There is a video on the internet that a lot of people are watching. It shows guinea pigs living in a very fancy house made just for them. This house has cool air for hot days and even room service, which means they get their food brought to them. Over 140 guinea pigs live there, and they all have their own names and special personalities. They eat big plates of veggies and sleep in cozy beds made just for them.
Lots of people like watching these videos because they love seeing animals living in fancy ways. The videos are on a website called TikTok, and many people have seen them. The people who made the videos, Sophie and Mark Mason, want to show how important it is to take good care of pets. They made a very nice place for their guinea pigs to live. These videos make people happy and teach them about being kind to animals.
Original news source: Guinea pigs in luxury shed become TikTok hit (BBC)
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Group or Classroom Activities
Warm-up Activities:
– Charades
Instructions: Divide the class into small groups. Give each group a slip of paper with a word related to the article (e.g. guinea pig, fancy house, room service). One student from each group will act out the word without speaking, while the others try to guess what word it is.
– Word Association
Instructions: Write the word "guinea pig" on the board. Have the students take turns saying a word that they associate with guinea pigs (e.g. pet, cute, furry). Encourage them to explain why they made that association.
– Vocabulary Pictionary
Instructions: Give each student a slip of paper with a vocabulary word from the article (e.g. cozy, veggies, personalities). Have them draw a picture to represent the word, without using any letters or numbers. The rest of the class must guess the word based on the drawing.
– Speed Summarizing
Instructions: Divide the class into pairs. Each pair will take turns summarizing the main points of the article in 1 minute or less. Encourage them to use their own words and to focus on the most important information.
– Two Truths and a Lie
Instructions: Have each student come up with two true statements and one false statement related to the article (e.g. I have seen the video on TikTok, I have a pet guinea pig, I have visited Sophie and Mark Mason's house). In small groups, the students will take turns sharing their statements and the group must guess which statement is false.
π€ Comprehension Questions:
The video is about guinea pigs living in a fancy house.
The guinea pigs live in a fancy house made just for them.
Over 140 guinea pigs live in the house.
The guinea pigs eat big plates of veggies.
You can watch these videos on TikTok.
People like watching the videos because they love seeing animals living in fancy ways.
Sophie and Mark want to teach people about being kind to animals.
π§βοΈ Listen and Fill in the Gaps:
There is a video on the internet that a lot of are watching. It shows guinea pigs living in a very fancy house made just for them. This house has cool air for hot days and even room , which means they get their food brought to them. Over 140 guinea pigs live there, and they all their own and special personalities. They eat big plates of veggies and sleep in cozy beds made just for them. Lots of people like these videos because they love seeing animals living in ways. The videos are on a website called TikTok, and many people have seen them. The people who made the videos, Sophie and Mark Mason, want to show how important it is to take care of pets. They made a very nice place for their guinea pigs to . These videos make people happy and teach them about being kind to animals.
π¬ Discussion Questions:
1. What is a guinea pig?
2. How do you think the guinea pigs feel living in a fancy house?
3. Do you like watching videos of animals living in fancy ways? Why or why not?
4. How would you feel if you had room service and your food brought to you?
5. Do you think it's important to take good care of pets? Why or why not?
6. What kind of food do you think guinea pigs eat?
7. How do you think the guinea pigs feel sleeping in cozy beds made just for them?
8. Have you ever seen a guinea pig before? What did it look like?
9. Do you have any pets? What kind of pets do you have?
10. How do you think the guinea pigs feel when people watch their videos?
11. What is TikTok? Have you ever used it?
12. How do you think the guinea pigs feel when they see Sophie and Mark Mason?
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