A big church in a place called New London fell down. It happened very fast and someone took a video of it. No one was hurt when it fell. The mayor, who is like the boss of the town, doesn't know why it fell down. People who help in emergencies made sure everyone was safe.

The video shows the church's tall pointy part falling and breaking. It was lucky because no one was inside praying. Now, people who live there are very surprised and want to know why it happened. People who know about buildings are trying to find out why. Everyone in the town is helping each other and being nice because of what happened.

Original news source: Watch: US church steeple collapse caught on camera (BBC)

– Charades
Instructions: Divide the class into two teams. Write down key words from the article on index cards and place them in a hat or bowl. One student from each team will come up and pick a card without looking. They must act out the word on the card without speaking, and their team has to guess what word it is. The team that guesses correctly gets a point.
– Word Association
Instructions: Write down key words from the article on the board. Ask students to think of another word that is related to each key word. For example, if the key word is "church," students could say "religion" or "prayer." Go through the list of key words and have students share their associations.
– Vocabulary Pictionary
Instructions: Divide the class into pairs. Give each pair a set of key words from the article on index cards. One student will pick a card and have to draw a picture to represent the word, while the other student has to guess what word it is. Students can take turns being the drawer and the guesser.
– Keyword Hangman
Instructions: Write a key word from the article on the board, leaving out a few letters. Students have to guess the missing letters by suggesting different letters of the alphabet. If they guess a correct letter, write it in the correct position. If they guess an incorrect letter, start drawing a hangman. The goal is for the class to guess the full word before the hangman is completed.
– Two Truths and a Lie
Instructions: Have students write down two true statements and one false statement related to the article. In pairs or small groups, students take turns sharing their statements and the others have to guess which one is the lie. This activity encourages students to practice speaking and listening skills, as well as critical thinking.

A big church in a ? called New London fell down. It happened very fast and someone took a video of it. No one was ? when it fell. The mayor, who is like the boss of the town, doesn't know why it fell down. People who help in emergencies made sure everyone was ?. The video ? the church's tall pointy part falling and ?. It was ? because no one was inside praying. Now, people who live there are very surprised and want to know why it happened. ? who know about buildings are trying to find out why. Everyone in the town is helping each other and being ? because of what happened.

1. What is a church?
2. How do you think the people felt when the church fell down?
3. Do you like watching videos? Why or why not?
4. How would you feel if you were inside the church when it fell down?
5. Do you think the mayor is responsible for the church falling down? Why or why not?
6. Have you ever seen a tall pointy building? What did it look like?
7. What do you think the people in the town are doing to help each other?
8. Why do you think people want to know why the church fell down?
9. Have you ever been surprised by something? What happened?
10. Do you think the people in the town will build a new church? Why or why not?
11. How do you think the people who live in the town are feeling now?
12. What would you do if you saw a building falling down?

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