In Antrim Township, Pennsylvania, someone stole 100,000 eggs from a trailer. This happened on a Saturday night. The police think the theft might be because egg prices are going up. The prices are high because of bird flu affecting chickens.

A police officer named Megan Frazer said this case is very unusual. She has been a police officer for twelve years and has never seen a theft like this. The police are looking for witnesses and checking security cameras. The stolen eggs are worth about $40,000, making it a big crime.

The company that lost the eggs is called Pete & Gerry’s Organics. They are helping the police to find out who did it. They want to solve the problem quickly because egg prices might go up more. With Easter coming, people are worried about paying more for eggs.

Original news source: The heist of 100,000 eggs in Pennsylvania becomes a whodunit that police have yet to crack (AP News)

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Warm-up Activities:

– CHARADES
Instructions: Divide the class into two teams. One student from a team will act out a word or phrase related to the article (e.g., “egg,” “theft,” “police”). The team has one minute to guess what it is. Rotate teams after each round.

– OPINION POLL
Instructions: Ask students if they think stealing eggs is a serious crime. Students will walk around the classroom and ask their classmates for their opinions. They will then report back to the class with the results.

– MIND MAP
Instructions: On a whiteboard, write “Egg Theft” in the center. Students will work in pairs to brainstorm and add related words or phrases (e.g., “crime,” “police,” “Easter,” “expensive eggs”) around the central idea.

– HEADLINE CREATION
Instructions: In groups, students will create a catchy headline for the article about the stolen eggs. They will then share their headlines with the class and discuss why they chose those words.

– PASS THE STORY
Instructions: Start a story about the egg theft, and each student adds one sentence to it. Encourage students to use vocabulary from the article. This activity will help improve their creative thinking and speaking skills.

🤔 Comprehension Questions:

1. How many eggs were stolen from the trailer in Antrim Township?
2. On what day did the theft happen?
3. Who is the police officer mentioned in the article?
4. Why does the police officer think this theft is unusual?
5. What is the name of the company that lost the eggs?
6. Why are people worried about egg prices going up?
7. What are the police doing to find out who stole the eggs?
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🎧✍️ Listen and Fill in the Gaps:

In Antrim (1)______, Pennsylvania, someone stole 100,000 eggs from a trailer. This happened on a (2)______ night. The (3)______ think the theft might be because egg prices are going up. The prices are high because of bird flu affecting chickens.

A police officer named Megan Frazer said this case is very (4)______. She has been a police officer for twelve (5)______ and has never (6)______ a theft like this. The police are (7)______ for witnesses and (8)______ security cameras. The stolen eggs are worth about $40,000, making it a big crime.

The company that lost the eggs is called (9)______ & Gerry’s Organics. They are helping the police to find out who did it. They (10)______ to solve the (11)______ quickly because egg prices might go up more. With Easter coming, people are worried about (12)______ more for eggs.
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💬 Discussion Questions:

Students can ask a partner these questions, or discuss them as a group.

1. What is your favorite type of egg dish?

2. How would you feel if someone stole your food?

3. Do you like to eat eggs? Why or why not?

4. What do you think about stealing? Is it ever okay?

5. Have you ever seen something unusual happen? What was it?

6. How would you feel if egg prices go up more?

7. Do you think it is important to help the police? Why?

8. What is a good way to keep our food safe?

9. How do you celebrate Easter? Do you use eggs?

10. Do you think people should be punished for stealing? Why or why not?

11. What would you do if you saw someone stealing?

12. Why do you think prices for food can go up?

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📖💭 Vocabulary Meanings:

Match each word to its meaning.

Words:
1. trailer
2. theft
3. flu
4. unusual
5. witnesses
6. security
7. worth
8. crime
9. organics
10. solve
11. prices
12. Easter

Meanings:
(A) How much money you need to pay for something
(B) Not common or normal
(C) How much money something can be sold for
(D) Protection from danger or harm
(E) Food grown without chemicals
(F) A sickness that spreads easily and makes you feel bad
(G) A large container on wheels used for transporting goods
(H) Taking something that doesn’t belong to you
(I) People who see something happen and can tell others about it
(J) A holiday in spring when people celebrate with eggs and bunnies
(K) To find the answer to a problem
(L) Doing something against the law
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🔡 Multiple Choice Questions:

1. Where did the theft of 100,000 eggs happen?
(a) New York City
(b) Los Angeles
(c) Chicago
(d) Antrim Township, Pennsylvania

