Mali came to the zoo when she was a baby elephant as a gift from another country. She was the only elephant there after her friend Shiva died many years ago. Some people said the zoo was not a good place for Mali and she needed better care. But the people who worked at the zoo said she had to stay because she didn't know how to live in the wild. In 2012, two famous singers tried to help Mali move to a nicer home, but she never left the zoo.
When Mali died, many people in the Philippines felt very sad because they remembered seeing her when they were kids. They shared their feelings on the internet and were sad that she was alone when she died. The leader of the city said she would ask for another elephant from the country that gave them Mali. She also said that Mali was important to many people who came to see her at the zoo.
Original news source: Philippines: World's 'saddest' elephant dies in Manila zoo (BBC)
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– News Summary
Instructions:
1. Divide the class into pairs or small groups.
2. Provide each group with a copy of the article.
3. Instruct the students to read the article and summarize the main points.
4. Encourage them to discuss and exchange ideas within their groups.
5. After a designated time, ask each group to share their summary with the class.
– Opinion Poll
Instructions:
1. Write the following question on the board: "Do you think keeping animals in zoos is a good or bad thing?"
2. Divide the class into pairs or small groups.
3. Instruct the students to discuss their opinions and reasons for their answers.
4. Encourage them to use the vocabulary and concepts from the article in their discussions.
5. After a designated time, ask each group to share their opinions with the class.
– Word Association
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1. Write the word "elephant" on the board.
2. Instruct the students to brainstorm and write down as many words as they can think of that are related to elephants.
3. After a designated time, ask the students to share their words with the class.
4. Encourage them to explain the connections between the words and elephants.
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1. Divide the class into pairs or small groups.
2. Provide each group with a set of vocabulary words from the article.
3. Instruct the students to take turns drawing pictures to represent the words, while their partners guess the words.
4. Encourage them to use the vocabulary words in sentences as they play the game.
5. After a designated time, ask each group to share their drawings and words with the class.
– Pros and Cons
Instructions:
1. Write the following question on the board: "What are the pros and cons of keeping animals in zoos?"
2. Divide the class into pairs or small groups.
3. Instruct the students to discuss and list the advantages and disadvantages of keeping animals in zoos.
4. Encourage them to support their ideas with examples and reasoning.
5. After a designated time, ask each group to share their lists with the class.
π€ Comprehension Questions:
Mali is a very old elephant who lived in a zoo in the Philippines.
Mali lived in the zoo for 40 years.
Some people were sad because Mali lived by herself in a small space for a long time.
Sir Paul McCartney, a famous singer, wanted Mali to live in a better place with other elephants.
Mali stayed at the zoo because the people who worked there said she didn't know how to live in the wild.
Some people thought the zoo was not a good place for Mali because they believed she needed better care.
The leader of the city said she would ask for another elephant from the country that gave them Mali.
π§βοΈ Listen and Fill in the Gaps:
A very old elephant named who lived in a zoo in the Philippines has died. She lived by herself in a small for a long time, which made some people who care about animals very sad. Many people are saying nice about Mali because she was famous at the zoo for 40 years. Even a famous singer, Sir Paul McCartney, wanted her to live in a better place with other elephants, but she stayed at the zoo. Mali to the zoo when she was a baby elephant as a from another country. She was the only elephant there after her friend Shiva died many years ago. Some people the zoo was not a good place for Mali and she needed care. But the people who worked at the zoo said she had to stay because she didn't know how to live in the wild. In 2012, two famous singers tried to help Mali move to a nicer , but she never left the zoo. When Mali , many people in the Philippines felt very sad because they remembered seeing her when they were . They shared their feelings on the and were sad that she was alone when she died. The leader of the city said she would ask for another elephant from the country that gave them Mali. She also said that Mali was to many people who came to see her at the zoo.
π¬ Discussion Questions:
1. What is a zoo?
2. How would you feel if you were an elephant living by yourself in a small space for a long time?
3. Do you like animals? Why or why not?
4. Do you think Mali should have lived in a better place with other elephants? Why or why not?
5. How do you think Mali felt being the only elephant at the zoo?
6. What is a gift?
7. How would you feel if you were given a baby elephant as a gift?
8. Do you think the zoo was a good place for Mali? Why or why not?
9. Why do you think Mali didn't leave the zoo when the famous singers tried to help her?
10. How do you think the people in the Philippines felt when Mali died?
11. Have you ever been to a zoo? How did you feel when you saw the animals?
12. Do you think it's important for animals to have companionship? Why or why not?
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