Richard Scolyer is a doctor from Australia. He had a very bad brain sickness called glioblastoma. He tried a new treatment that he helped invent. This treatment used special medicine and a vaccine. Now, one year later, he is still free from the sickness.

Richard is very happy because his latest check-up showed no more bad cells. The treatment might not cure him forever, but it helps him live longer. This new way of treating could help other people with the same sickness. Doctors are thinking about testing it on more people. Richard's story gives hope to many.

Original news source: Top doctor cancer-free a year after world-first therapy (BBC)

– Charades
Instructions: Divide the students into two teams. Give each team a list of words related to the article (e.g. doctor, brain, treatment, vaccine). One student from each team will come up and act out the word without speaking, while their team tries to guess what word they are acting out. The team with the most correct guesses wins.
– Word Association
Instructions: Write the word "sickness" on the board. Have the students take turns saying a word that is related to the article and the previous word. For example, a student might say "medicine," then the next student might say "treatment," and so on. Continue until everyone has had a turn or until the words start to repeat.
– Vocabulary Pictionary
Instructions: Divide the students into pairs. Give each pair a list of vocabulary words from the article (e.g. doctor, brain, vaccine). One student from each pair will choose a word and draw a picture to represent it, while their partner tries to guess the word. The pair with the most correct guesses wins.
– Speed Summarizing
Instructions: Divide the students into pairs. Give each pair a copy of the article. One student from each pair will have one minute to summarize the article to their partner, using their own words. After one minute, the roles switch and the other student summarizes the article. The pair with the most accurate and complete summary wins.
– Two Truths and a Lie
Instructions: Have each student come up with two true statements and one false statement about the article. They can be about the doctor, the treatment, or any other aspect of the story. Each student takes turns sharing their statements with the class, and the rest of the students have to guess which statement is false. The student with the most convincing false statement wins.

Richard ? is a doctor from Australia. He had a very bad brain sickness ? glioblastoma. He tried a new treatment that he helped invent. This ? used special medicine and a vaccine. Now, one year later, he is still free from the ?. Richard is very happy because his latest check-up showed no more bad ?. The treatment might not cure him forever, but it ? him live longer. This new way of treating could help ? people with the ? sickness. Doctors are thinking about testing it on more people. Richard's story gives hope to many.

1. What is a doctor?
2. How would you feel if you had a bad brain sickness?
3. Do you think it's good that Richard helped invent a new treatment?
4. Why do you think Richard is happy?
5. How would you feel if you were free from a sickness?
6. Do you like going to the doctor?
7. Why do you think the treatment helps Richard live longer?
8. How would you feel if you had to try a new treatment?
9. What is a vaccine?
10. Why do you think doctors want to test the treatment on more people?
11. How would you feel if you had hope because of Richard's story?
12. Do you think it's important to find new treatments for sicknesses? Why or why not?

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