A new water park in a place called Gothenburg in Sweden caught on fire. A video showed big flames and a lot of smoke coming from the slides where water goes down. Twelve people had to go to the hospital because they got a little hurt, and one person can’t be found. The police made people leave a hotel and some offices close by and told everyone to stay inside their houses because the smoke was bad. No one knows yet why the fire started. The water park was going to open later this year and was part of making a bigger fun park called Liseberg Amusement Park.

The video of the fire at the water park got a lot of people’s attention because it was very big and scary. The fire broke a lot of things in the new water park. The police are still trying to find out how the fire started, and they are looking for one person who is missing. Twelve people got small injuries from the fire and needed to go to the hospital. They also had to make sure people in a hotel and offices nearby were safe by making them leave. The water park was supposed to be a new fun place to go later this year, but now it’s broken because of the fire. The people who take care of the park are trying to fix things and make sure it’s safe.

Original news source: Sweden water park: Video shows huge fire engulfing newly built attraction (BBC)

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Group or Classroom Activities

Warm-up Activities:

– Headline Creation
Instructions: In pairs or small groups, students will create a headline for the article based on the information given. They should try to capture the main idea and make it attention-grabbing.

– Vocabulary Pictionary
Instructions: Students will take turns drawing pictures to represent vocabulary words from the article. The rest of the class will try to guess the word based on the drawing. This activity will help students practice vocabulary and communication skills.

– Think-Pair-Share
Instructions: Students will individually read the article and think about one question they have about the information. They will then pair up with a partner and share their question. Finally, the pairs will share their questions with the whole class and discuss possible answers.

– Charades
Instructions: Write down key words or phrases from the article on separate pieces of paper and put them in a hat or bowl. Divide the class into two teams. One student from each team will take turns acting out the words or phrases without speaking, while their team tries to guess. This activity will help students practice vocabulary and non-verbal communication.

– Speed Summarizing
Instructions: In pairs, students will take turns summarizing the article to their partner in 30 seconds or less. The partner will then provide feedback and try to summarize it even more quickly. This activity will help students practice reading comprehension and summarizing skills.

🤔 Comprehension Questions:

1. What happened at the water park in Sweden?
2. What did the video of the fire show?
3. How many people had to go to the hospital because of the fire?
4. Why did the police tell people to stay inside their houses?
5. Do the police know why the fire started?
6. What was the water park going to be a part of?
7. What are the people who take care of the park trying to do now?
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🎧✍️ Listen and Fill in the Gaps:

A new water park in a place called Gothenburg in Sweden caught on fire. A video showed big (1)______ and a lot of smoke coming from the slides where water goes down. Twelve people had to go to the hospital because they got a little hurt, and one person can’t be found. The police made people leave a (2)______ and some offices close by and told everyone to stay inside their houses because the smoke was bad. No one knows yet why the fire started. The water park was (3)______ to open later this year and was part of making a bigger fun park called Liseberg Amusement (4)______.

The video of the fire at the water park got a lot of people’s attention because it was very big and scary. The fire broke a lot of things in the new water park. The police are still trying to find out how the fire started, and they are looking for one (5)______ who is (6)______. Twelve people got small injuries from the fire and needed to go to the hospital. They also had to make sure people in a hotel and offices nearby were safe by making them leave. The water (7)______ was supposed to be a new fun place to go later this year, but now it’s broken because of the (8)______. The people who take care of the park are trying to fix things and make sure it’s safe.
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💬 Discussion Questions:

Students can ask a partner these questions, or discuss them as a group.

1. What is a water park?
2. How would you feel if you saw a big fire at a water park?
3. Do you like going down water slides?
4. Do you think it’s scary when there’s a lot of smoke?
5. Why do you think the police told people to stay inside their houses?
6. How do you think the fire started?
7. What do you think the people who got hurt in the fire felt?
8. Why do you think the water park is broken now?
9. Do you think the people will be able to fix the water park?
10. Why do you think the water park was part of a bigger fun park?
11. Have you ever been to a water park? What did you do there?
12. How do you think the people who take care of the park feel about the fire?

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📖💭 Vocabulary Meanings:

Match each word to its meaning.

