to help another worker who was being at. are giving money to help the scared worker. They have given a lot of money to make her feel better.
π¬ Discussion Questions:
1. What did the woman do at the food place?
2. How do you think the worker who got food thrown at her felt?
3. Have you ever seen someone being mean to another person?
4. What do you think the person who decides what happens to people who do bad things should have done to the woman?
5. How would you feel if someone threw food at you?
6. Do you think the scared worker should have quit her job? Why or why not?
7. Have you ever helped someone who was being yelled at?
8. Do you like it when people help each other?
9. What do you think about people giving money to help the scared worker?
10. Have you ever given money to help someone?
11. What would you do if someone was being mean to you?
12. How can we make someone feel better when they are scared or sad?
Individual Activities
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π Write a Summary:
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