Chris and Seth walked through many places in Wales and made new music from the sounds they heard. They played music for people who don't usually get to hear live music and collected money for a charity. They walked even when the weather was very bad, but nice people let them stay in their houses at night.

The musicians started walking because they didn't want to hurt the earth by driving in cars a lot. After walking so much, they think they will use buses and trains more than walking for their next music shows. Their walking trip showed that traveling in a way that's good for the earth is important and can help people and the earth.

Original news source: Band walks 870 miles to complete Wales tour (BBC)

– News Reporter Role-play
Instructions: Students will be divided into pairs. One student will act as a news reporter, and the other will be either Chris Roberts or Seth Bye. The reporter will interview the musician about their journey, focusing on the reasons behind their walk, the challenges they faced, and their future plans regarding eco-friendly travel and performances. After the role-play, students will switch roles.
– Vocabulary Pictionary
Instructions: Write down key vocabulary from the article on cards (e.g., musicians, travel, charity, weather, walking). Students will take turns drawing the word on the card without speaking or writing any words or numbers, while their teammates try to guess the word. This will help reinforce new vocabulary through visual association.
– Think-Pair-Share
Instructions: Pose a question to the class: "Why is it important for people to consider eco-friendly ways of traveling?" Students will first think individually for a few minutes, then pair up with a partner to discuss their thoughts. After that, they will share their ideas with the class. This activity encourages students to use their English to express opinions and ideas related to the article's theme.
– Sketch It
Instructions: Students will be given a segment of the article (e.g., the musicians walking with their instruments, playing at different venues, staying with locals). Individually, they will draw a sketch to represent this part of the story. Afterwards, they will describe their drawing to a partner, using English to explain the part of the article their sketch represents.
– Opinion Spectrum
Instructions: Create a line in the classroom to represent a spectrum of opinions from "strongly agree" to "strongly disagree." Read out statements related to the article, such as "Musicians should travel more by foot to save the environment" or "Music is an effective way to raise awareness about environmental issues." Students will physically place themselves along the line according to their opinion and then discuss their reasons with the students next to them, practicing the use of persuasive language and justification.

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1. What is a musician?
2. Do you like to listen to live music? Why or why not?
3. How would you feel if musicians played music in your town?
4. What do you think about walking a long way to go somewhere?
5. Do you think it's important to take care of the earth? Why?
6. Have you ever done something nice for strangers? What was it?
7. Do you think traveling by bus or train is better for the earth than driving a car? Why?
8. Have you ever helped collect money for charity? What did you do?
9. What is a charity?
10. How would you feel if you had to walk in very bad weather?
11. Do you think musicians can change the world with their music? Why or why not?
12. Would you like to go on a long walk like Chris and Seth? Why or why not?

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