A woman from Ohio got in trouble for throwing her food at a worker in a restaurant. She was very angry and someone made a video of her. She was supposed to pay money and maybe go to jail. But the judge said she could work at a fast-food place instead of going to jail.
The judge told the woman that she did something very bad. He said she could work in a fast-food place to make her time in jail shorter. The video of her being angry was put on the internet and many people saw it. The woman said she was sorry in court and talked about why she was so mad.
The worker who got the food thrown at her was very scared and left her job. She was trying to help another worker when the angry woman yelled at her. People are giving money to help the worker who was scared. They have given a lot of money to help her feel better.
Original news source: Woman who assaulted Chipotle worker sentenced to fast food job for two months (BBC)
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π Vocabulary:
Group or Classroom Activities
Warm-up Activities:
– News Summary
Instructions:
1. Divide the class into pairs or small groups.
2. Give each group a copy of the article.
3. Instruct the groups to read the article and summarize the main points in their own words.
4. After a few minutes, have each group share their summary with the class.
– Vocabulary Pictionary
Instructions:
1. Write down a list of key vocabulary words from the article on the board.
2. Divide the class into two teams.
3. Call up one student from each team to the front of the class.
4. Show the selected student a vocabulary word from the list without saying the word.
5. The student must draw a picture to represent the word and their team must guess the word within a certain time limit.
6. If the team guesses correctly, they earn a point. If not, the other team has a chance to steal the point.
7. Continue rotating students and playing until all the words have been used or time runs out.
– Think-Pair-Share
Instructions:
1. Ask the students to think silently about their opinions on the judge's decision in the article.
2. Pair up the students and have them share their thoughts with their partner.
3. After a few minutes, bring the class back together and ask for volunteers to share their thoughts with the whole class.
– Pros and Cons
Instructions:
1. Write the topic "Working at a fast-food place instead of going to jail" on the board.
2. Divide the class into two groups: one group representing the pros and the other representing the cons.
3. Instruct each group to brainstorm reasons why this decision could be a good or bad thing.
4. Give the groups time to discuss and come up with their arguments.
5. Have each group present their arguments to the class, taking turns to share one point at a time.
6. Encourage the class to engage in a respectful debate and ask questions to the opposing group.
– Future Predictions
Instructions:
1. Ask the students to imagine what could happen next in this story.
2. Have them write down their predictions individually.
3. After a few minutes, divide the class into small groups and have them share their predictions with each other.
4. Finally, ask for volunteers to share their predictions with the whole class and discuss the different possibilities.
π€ Comprehension Questions:
The woman threw her food at a worker in a restaurant.
The judge wanted to make her time in jail shorter, so he said she could work at a fast-food place instead.
The video was put on the internet and many people saw it.
The woman said she was sorry and talked about why she was so mad.
The worker was very scared.
The worker left her job because she was scared.
People are giving money to help the scared worker feel better.
π§βοΈ Listen and Fill in the Gaps:
A woman from Ohio got in for her at a worker in a restaurant. She was very angry and someone made a video of her. She was supposed to pay money and maybe go to jail. But the judge said she could work at a fast-food place instead of going to . The told the woman that she did something very bad. He said she could work in a fast-food place to make her time in jail . The video of her being angry was put on the internet and many saw it. The woman she was sorry in court and talked about why she was so mad. The worker who got the food at her was very scared and her job. She was trying to help another when the angry yelled at her. People are giving money to help the worker who was scared. They have given a lot of money to help her feel better.
π¬ Discussion Questions:
1. What do you think about the woman throwing her food at the worker in the restaurant?
2. How would you feel if someone threw food at you when you were working?
3. Do you think it was fair for the judge to let the woman work at a fast-food place instead of going to jail? Why or why not?
4. Have you ever been so angry that you wanted to throw something? What happened?
5. What do you think about the people giving money to help the scared worker?
6. How do you think the scared worker felt after the incident?
7. Would you be scared to go back to work if something like this happened to you? Why or why not?
8. What do you think the angry woman could have done instead of throwing her food?
9. Do you like working in a fast-food place? Why or why not?
10. How do you think the angry woman felt after she saw the video of herself being angry?
11. What is an example of something that makes you really angry?
12. Do you think it's important to say sorry when you do something bad? Why or why not?
Individual Activities
ππ Vocabulary Meanings:
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π Write a Summary:
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