People are worried about how safe the airport is. They wonder how the lady got so close to the plane. The police are looking into it. They want to make sure this doesn't happen again. We don't know what will happen to the lady yet. Airports need to make sure they are safe.
Original news source: Woman arrested in Canberra after running up to plane on tarmac (BBC)
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Group or Classroom Activities
Warm-up Activities:
– Charades
Instructions: Write down key words from the article on separate pieces of paper. Have students take turns picking a word and acting it out without speaking. The other students can guess what word they are acting out.
– Opinion Poll
Instructions: Divide the class into small groups and have them discuss their opinions on airport safety. Then, have each group choose a spokesperson to share their group's opinion with the class. Facilitate a class discussion comparing and contrasting the different opinions.
– Vocabulary Pictionary
Instructions: Give each student a piece of paper and have them draw a picture representing a word from the article. Once everyone is done, have students take turns showing their pictures and the rest of the class can guess the word they drew.
– Headline Creation
Instructions: Have students work in pairs or small groups to come up with a catchy headline for the article. Encourage them to use the vocabulary and main ideas from the article. Each group can share their headline with the class and discuss why they chose it.
– Two Truths and a Lie
Instructions: Have each student come up with two true statements and one false statement related to the article. In small groups, students take turns sharing their statements and the rest of the group has to guess which statement is the lie. This encourages students to review and recall information from the article.
π€ Comprehension Questions:
Because she did something wrong.
She was running towards the plane and waving at the pilot.
Because they want to make sure it is safe and nothing bad happens.
They are investigating and looking into it.
They want to make sure that someone doesn't get close to a plane like the lady did.
No, we don't know yet.
Because they want to make sure that everyone is safe and nothing bad happens.
π§βοΈ Listen and Fill in the Gaps:
A lady got in trouble for running to a plane at an airport in . She was for her flight and was seen waving at the . caught this on video. Now, she can't leave jail and has to go to court on Friday. People are worried about how safe the airport is. They wonder how the lady got so to the plane. The police are looking into it. They to sure this doesn't happen again. We don't know what will happen to the lady yet. Airports to make sure they are safe.
π¬ Discussion Questions:
1. What do you think the lady was doing at the airport?
2. How do you think the lady felt when she saw the plane leaving without her?
3. Do you like going to the airport? Why or why not?
4. What do you think the police will do to make sure this doesn't happen again?
5. How would you feel if you were in the lady's situation?
6. Do you think it's important for airports to be safe? Why or why not?
7. Have you ever been late for something important? How did you feel?
8. What do you think will happen to the lady when she goes to court?
9. How do you think the people who caught the lady on video felt?
10. What do you think the lady should have done if she was late for her flight?
11. Do you think it's okay to run to catch a plane? Why or why not?
12. How would you feel if you were in the pilot's position and saw someone running towards your plane?
Individual Activities
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