A new drink place called CosMc's has opened and many people are excited to try it. It is made by McDonald's and has fun drinks like coffee with sweet flavors and colorful bubbles. People are waiting in long lines to get these drinks. The drinks are special and cost more money than other McDonald's drinks. Some people think it's strange to have a new place just for drinks, but McDonald's thinks it's a good idea.
People really like the new CosMc's drinks. They have lots of sugar and colors and you can pick what you want in your drink. This new place is trying to be as good as another big coffee place called Starbucks. Two ladies waited for one hour to get these fun drinks. The big boss of McDonald's says they will make more CosMc's places, but only a few for now.
Original news source: CosMc's: Customers flock to McDonald's new retro drinks brand (BBC)
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Warm-up Activities:
– Charades
Instructions: Divide the class into small groups. Give each group a word or phrase from the article (e.g. "CosMc's", "coffee with sweet flavors", "long lines", "Starbucks"). One person from each group will act out the word or phrase without speaking, while the rest of the group tries to guess what it is.
– News Summary
Instructions: In pairs, have students take turns summarizing the article to each other. Encourage them to include the main ideas and key details. After each student has summarized the article, have them switch partners and summarize again.
– Vocabulary Pictionary
Instructions: Write a list of vocabulary words from the article on the board (e.g. "excited", "special", "pick", "boss"). Divide the class into teams. One person from each team will come to the front of the class and draw a picture to represent one of the words. The rest of the team must guess the word based on the drawing.
– Opinion Poll
Instructions: Divide the class into small groups. Have each group discuss and share their opinions on the new CosMc's drinks. Do they think it's a good idea? Would they wait in long lines to try the drinks? After the discussion, have each group present their opinions to the whole class.
– Future Predictions
Instructions: In pairs, have students take turns making predictions about the future of CosMc's. What do they think will happen? Will it become popular? Will it be successful? Encourage them to use the future tense (e.g. "I think CosMc's will open more locations"). After each student has made a prediction, have them switch partners and make another prediction.
π€ Comprehension Questions:
The name of the new drink place is CosMc's.
CosMc's has fun drinks like coffee with sweet flavors and colorful bubbles.
People are waiting in long lines because they are excited to try the new drinks at CosMc's.
Yes, the drinks at CosMc's are more expensive than other McDonald's drinks.
McDonald's thinks it's a good idea to have a new place just for drinks.
People like that the CosMc's drinks have lots of sugar and colors, and they can pick what they want in their drink.
Yes, there will be more CosMc's places in the future, but only a few for now.
π§βοΈ Listen and Fill in the Gaps:
A new drink CosMc's has opened and many people are excited to try it. It is made by McDonald's and has fun drinks like coffee with sweet flavors and colorful bubbles. People are waiting in long to get these drinks. The drinks are special and cost more money than other McDonald's drinks. Some think it's strange to have a new place just for drinks, but McDonald's thinks it's a good idea. People really like the new CosMc's drinks. They have lots of sugar and and you can pick what you in your drink. This new place is trying to be as good as another big coffee place called Starbucks. Two ladies waited for one hour to get these fun drinks. The big of McDonald's says they will more CosMc's places, but only a few for now.
π¬ Discussion Questions:
1. What is CosMc's?
2. How would you feel if you had to wait in a long line for a drink?
3. Do you like drinks with lots of sugar and colors?
4. Do you think it's a good idea to have a new place just for drinks?
5. Why do you think people are excited to try CosMc's drinks?
6. What is another big coffee place called?
7. How long did the two ladies wait for their drinks?
8. Do you think it's worth waiting for one hour for a drink? Why or why not?
9. Why do you think McDonald's wants to make more CosMc's places?
10. If you could pick what you want in your drink, what would you choose?
11. Have you ever tried a drink from CosMc's? How was it?
12. Do you think CosMc's will be as good as Starbucks? Why or why not?
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