Two brothers, Anton and James, went to a big school called MIT. They got in trouble for taking $25 million in cryptocurrency very quickly. They used their smart computer skills to trick the system. Now, they might go to jail for a long time. This is the first time something like this has happened.

A lady named Lisa said the brothers planned this for a long time. Special agents helped find out what they did. The brothers did not give the money back when asked. They tried to hide the stolen money. This story shows that stealing cryptocurrency is a big problem.

Original news source: US brothers allegedly stole $25m in 12 seconds (BBC)

– Charades
Instructions: Divide the class into small groups. Give each group a slip of paper with a keyword from the article (e.g. "brothers", "cryptocurrency", "jail"). One student from each group will act out the keyword without speaking, while the other students try to guess what it is. The group that guesses correctly gets a point. Repeat with different keywords from the article.
– Vocabulary Pictionary
Instructions: Divide the class into pairs. Give each pair a list of vocabulary words from the article (e.g. "trick", "hide", "stolen"). One student from each pair will draw a picture to represent a word, while the other student tries to guess what it is. The pair that guesses correctly gets a point. Repeat with different vocabulary words from the article.
– Keyword Hangman
Instructions: Write a keyword from the article on the board, leaving out the vowels. Students take turns guessing letters to try and figure out the word. If a guessed letter is correct, write it in the correct spot. If a guessed letter is incorrect, draw a body part of a stick figure on the board. The students must guess the word before the stick figure is completed.
– Speed Summarizing
Instructions: Divide the class into pairs. Give each pair a different sentence from the article (e.g. "Two brothers, Anton and James, went to a big school called MIT."). Set a timer for one minute. Each pair must try to summarize their sentence as quickly as possible, using their own words. After one minute, pairs take turns sharing their summarized sentence with the class.
– Think-Pair-Share
Instructions: Ask the students to think about why stealing cryptocurrency is a big problem. Give them a few minutes to think individually, then have them pair up with a partner to discuss their thoughts. After a few minutes, ask a few pairs to share their ideas with the whole class.

Two brothers, Anton and ?, ? to a big school called MIT. They got in trouble for taking $25 million in cryptocurrency very quickly. They used their smart ? skills to trick the system. Now, they might go to ? for a long time. This is the first time something like this has happened. A lady named ? said the brothers planned this for a ? time. Special agents helped find out what they did. The brothers did not give the money back when asked. They tried to ? the stolen money. This story ? that stealing cryptocurrency is a big problem.

1. What is a big school called MIT?
2. How would you feel if you had $25 million?
3. What do you think about the brothers tricking the system?
4. Do you think the brothers should go to jail? Why or why not?
5. How do you think the special agents helped in this situation?
6. Do you think it's right to keep stolen money? Why or why not?
7. What do you think about stealing cryptocurrency?
8. Have you ever heard of someone stealing money before? What happened?
9. Do you like using computers? Why or why not?
10. How would you feel if you were caught stealing something?
11. What do you think the punishment should be for stealing a lot of money?
12. Do you think this will happen again? Why or why not?

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