Words:
1. Gothenburg
2. flames
3. smoke
4. slides
5. hospital
6. missing
7. police
8. attention
9. injuries
10. broken

Meanings:
(A) Bright, hot things that come from a fire
(B) A place where doctors help people who are hurt
(C) The gray stuff you see in the air when something burns
(D) When everyone is looking and wants to know what happened
(E) Big, fun things you go down into water
(F) Hurts on your body when something bad happens
(G) People who help keep us safe and find out why bad things happen
(H) When you can’t find someone
(I) A place far away where the story happened
(J) When something is not working because it’s damaged
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🔡 Multiple Choice Questions:

1. Where did the fire happen?
(a) Stockholm
(b) Gothenburg
(c) Oslo
(d) Copenhagen

2. How many people got hurt in the fire?
(a) Twenty
(b) Five
(c) Three
(d) Twelve

3. What did the police tell people to do?
(a) Go to the hospital
(b) Leave the country
(c) Stay inside their houses
(d) Go to the water park

4. What was the water park going to be part of?
(a) Liseberg Amusement Park
(b) Disneyland
(c) Universal Studios
(d) Six Flags

5. Why did the video of the fire get a lot of attention?
(a) It was small and funny
(b) It was colorful and beautiful
(c) It was quiet and boring
(d) It was big and scary

6. What did the fire break in the water park?
(a) A lot of things
(b) Only one thing
(c) Nothing at all
(d) Some things

7. What are the people who take care of the park trying to do?
(a) Break things and make it dangerous
(b) Fix things and make it safe
(c) Leave things and make it dirty
(d) Hide things and make it scary

8. When was the water park supposed to open?
(a) Next year
(b) Last year
(c) Later this year
(d) Never

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🕵️ True or False Questions:

1. The people who take care of the park are trying to fix things and make sure it’s safe.
2. A water park in Sweden caught on fire and there was a lot of water and small flames.
3. The police told everyone to evacuate their houses because the smoke was dangerous.
4. One person is missing and the police are looking for them.
5. The water park was supposed to open later this month, but now it’s closed because of the fire.
6. Ten people got hurt and had to go to the hospital because of the fire.
7. The police are still trying to find out why the fire started.
8. The fire broke a lot of things in the water park.
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📝 Write a Summary:

Write a summary of this news article in two sentences.

Writing Questions:

Answer the following questions. Write as much as you can for each answer.

1. What happened at the water park in Gothenburg, Sweden?
2. How did the fire at the water park start?
3. How many people got hurt in the fire?
4. What did the police tell people to do when the fire happened?
5. What was the water park supposed to be a part of?

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🤔✅ Comprehension Question Answers:

1. What happened at the water park in Sweden?
There was a fire at the water park in Sweden.

2. What did the video of the fire show?
The video showed big flames and a lot of smoke coming from the slides.

3. How many people had to go to the hospital because of the fire?
Twelve people had to go to the hospital because of the fire.

4. Why did the police tell people to stay inside their houses?
The police told people to stay inside their houses because the smoke was bad.

5. Do the police know why the fire started?
No, the police do not know why the fire started yet.

6. What was the water park going to be a part of?
The water park was going to be a part of a bigger fun park called Liseberg Amusement Park.

7. What are the people who take care of the park trying to do now?
The people who take care of the park are trying to fix things and make sure it’s safe.
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🎧✍️✅ Listen and Fill in the Gaps Answers:

(1) flames
(2) hotel
(3) going
(4) Park
(5) person
(6) missing
(7) park
(8) fire
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📖💭✅ Vocabulary Meanings Answers:

1. Gothenburg
Answer: (I) A place far away where the story happened

2. flames
Answer: (A) Bright, hot things that come from a fire

3. smoke
Answer: (C) The gray stuff you see in the air when something burns

4. slides
Answer: (E) Big, fun things you go down into water

5. hospital
Answer: (B) A place where doctors help people who are hurt

6. missing
Answer: (H) When you can’t find someone

7. police
Answer: (G) People who help keep us safe and find out why bad things happen

8. attention
Answer: (D) When everyone is looking and wants to know what happened

9. injuries
Answer: (F) Hurts on your body when something bad happens

10. broken
Answer: (J) When something is not working because it’s damaged
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🔡✅ Multiple Choice Answers:

1. Where did the fire happen?
Answer: (b) Gothenburg

2. How many people got hurt in the fire?
Answer: (d) Twelve

3. What did the police tell people to do?
Answer: (c) Stay inside their houses

4. What was the water park going to be part of?
Answer: (a) Liseberg Amusement Park

5. Why did the video of the fire get a lot of attention?
Answer: (d) It was big and scary

6. What did the fire break in the water park?
Answer: (a) A lot of things

7. What are the people who take care of the park trying to do?
Answer: (b) Fix things and make it safe

8. When was the water park supposed to open?
Answer: (c) Later this year
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🕵️✅ True or False Answers:

1. The people who take care of the park are trying to fix things and make sure it’s safe. (Answer: True)
2. A water park in Sweden caught on fire and there was a lot of water and small flames. (Answer: False)
3. The police told everyone to evacuate their houses because the smoke was dangerous. (Answer: False)
4. One person is missing and the police are looking for them. (Answer: True)
5. The water park was supposed to open later this month, but now it’s closed because of the fire. (Answer: False)
6. Ten people got hurt and had to go to the hospital because of the fire. (Answer: False)
7. The police are still trying to find out why the fire started. (Answer: True)
8. The fire broke a lot of things in the water park. (Answer: True)
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