A lady in Australia took a van with lots of doughnuts inside. The van was lost from a place where cars get more go-go juice. Later, people found the van with no one driving it and many bad doughnuts. The lady who took the van is 28 years old and got into big trouble. She was not supposed to drive, but she did, and now she has to go to a place where they decide if she did something very wrong.

The doughnut place told the police about the missing van and doughnuts. They said they would make more doughnuts for people who wanted them. We don’t know why the lady took the van or what she wanted to do with all the doughnuts. People should be careful with their cars so no one takes them. The lady can’t leave a special place until people talk about what she did.

Original news source: Australian woman charged with stealing van carrying 10,000 doughnuts (BBC)

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📖 Vocabulary:

Group or Classroom Activities

Warm-up Activities:

– Charades
Instructions: Divide the class into teams. Each team takes turns acting out a word or phrase from the article while the other team members guess what it is. The team that guesses correctly gets a point.

– News Summary
Instructions: Ask the students to read the article individually or in pairs. Then, have them write a summary of the article in their own words. Afterward, have them share their summaries with the class.

– Word Association
Instructions: Write down key words from the article on the board (e.g. van, doughnuts, trouble). Have the students take turns saying a word that they associate with each key word. Encourage them to explain their associations.

– Vocabulary Pictionary
Instructions: Give each student a vocabulary word from the article (e.g. doughnuts, van). They should draw a picture to represent the word and then show their drawing to the class. The class then tries to guess the word based on the drawing.

– Think-Pair-Share
Instructions: Have the students think about why they think the lady took the van and what she wanted to do with the doughnuts. Then, pair them up and have them share their thoughts. Finally, have a few pairs share their ideas with the whole class.

🤔 Comprehension Questions:

1. What did the lady take?
2. Where did the van go missing from?
3. What did people find inside the van?
4. How old is the lady who took the van?
5. What happened to the lady after she took the van?
6. Who told the police about the missing van and doughnuts?
7. Why should people be careful with their cars?
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🎧✍️ Listen and Fill in the Gaps:

A lady in Australia (1)______ a van with (2)______ of doughnuts inside. The van was lost from a place where cars get more go-go juice. Later, people found the van with no one driving it and many bad doughnuts. The lady who took the van is 28 (3)______ old and got into big trouble. She was not supposed to (4)______, but she did, and now she has to go to a place where they decide if she did something very wrong.

The doughnut (5)______ told the police about the missing van and doughnuts. They (6)______ they would make more doughnuts for people who wanted them. We don’t know why the lady took the van or what she wanted to do with all the doughnuts. (7)______ should be careful with their cars so no one takes them. The lady can’t leave a special place until people (8)______ about what she did.
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💬 Discussion Questions:

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

1. What is a doughnut?
2. How would you feel if someone took your car without permission?
3. Do you like doughnuts? Why or why not?
4. What do you think the lady wanted to do with all the doughnuts?
5. How do you think the doughnut place felt when they realized the van was missing?
6. Have you ever taken something that didn’t belong to you? Why or why not?
7. What do you think will happen to the lady now that she has to go to a special place?
8. Do you think it’s important to be careful with your car? Why or why not?
9. What would you do if you found a van with no one driving it?
10. Have you ever been in big trouble before? What happened?
11. Do you think the lady should say sorry for taking the van and the doughnuts? Why or why not?
12. How do you think the police will decide if the lady did something very wrong?

Individual Activities

📖💭 Vocabulary Meanings:

Match each word to its meaning.

Words:
1. Australia
2. doughnuts
3. van
4. lost
5. trouble
6. drive
7. decide
8. missing
9. careful
10. special

Meanings:
(A) When something is not where it should be
(B) To choose what is right or wrong
(C) A big place with lots of land and kangaroos
(D) To make a car go places
(E) When you did something you shouldn’t have and may get a time-out
(F) Yummy round treats with a hole in the middle
(G) A big car that can carry lots of things
(H) When you can’t find something
(I) Not like everything else, unique or important
(J) To watch out and make sure everything is okay
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🔡 Multiple Choice Questions:

1. What did the lady take from the van?
(a) Pizza
(b) Ice cream
(c) Doughnuts
(d) Hamburgers

2. Where was the van lost from?
(a) A school
(b) A park
(c) A grocery store
(d) A place where cars get more go-go juice

3. How old is the lady who took the van?
(a) 18 years old
(b) 28 years old
(c) 38 years old
(d) 48 years old

4. Why did the lady get into big trouble?
(a) She was supposed to drive
(b) She was supposed to eat doughnuts
(c) She was supposed to sleep
(d) She was not supposed to drive

