Many companies want to have good names for their websites that are easy to remember. They want people to find them easily when they look on the internet. But some people are buying these names first and then selling them for a lot of money. The story says that companies should be careful and not spend too much money just because robot helpers are popular. The story also says that robot helpers are becoming a big deal and lots of companies want to show they are good at making them.
Original news source: The race to buy AI website addresses (BBC)
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Warm-up Activities:
– Vocabulary Pictionary
Instructions: Divide the class into two teams. Have one student from each team come to the front. Show them a word from the article (e.g., "robot", "website", "company", "internet") without letting the other students see. The student must draw the word on the board while their team tries to guess the word in English. Set a timer for each round (1-2 minutes). The team with the most correct guesses wins.
– Opinion Poll
Instructions: Write statements on the board like "Buying a website name for $12,000 is too expensive" or "Robot helpers will be very important in the future." Students will walk to different corners of the room to indicate if they strongly agree, agree, disagree, or strongly disagree with the statement. This will help them practice expressing their opinions and learn related vocabulary.
– Keyword Hangman
Instructions: Play a game of hangman using key vocabulary from the article (e.g., "investment", "negotiate", "domain", "trend"). This will help students recognize and remember the spelling of new words they've encountered in the article.
– News Reporter Role-play
Instructions: Pair up students and assign one to be a news reporter and the other to be Ian, the man from the article. The reporter will ask questions about why Ian wanted the website name and how he felt about paying so much money for it. Students will take turns playing each role, practicing speaking, listening, and using vocabulary from the article.
– Pros and Cons
Instructions: Ask students to think of the pros and cons of buying an expensive website name for a business. Have them list their ideas on the board under two columns labeled "Pros" and "Cons." Then, discuss as a class whether it's a good idea to spend a lot of money on a website name. This activity encourages critical thinking and the use of English in a business context.
π€ Comprehension Questions:
Ian wanted to buy a website name for his new robot helper company.
Yes, the website name was already taken by someone else.
Ian agreed to pay $12,000 for the website name.
Other robot helper website names are being sold for more and more money.
Companies want good website names because they are easy to remember, and they want people to find them easily on the internet.
Some people buy website names and then sell them for a lot of money.
Robot helpers are machines that help people, and they are becoming a big deal because many companies want to show they are good at making them.
π§βοΈ Listen and Fill in the Gaps:
A man d Ian wanted to buy a website name for his new robot helper company. The website name he wanted was already taken by someone else. Ian talked to the person who had it and they he could buy it for a lot of money, $12,000. This is a lot like what is happening with other robot helper website names. They are being sold for and more money. companies want to have good names for their websites that are easy to remember. They want people to find them easily when they look on the internet. But some people are buying these names first and then selling them for a lot of . The story that companies should be careful and not spend too much money just because robot helpers are . The story also says that robot helpers are a big deal and lots of companies want to show they are good at making them.
π¬ Discussion Questions:
1. What is a robot?
2. Do you like robots? Why or why not?
3. How would you feel if you had a robot helper at home?
4. What name would you give to a robot?
5. Do you think it is good to sell website names for a lot of money? Why?
6. Would you like to have a company? What would you sell?
7. What is a website?
8. Do you think having an easy name for a website is important? Why or why not?
9. How do you feel when something you want to buy is too expensive?
10. Have you ever wanted something that someone else had? What did you do?
11. Do you think robot helpers will be in every home one day? Why or why not?
12. If you could make a robot, what would you want it to do for you?
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