In India, many people who work at a big company called Samsung are not working right now. They stopped working because they want their bosses to listen to them. They made a group called a union to ask for more money and better work places. They want to talk to their bosses together to make things better. This has been happening for many days now.

The workers want to be paid more money over the next few years. They also say they have to work in places that are not safe. Samsung says they are following all the rules. The workers have help from another big group that supports them. They want to keep not working until their bosses agree to their requests.

Original news source: Why hundreds of Samsung workers are protesting in India (BBC)

– Charades
Instructions: Select key words or phrases from the article (e.g., Samsung, union, more money, work places, not safe). Write each word/phrase on a piece of paper and have students take turns picking one and acting it out without speaking while the others guess what it is.
– Vocabulary Pictionary
Instructions: Choose 5-10 key vocabulary words from the article (e.g., union, request, support, rules). Write each word on the board and have students take turns drawing the word while the others guess what it is. Encourage them to use their imagination and creativity.
– Opinion Poll
Instructions: Divide the class into pairs or small groups. Ask them to discuss whether they think the workers at Samsung are right to stop working to ask for more money and better work places. Have them come up with reasons to support their opinions. Then, conduct a poll to see which side is more popular in the class.
– News Reporter Role-play
Instructions: Divide the class into groups of 3-4 students. Assign each group a role: news anchor, reporter, cameraperson. Have them create a short news report about the situation at Samsung based on the article. Encourage them to include key information and present it in a clear and engaging way.
– Think-Pair-Share
Instructions: Choose a discussion question related to the article (e.g., "What do you think is the most important demand the workers at Samsung are making?"). Have students think about the question individually, then pair up with a partner to discuss their thoughts. Finally, open up the discussion to the whole class for students to share their ideas.

In India, ? people who work at a big company called Samsung are not working right now. They stopped working because they want their bosses to ? to them. They made a group called a union to ask for ? money and better ? places. They want to talk to their bosses together to make things better. This has been happening for many days now. The workers want to be ? more money over the next few years. They also say they have to work in places that are not ?. Samsung says they are following all the rules. The workers have help from another big ? that supports them. They ? to keep not working until their bosses agree to their requests.

1. What is a big company called Samsung?
2. How would you feel if you had to work in a place that is not safe?
3. Do you think it's important to talk to your boss if you have a problem at work? Why?
4. What is a union?
5. Do you like it when people listen to you? Why or why not?
6. How would you feel if you had to stop working to ask for more money?
7. Do you think it's fair for the workers to ask for more money? Why or why not?
8. What do you think the workers want to happen after they talk to their bosses?
9. How would you feel if you had to work for many days without getting paid?
10. Do you think it's good to have support from a big group when you have a problem? Why?
11. What would you do if you were not happy with your work conditions?
12. How would you feel if you were one of the workers at Samsung right now?

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