John McFall is a man who used to be a sports champion. He lost part of his leg in an accident but now wants to go to space. He is working with a group called the European Space Agency to see if people with disabilities can live and work in space. John is learning how to be an astronaut and is trying out special machines that feel like being in space. They want to find out if they need to change spaceships or spacesuits for people like John.

John is also a doctor but stopped working to focus on astronaut training. He is in Germany at a special astronaut center. Even if he doesn't go to space, his work will help others with disabilities. John is testing different kinds of legs to see which ones work best in space. He hopes this study will show that people with disabilities can do amazing things.

Original news source: The man on a mission to open up space to disability (BBC)

– Charades
Instructions: Divide the class into two teams. One student from each team will come to the front of the class and act out a word or phrase related to the article (e.g. astronaut, space, disability). The rest of the class will try to guess what they are acting out.
– News Summary
Instructions: In pairs, students will take turns summarizing the main points of the article to each other. Encourage them to use their own words and practice their speaking skills.
– Vocabulary Pictionary
Instructions: Give each student a small whiteboard or a piece of paper. Choose 5-10 vocabulary words from the article and write them on the board. Students will take turns drawing pictures to represent the words, while the rest of the class tries to guess what they are drawing.
– Headline Creation
Instructions: In pairs or small groups, students will create a headline for the article using 6-8 words. Encourage them to be creative and use their understanding of the article to come up with a catchy headline.
– Think-Pair-Share
Instructions: Students will individually think about and write down one thing they learned from the article. Then, they will find a partner and share their thoughts. Finally, each pair will share their ideas with the rest of the class.

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1. What is an astronaut?
2. How would you feel if you lost part of your leg in an accident?
3. Do you think people with disabilities can live and work in space? Why or why not?
4. What do you think John's job is now that he stopped working as a doctor?
5. Do you like learning about space? Why or why not?
6. How do you think it feels to be in space?
7. What do you think John is testing different kinds of legs for?
8. Why do you think John wants to show that people with disabilities can do amazing things?
9. What do you think the European Space Agency does?
10. How would you feel if you were chosen to go to space?
11. Do you think it's important for people with disabilities to have the same opportunities as everyone else? Why or why not?
12. What do you think John's work will help others with disabilities do?

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