A company called eBay said they are sorry and will pay money because some people who worked for them were not nice to a man and a woman who wrote stories eBay didn't like. These workers sent scary bugs to the man and woman's house, put a tracker on their car, and made people think the man and woman wanted strangers to come to their house for hugs and kisses. The man who was the boss of these workers and some other people got in trouble and lost their jobs.
The man and woman who wrote the stories felt very scared and hurt because of what happened. The big boss of eBay at that time says he didn't know about the mean things his workers did. A man who helped with the mean things had to go away to a place where people are locked up for a year and a half. The boss who was in charge of the mean things had to go to the locked-up place for almost five years. eBay says they are teaching their workers to be nice so nothing like this happens again.
Original news source: eBay pays $3m fine in blogger harassment case (BBC)
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Group or Classroom Activities
Warm-up Activities:
– Charades
Instructions: Divide the class into two teams. Choose key words or phrases from the article and write them on slips of paper. One student from each team will come to the front of the class and act out the word or phrase without speaking. The team members will guess what word or phrase they are acting out. The team with the most correct guesses wins.
– News Summary
Instructions: In pairs, students will take turns summarizing the article to their partner. They should try to include the main points and key details. After each summary, the partners can switch roles.
– Vocabulary Pictionary
Instructions: Write key vocabulary words from the article on the board. Divide the class into small groups. One student from each group will choose a word and draw a picture to represent it. Their group members will try to guess the word. The student who drew the picture can only use gestures to indicate if the guesses are correct or not.
– Keyword Taboo
Instructions: Write key vocabulary words from the article on slips of paper. One student will come to the front of the class and pick a slip of paper. Without saying the word, they will try to describe it to the class. However, they cannot use the word itself, and they cannot use any of the "taboo" words listed on the slip of paper. The rest of the class will try to guess the word.
– Think-Pair-Share
Instructions: In pairs, students will take turns discussing their thoughts and feelings about the article. They can share their opinions, ask questions, or make connections to their own experiences. After a few minutes, the pairs will share their thoughts with the whole class.
π€ Comprehension Questions:
eBay is saying sorry because some of their workers were mean to a man and a woman.
The workers sent scary bugs to the man and woman's house, put a tracker on their car, and made people think the man and woman wanted strangers to come to their house for hugs and kisses.
The man and woman felt very scared and hurt after what happened.
No, the big boss of eBay says he didn't know about the mean things the workers did.
The man who helped with the mean things had to go to a place where people are locked up for a year and a half.
The boss who was in charge of the mean things went to the locked-up place for almost five years.
eBay is teaching their workers to be nice so that nothing like this happens again.
π§βοΈ Listen and Fill in the Gaps:
A company called said they are sorry and will pay because some people who worked for them were not nice to a man and a woman who wrote stories eBay didn't like. These workers sent scary bugs to the man and woman's house, put a tracker on their car, and made think the man and woman wanted strangers to come to their house for hugs and kisses. The man who was the boss of these workers and some other people got in trouble and their jobs. The man and woman who wrote the stories felt very scared and hurt because of what happened. The big boss of eBay at that says he didn't know about the mean things his workers did. A man who helped with the mean things had to go away to a where people are locked up for a year and a . The boss who was in charge of the mean things had to go to the locked-up place for almost five years. eBay they are teaching their workers to be nice so nothing like this happens again.
π¬ Discussion Questions:
1. What is eBay?
2. How would you feel if someone sent scary bugs to your house?
3. Do you like writing stories?
4. Do you think it's okay for people to track your car without your permission? Why or why not?
5. How do you think the man and woman felt when people thought they wanted strangers to come to their house for hugs and kisses?
6. What would you do if someone sent scary bugs to your house?
7. Do you think the boss of eBay should have known about the mean things his workers did? Why or why not?
8. How do you think the man and woman felt when they found out about the mean things the workers did?
9. Do you think the boss of eBay should have gone to the locked-up place? Why or why not?
10. How do you think eBay can teach their workers to be nice?
11. How would you feel if someone made people think you wanted strangers to come to your house for hugs and kisses?
12. What would you do if you were the boss of eBay and found out about the mean things the workers did?
Individual Activities
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π Write a Summary:
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