Magnus Carlsen is a famous chess player. He left a big chess event in New York because of a dress code problem. The event said he couldn't wear jeans. They fined him $200 and said he couldn't play unless he changed.

Carlsen said he was in a hurry and forgot about the jeans. He changed his shirt and shoes but missed the jeans rule. He didn't fight the decision and wanted to move on. He joked about going somewhere with better weather.

Carlsen has had other issues in chess before. People are still interested in what he does. He even posted a funny picture of his outfit online. The chess bosses said they have to follow the rules for everyone.

Original news source: World chess number one Magnus Carlsen quits tournament after refusing to change jeans (Sky News)

– CHARADES
Instructions: Students take turns acting out key vocabulary words from the article (e.g., chess, dress code, jeans) without speaking, while the rest of the class guesses the word. This helps reinforce vocabulary through movement and context.
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– VOCABULARY PICTIONARY
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1. What is your favorite game to play?
2. How would you feel if you had to wear special clothes to an event?
3. Do you think rules about clothes are important? Why or why not?
4. Have you ever forgotten to wear something important? What happened?
5. Do you like to follow rules? Why or why not?
6. What is a dress code? Can you give an example?
7. How would you feel if someone made fun of your clothes?
8. Do you think it’s okay to change clothes during an event? Why?
9. What is your opinion about fines for not following rules?
10. Have you ever missed an important rule? What did you learn?
11. Do you think it’s funny when people joke about their mistakes? Why?
12. What would you do if you were in a hurry and forgot something important?

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