A car company from China called BYD sold more electric cars than Tesla in the last part of the year. BYD sold 526,000 cars that only use batteries, which is more than Tesla sold at that time. But for the whole year, Tesla sold more cars, with 1.8 million cars. Tesla did better than people thought they would, selling 20% more cars than last year.

BYD did really well and it shows that it's getting harder for Tesla because more companies are making electric cars. BYD made over 3 million cars that are good for the air, including ones with batteries and ones that use both gas and batteries. BYD makes its own batteries, which saves them money. Tesla's other rivals have to buy batteries from different companies.

Original news source: China’s BYD overtakes Tesla's electric car sales in last quarter of 2023 (BBC)

– Charades
Instructions: Divide the class into small groups. Give each group a piece of paper with a word or phrase related to the article written on it (e.g. "electric car," "BYD," "Tesla"). One member of the group will act out the word or phrase without speaking, while the other members try to guess what it is. The group that guesses correctly gets a point.
– Sketch It
Instructions: Give each student a piece of paper and a pencil. Ask them to sketch a scene or object related to the article (e.g. a car, a battery, a factory). After a few minutes, have each student show their sketch to the class and explain what it represents.
– Vocabulary Pictionary
Instructions: Divide the class into pairs. Give each pair a list of vocabulary words from the article (e.g. "electric cars," "batteries," "rivals"). One student will draw a picture to represent a word, while the other student tries to guess what it is. After a set amount of time, have the pairs switch roles.
– Headline Creation
Instructions: Write the following sentence on the board: "Chinese car company outsells Tesla in electric car market." Ask students to create a headline using this information. Give them a few minutes to think of their own headline and then have them share with the class.
– Future Predictions
Instructions: Divide the class into small groups. Ask each group to discuss and make predictions about the future of electric cars. They can use information from the article and their own ideas. After a few minutes, have each group share their predictions with the class.

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1. What is an electric car?
2. How would you feel if you had an electric car?
3. Do you like cars that use batteries? Why or why not?
4. Do you think it's good for the air if cars use batteries? Why or why not?
5. What is a car company?
6. How would you feel if you worked for a car company?
7. Do you think it's important for a car company to make its own batteries? Why or why not?
8. What is a rival?
9. How would you feel if you had a rival at school?
10. Do you think it's fair that Tesla has to buy batteries from different companies? Why or why not?
11. How would you feel if you had a Tesla car?
12. Do you think it's good that more companies are making electric cars? Why or why not?

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