A man who is a big church leader forgot his words while practicing a special talk for a king's big party. The king saw this and laughed, he was not mad. This was all on a video that will be on TV soon. The video is about the king and his wife and their big year. The church leader said it was a small mistake.
The king thought it was funny, like when his dog does something silly. The video will show us fun times with the king and his wife. We will see them laugh and make jokes. The video will show us that kings and queens are people too. It will be a special look at their big year.
Original news source: King Charles laughs as Archbishop of Canterbury forgets words in Coronation rehearsal (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. church leader, king's big party, video, etc.). 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.
– Word Association
Instructions: Write some key words from the article on the board (e.g. church leader, king, video, etc.). Have the students take turns saying a word that is associated with the one on the board. For example, if the word on the board is "king," the student might say "queen" or "crown."
– Vocabulary Pictionary
Instructions: Write some key words from the article on small pieces of paper and put them in a hat or bowl. Divide the class into two teams. One person from each team will come up and pick a word from the hat/bowl, then draw a picture on the board to represent that word. The rest of their team must try to guess what the word is.
– Synonym Challenge
Instructions: Write some key words from the article on the board (e.g. church leader, king, video, etc.). Have the students work in pairs or small groups. They must come up with as many synonyms as they can for each word on the board. The group with the most synonyms wins.
– Pros and Cons
Instructions: Divide the class into two groups. Give each group a topic related to the article (e.g. church leader forgetting his words, the king laughing, etc.). Each group must brainstorm and discuss the pros and cons of their assigned topic. Then, each group will present their findings to the class.
π€ Comprehension Questions:
The man forgot his words while practicing for a special talk.
The king laughed when the man forgot his words.
The video will be on TV soon.
The video will show us fun times with the king and his wife.
The king thought it was funny, like when his dog does something silly.
We will see them laugh and make jokes in the video.
The video will teach us that kings and queens are people too.
π§βοΈ Listen and Fill in the Gaps:
A man who is a big church leader forgot his words while practicing a special talk for a 's big . The king saw this and laughed, he was not mad. This was all on a that will be on TV soon. The video is about the king and his and their big year. The church leader said it was a small mistake. The king it was funny, like when his dog does something silly. The video will show us fun with the king and his wife. We will see them laugh and jokes. The video will show us that kings and queens are too. It will be a special look at their big year.
π¬ Discussion Questions:
1. What is a church leader?
2. How would you feel if you forgot your words while talking in front of a lot of people?
3. Do you think the king was mad when the church leader forgot his words? Why or why not?
4. What is a video?
5. Do you like watching funny videos? Why or why not?
6. How do you think the king felt when he saw the church leader forget his words?
7. What is a king?
8. Do you think kings and queens are like regular people? Why or why not?
9. What is a special look?
10. Have you ever made a small mistake? How did you feel?
11. Do you think it's important for people to laugh and make jokes? Why or why not?
12. How do you think the king and his wife will feel when they watch the video?
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