Jared is also in movies and has won a big prize for acting. He saw the sun come up over the city when he was on the building. His music group has not played big shows for five years, but they will start again soon. Jared's climb made many people excited to see his group play music. Climbing the building was a way to tell people about the music in a fun way.

Original news source: Jared Leto climbs Empire State Building (BBC)

– Charades
Instructions: Prepare slips of paper with words from the article (e.g., climb, building, rope, music, sunrise, acting). Divide the class into two teams. Students take turns drawing a slip and acting out the word without speaking. Their team has to guess the word within a time limit. This activity helps students with vocabulary recall and non-verbal communication skills.
– News Reporter Role-play
Instructions: Students pair up and role-play as a news reporter and Jared Leto. The reporter asks questions about the climb, the reason behind it, and Jared's feelings during the event. The student playing Jared Leto answers based on the information from the article. This helps students practice question forms and responses in a real-life context.
– Word Association
Instructions: Write the word "climb" on the board. Ask students to say or write words that they associate with "climb" (e.g., rope, tall, building). Each student can add one word to the list, and they can discuss how each word relates to the article. This helps with vocabulary expansion and encourages making connections between words and concepts.
– Headline Creation
Instructions: Have students create a catchy newspaper headline for Jared Leto's accomplishment. They can work individually or in pairs. Encourage them to use adjectives and strong action verbs. Share the headlines with the class and discuss which ones capture the event's excitement. This activity focuses on creativity and language economy.
– Opinion Poll
Instructions: Pose a simple question to the class: "Do you think climbing a building is a good way to promote music?" Students can express their opinion by standing on different sides of the room: one side for "yes," and the other for "no." Select a few students from each side to explain their choice. This encourages students to practice expressing opinions and using language to justify their thoughts.

A man ? ? Leto did something no one else has ever done before. He climbed up a very, very tall building called the Empire State Building. He wore an orange outfit and used a ? to help him climb. Jared is in a ? group and did this to tell people about his group's new shows. He saw his mom when he was climbing, and that made him happy. Jared is also in movies and has won a big prize for acting. He saw the sun come up over the ? when he was on the building. His music group has not played big ? for five years, but they will start again soon. Jared's climb made many people excited to see his group ? music. ? the building was a way to tell people about the music in a fun way.

1. What is climbing?
2. Have you ever climbed something? What was it?
3. Do you like to watch the sun come up? Why or why not?
4. How would you feel if you saw your mom while doing something hard?
5. Do you like to wear orange clothes? Why or why not?
6. What is a prize? Have you ever won a prize?
7. Do you like to listen to music? What kind of music do you like?
8. Have you ever seen a very, very tall building? What did it look like?
9. Do you think climbing a tall building is fun or scary? Why?
10. What is a rope? Why do you think Jared used a rope to climb?
11. Can you think of a fun way to tell people about something you can do?
12. Would you like to see Jared's music group play? Why or why not?

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