The cybertruck is coming out when things are tough for selling cars in America. Other car companies have made electric trucks too. Some people don't like what Elon Musk says on the internet, and they think it makes Tesla look bad. Even though many people said they want to buy the cybertruck, we don't know how many will really buy it. Tesla hopes the new truck will make people excited about their cars, even if it's very expensive.

Original news source: Will Tesla's truck recover from its shattering start? (BBC)

– Charades
Instructions: Divide the class into small groups. Give each group a set of words related to the article (e.g. Tesla, cybertruck, Elon Musk, electric trucks, etc.). Each group takes turns choosing a word and acting it out without speaking. The other groups try to guess the word. The group that guesses correctly gets a point.
– News Summary
Instructions: Have the class read the article individually or in pairs. Then, ask each student to write a short summary of the article using their own words. Afterward, have students share their summaries with a partner or in small groups. Encourage them to discuss any differences or similarities in their summaries.
– Opinion Poll
Instructions: Create a simple opinion poll related to the article (e.g. "Do you think the cybertruck will be successful?"). Have students go around the classroom asking their classmates the question and recording their answers. Afterward, have a class discussion where students share the results of their poll and explain their opinions.
– Vocabulary Pictionary
Instructions: Prepare a list of vocabulary words from the article on separate index cards. Divide the class into pairs or small groups. One student from each group takes a card and has to draw a picture to represent the word, while their teammates try to guess what it is. The team that guesses correctly gets a point.
– Speed Summarizing
Instructions: Divide the class into pairs. Give each pair a copy of the article. Set a timer for a short amount of time (e.g. 2 minutes). Students take turns summarizing the article to their partner as quickly as possible within the time limit. After the timer goes off, students switch roles and summarize again. The pair that can summarize the article in the shortest time wins.

A car company named Tesla made a new ? called the cybertruck. When they first showed it to people, the windows broke, which was a big ?. Now, they are giving the truck to people who want to buy it. The man who runs Tesla, ? Musk, says this truck is the best thing they ever ?. But making the truck is hard, and it costs more money than they said it would. The cybertruck is coming out when things are tough for selling cars in America. Other car companies have made electric trucks too. Some people don't like what Elon Musk says on the internet, and they think it ? ? look bad. Even though many people ? they want to buy the cybertruck, we don't know how many will really buy it. Tesla ? the new truck will make people excited about their cars, even if it's very expensive.

1. What is a cybertruck?
2. How do you think people felt when the windows of the cybertruck broke?
3. Do you like trucks? Why or why not?
4. What do you think Elon Musk means when he says the cybertruck is the best thing they ever made?
5. How do you think Tesla feels about the cybertruck being hard to make?
6. Do you think the cybertruck is expensive or cheap? Why or why not?
7. What do you think about other car companies making electric trucks too?
8. How would you feel if you saw something bad about Tesla on the internet?
9. Do you think many people will buy the cybertruck? Why or why not?
10. How do you think Tesla feels about people being excited about their cars?
11. What do you think about the cybertruck being very expensive?
12. How do you feel about the cybertruck? Why or why not?

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