Shakira wants to stop being sad about this money problem. She wants to take care of her kids and sing. She said she makes money from singing in different places, not just Spain. In 2015, she told Spain she lived there and gave them a lot of money for taxes. Shakira used to be with a soccer player named Gerard, and they have two kids. Now, she doesn't have to go to court and can be happy with her kids and her music.

Original news source: Shakira: Singer settles Spanish tax fraud case with $7.5m fine (BBC)

– Vocabulary Pictionary
Instructions: Draw a simple picture on the board representing a key word from the article (e.g., singer, taxes, Spain, jail, money, court, soccer player, music). Divide the class into two teams. One member from each team will come to the board and try to guess the word from the drawing without any verbal clues. The first team to guess the word correctly gets a point.
– News Reporter Role-play
Instructions: Divide the class into pairs. One student plays the role of a news reporter, and the other is Shakira. The reporter asks questions about the recent tax issue (e.g., "Why did you have to give money to Spain?", "How do you feel about the situation?"). Encourage the 'Shakira' student to answer using simple sentences and information from the article. Swap roles after a few minutes.
– Opinion Poll
Instructions: Write a series of simple statements on the board related to the article, such as "People should pay taxes in the country they live in" or "Celebrities are treated unfairly by the media". Students move to different areas of the classroom to show if they agree, disagree, or are undecided. Then, in small groups, they discuss their opinions using basic English phrases.
– Headline Creation
Instructions: Ask the students to create a catchy newspaper headline that summarizes the main event of the article. Remind them to keep it short and exciting. They can work in pairs or small groups and then share their headlines with the class. Vote on the most effective headline.
– Speed Summarizing
Instructions: Set a timer for 2 minutes. In pairs, students take turns to summarize the article to their partner using only key words and phrases (e.g., "Shakira", "taxes", "Spain", "€7.5 million", "children", "court"). Partners listen and try to understand the main points. After both have shared, discuss as a class what the main points of the article are.

A singer ? Shakira had to ? a lot of money to the people in Spain because they said she did not pay her taxes. She gave them €7.5 million. The people who decide if someone did something wrong wanted to put her in jail for eight years, but she said she did not do anything bad. They said she ? in Spain but told them she lived somewhere else. Shakira said she only ? the money because she loves her kids. Shakira wants to stop being sad about this money problem. She wants to take care of her ? and ?. She said she makes money from singing in different places, not just Spain. In 2015, she told Spain she lived there and gave them a lot of ? for taxes. Shakira used to be with a soccer player named Gerard, and they ? two kids. Now, she doesn't have to go to court and can be happy with her kids and her music.

1. What is a singer?
2. Do you like to sing? Why or why not?
3. How would you feel if you had to give your money to someone else?
4. What is money for?
5. Do you think it is important to tell the truth? Why?
6. How do you feel when you are sad?
7. What makes you happy?
8. Do you like to listen to music? What kind?
9. What do you do when you have a problem?
10. Who do you love in your family?
11. Do you think it's good to take care of kids? Why?
12. What do you want to be when you grow up?

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