An Australian man changed his name to Austin Trump. He did this because he is unhappy with the government. He wants people to pay attention to his message. Now, his new name is on the government website. He hopes this will make people listen.
He also changed his name on social media. He wants people to vote against the current government. He likes some ideas from Donald Trump. He even asked Donald Trump to talk to him. He hopes this will help his cause.
Original news source: Australian politician changes his name to 'Aussie Trump' (Sky News)
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Group or Classroom Activities
Warm-up Activities:
– CHARADES
Instructions: Students will take turns acting out words or phrases related to the article (e.g., "change," "government," "vote," "message") without speaking, while the rest of the class guesses what they are acting out.
– OPINION POLL
Instructions: The teacher will ask students whether they agree or disagree with the idea of changing one's name to send a message. Students will raise their hands to indicate their opinion, and the teacher will tally the results on the board.
– HEADLINE CREATION
Instructions: Students will work in pairs to create a headline for the article. They should focus on making it catchy and informative. Once finished, each pair will share their headline with the class.
– VOCABULARY PICTIONARY
Instructions: Choose key vocabulary words from the article (e.g., "government," "vote," "message"). One student will draw a word without using any letters or numbers, while the other students guess what the word is.
– PASS THE STORY
Instructions: The teacher starts a story based on the article by saying one sentence. Then, students take turns adding one sentence each to build on the story. The goal is to incorporate elements from the article while practicing speaking skills.
π€ Comprehension Questions:
He changed his name to Austin Trump.
He changed his name because he is unhappy with the government.
People can see his new name on the government website.
He wants people to vote against the current government.
He likes some ideas from Donald Trump.
He asked Donald Trump to talk to him.
He hopes to make people listen to his message.
π§βοΈ Listen and Fill in the Gaps:
An Australian man his name to Austin . He did this because he is unhappy with the government. He wants to pay to his message. Now, his new name is on the government website. He hopes this will make people listen. He also changed his name on social media. He wants people to against the government. He likes some ideas from Donald Trump. He even asked Donald Trump to to him. He this will help his cause.
π¬ Discussion Questions:
1. What is your name?
2. Do you like your name? Why or why not?
3. How would you feel if you could change your name?
4. What is a name you think is funny?
5. Do you like talking about the government? Why or why not?
6. How would you feel if people did not listen to you?
7. Do you think it is good to change your name? Why?
8. What is something you want people to pay attention to?
9. Do you like to vote? Why or why not?
10. How would you feel if a famous person talked to you?
11. What is a reason you would change your name?
12. Do you think names are important? Why or why not?
Individual Activities
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