A prince from Brunei named Abdul Mateen got married to a woman who is not from a royal family. Their big wedding party lasted for 10 days. The woman he married, Anisha Rosnah, has a company about fashion and travel. Many important people came to their wedding, and the prince and his new wife said hello to people from a fancy car.
Prince Abdul Mateen is famous on the internet because he looks good and he is the son of the leader of Brunei. He is not the first in line to be the leader, but many people know who he is. He likes to show pictures of himself at royal events, playing sports, and being in the military. Their wedding started on January 7 and had a special part on Sunday just for men, including the prince and his dad.
People are very interested in the prince's wedding because he is well-liked and many people think he is handsome. Some fans are happy for him, but others are sad because he is not single anymore. During the wedding, the prince and his wife went through the city so everyone could see them. Now that the prince is married, more people will be watching what he does.
Original news source: Brunei's 'hot prince' formally marries in 10-day celebration (BBC)
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– News Summary
Instructions: Have the students read the article individually or in pairs. Then, ask them to summarize the main points of the article in their own words. Encourage them to use complete sentences and include key details.
– Opinion Poll
Instructions: Divide the class into small groups. Give each group a set of questions related to the article, such as "Do you think it's important for royalty to marry someone from a royal family?" or "Do you think it's fair that people are interested in the prince's wedding because he is handsome?" Ask the groups to discuss the questions and then share their opinions with the class.
– Vocabulary Pictionary
Instructions: Write a list of key words from the article on the board, such as "prince", "wedding", "royal", "fancy", etc. Divide the class into pairs. One student from each pair will choose a word from the list and draw a picture to represent that word. Their partner must guess the word based on the drawing. Encourage students to use English to describe the drawing and guess the word.
– Pros and Cons
Instructions: Divide the class into small groups. Assign each group a topic related to the article, such as "marrying someone from a royal family" or "being famous on the internet". Ask the groups to discuss the pros and cons of the assigned topic and then present their findings to the class. Encourage them to use English to express their opinions and support their arguments.
– Future Predictions
Instructions: Ask the students to imagine what the prince's life will be like in the future now that he is married. Will he continue to be popular on the internet? Will he have children? Will he become the leader of Brunei one day? Have the students write down their predictions and share them with a partner. Then, ask some students to share their predictions with the class. Encourage them to use English to explain their reasoning.
π€ Comprehension Questions:
Prince Abdul Mateen got married to a woman named Anisha Rosnah.
The woman he married is not from a royal family and she has a company about fashion and travel.
Many important people came to their wedding because Prince Abdul Mateen is the son of the leader of Brunei and he is well-liked.
Prince Abdul Mateen is famous on the internet because he looks good and he likes to share pictures of himself at royal events, playing sports, and being in the military.
Their wedding started on January 7.
People are interested in the prince's wedding because he is well-liked and many people think he is handsome.
Now that the prince is married, more people will be watching what he does.
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A prince from Brunei Abdul Mateen got to a woman who is not from a royal family. Their big party lasted for 10 days. The woman he married, Anisha Rosnah, has a company about fashion and travel. Many important people came to their wedding, and the prince and his new said hello to people from a fancy car. Prince Mateen is famous on the because he looks good and he is the son of the leader of Brunei. He is not the first in line to be the leader, but many people know who he is. He likes to show pictures of himself at royal events, sports, and being in the military. Their wedding started on January 7 and had a special part on Sunday just for men, the and his dad. People are very interested in the prince's wedding because he is well-liked and many people think he is handsome. Some fans are happy for him, but are sad because he is not single any. During the wedding, the prince and his wife went through the city so everyone could see them. Now that the prince is married, more people will be what he does.
π¬ Discussion Questions:
1. What is a wedding party?
2. How would you feel if you had a wedding that lasted for 10 days?
3. Do you like weddings? Why or why not?
4. What is a royal family?
5. How do you think the prince feels now that he is married?
6. What do you think it means to be famous on the internet?
7. Do you think it is important to show pictures of yourself at events? Why or why not?
8. How would you feel if you saw the prince and his wife driving in a fancy car?
9. Why do you think people are interested in the prince's wedding?
10. How do you think the prince's life will change now that he is married?
11. Do you think it is important for people to watch what the prince does? Why or why not?
12. How would you feel if you were famous like the prince?
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