5. Who told the police about the missing van and doughnuts?
(a) The lady
(b) The doughnut place
(c) The police found out by themselves
(d) The lady’s friend

6. What did the doughnut place say they would do?
(a) Make more doughnuts for people who wanted them
(b) Close down forever
(c) Give the lady a reward
(d) Take the lady to a special place

7. Why should people be careful with their cars?
(a) So they can go on vacations
(b) So they can have fun
(c) So no one takes them
(d) So they can sleep

8. Where can’t the lady leave until people talk about what she did?
(a) A special place
(b) Her house
(c) The park
(d) The grocery store

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🕵️ True or False Questions:

1. The pizza place told the police about the found van and doughnuts.
2. The van was found at a place where cars get less go-go juice.
3. The lady who took the van is 28 years old and got into big trouble.
4. Now he gets to go to a place where they decide if he did something very right.
5. A man in Australia took a van with few doughnuts inside.
6. Later, people found the van with no one driving it and many bad doughnuts.
7. They said they would make more doughnuts for people who wanted them.
8. She was not supposed to drive, but she did.
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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 to the van with the doughnuts inside?
2. How old is the lady who took the van?
3. Why did the lady get into big trouble?
4. What did the doughnut place do when they found out about the missing van and doughnuts?
5. Why should people be careful with their cars?

✅ Answers

🤔✅ Comprehension Question Answers:

1. What did the lady take?
The lady took a van.

2. Where did the van go missing from?
The van went missing from a place where cars get more go-go juice (gas station).

3. What did people find inside the van?
People found many bad doughnuts inside the van.

4. How old is the lady who took the van?
The lady who took the van is 28 years old.

5. What happened to the lady after she took the van?
The lady got into big trouble and has to go to a special place where they decide if she did something very wrong.

6. Who told the police about the missing van and doughnuts?
The doughnut place told the police about the missing van and doughnuts.

7. Why should people be careful with their cars?
People should be careful with their cars so that no one takes them.
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🎧✍️✅ Listen and Fill in the Gaps Answers:

(1) took
(2) lots
(3) years
(4) drive
(5) place
(6) said
(7) People
(8) talk
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📖💭✅ Vocabulary Meanings Answers:

1. Australia
Answer: (C) A big place with lots of land and kangaroos

2. doughnuts
Answer: (F) Yummy round treats with a hole in the middle

3. van
Answer: (G) A big car that can carry lots of things

4. lost
Answer: (H) When you can’t find something

5. trouble
Answer: (E) When you did something you shouldn’t have and may get a time-out

6. drive
Answer: (D) To make a car go places

7. decide
Answer: (B) To choose what is right or wrong

8. missing
Answer: (A) When something is not where it should be

9. careful
Answer: (J) To watch out and make sure everything is okay

10. special
Answer: (I) Not like everything else, unique or important
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🔡✅ Multiple Choice Answers:

1. What did the lady take from the van?
Answer: (c) Doughnuts

2. Where was the van lost from?
Answer: (d) A place where cars get more go-go juice

3. How old is the lady who took the van?
Answer: (b) 28 years old

4. Why did the lady get into big trouble?
Answer: (d) She was not supposed to drive

5. Who told the police about the missing van and doughnuts?
Answer: (b) The doughnut place

6. What did the doughnut place say they would do?
Answer: (a) Make more doughnuts for people who wanted them

7. Why should people be careful with their cars?
Answer: (c) So no one takes them

8. Where can’t the lady leave until people talk about what she did?
Answer: (a) A special place
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🕵️✅ True or False Answers:

1. The pizza place told the police about the found van and doughnuts. (Answer: False)
2. The van was found at a place where cars get less go-go juice. (Answer: False)
3. The lady who took the van is 28 years old and got into big trouble. (Answer: True)
4. Now he gets to go to a place where they decide if he did something very right. (Answer: False)
5. A man in Australia took a van with few doughnuts inside. (Answer: False)
6. Later, people found the van with no one driving it and many bad doughnuts. (Answer: True)
7. They said they would make more doughnuts for people who wanted them. (Answer: True)
8. She was not supposed to drive, but she did. (Answer: True)
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