2. How many eggs were stolen from the trailer?
(a) 50,000
(b) 100,000
(c) 25,000
(d) 10,000

3. What do the police think is the reason for the egg theft?
(a) People want to eat more eggs
(b) There are too many chickens
(c) Eggs are going out of style
(d) Egg prices are going up

4. How long has Officer Megan Frazer been a police officer?
(a) Five years
(b) Ten years
(c) Twelve years
(d) Twenty years

5. How much are the stolen eggs worth?
(a) $10,000
(b) $5,000
(c) $40,000
(d) $1,000

6. What is the name of the company that lost the eggs?
(a) Pete & Gerry’s Organics
(b) Eggcellent Farms
(c) Happy Chickens Inc.
(d) Organic Egg Co.

7. Why does the company want to solve the problem quickly?
(a) They want to sell more eggs
(b) Egg prices might go up more
(c) They need to buy new chickens
(d) They want to make a new recipe

8. What holiday is coming that makes people worry about egg prices?
(a) Easter
(b) Christmas
(c) Halloween
(d) Thanksgiving

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🕵️ True or False Questions:

1. People are worried about paying more for eggs with Easter coming soon.
2. The stolen eggs are worth about $40,000.
3. Someone misplaced 100,000 eggs in Antrim Township, Pennsylvania.
4. Bird flu is making chicken prices go up.
5. Officer Megan Frazer said this misplacement is very unusual.
6. The police do not think the misplacement is related to rising egg prices.
7. The company that lost the eggs is called Pete & Gerry’s Organics.
8. The misplacement happened on a Saturday night.
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1. Where did someone steal 100,000 eggs?
2. Why do the police think the theft happened?
3. How much are the stolen eggs worth?
4. Who is helping the police find the thief?
5. Why are people worried about egg prices?

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🤔✅ Comprehension Question Answers:

1. How many eggs were stolen from the trailer in Antrim Township?
100,000 eggs were stolen.

2. On what day did the theft happen?
The theft happened on a Saturday night.

3. Who is the police officer mentioned in the article?
The police officer mentioned is Megan Frazer.

4. Why does the police officer think this theft is unusual?
She thinks it is unusual because she has never seen a theft like this in twelve years of being a police officer.

5. What is the name of the company that lost the eggs?
The company that lost the eggs is called Pete & Gerry’s Organics.

6. Why are people worried about egg prices going up?
People are worried because egg prices might go up more, especially with Easter coming.

7. What are the police doing to find out who stole the eggs?
The police are looking for witnesses and checking security cameras.
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🎧✍️✅ Listen and Fill in the Gaps Answers:

(1) Township
(2) Saturday
(3) police
(4) unusual
(5) years
(6) seen
(7) looking
(8) checking
(9) Pete
(10) want
(11) problem
(12) paying
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📖💭✅ Vocabulary Meanings Answers:

1. trailer
Answer: (G) A large container on wheels used for transporting goods

2. theft
Answer: (H) Taking something that doesn’t belong to you

3. flu
Answer: (F) A sickness that spreads easily and makes you feel bad

4. unusual
Answer: (B) Not common or normal

5. witnesses
Answer: (I) People who see something happen and can tell others about it

6. security
Answer: (D) Protection from danger or harm

7. worth
Answer: (C) How much money something can be sold for

8. crime
Answer: (L) Doing something against the law

9. organics
Answer: (E) Food grown without chemicals

10. solve
Answer: (K) To find the answer to a problem

11. prices
Answer: (A) How much money you need to pay for something

12. Easter
Answer: (J) A holiday in spring when people celebrate with eggs and bunnies
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🔡✅ Multiple Choice Answers:

1. Where did the theft of 100,000 eggs happen?
Answer: (d) Antrim Township, Pennsylvania

2. How many eggs were stolen from the trailer?
Answer: (b) 100,000

3. What do the police think is the reason for the egg theft?
Answer: (d) Egg prices are going up

4. How long has Officer Megan Frazer been a police officer?
Answer: (c) Twelve years

5. How much are the stolen eggs worth?
Answer: (c) $40,000

6. What is the name of the company that lost the eggs?
Answer: (a) Pete & Gerry’s Organics

7. Why does the company want to solve the problem quickly?
Answer: (b) Egg prices might go up more

8. What holiday is coming that makes people worry about egg prices?
Answer: (a) Easter
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🕵️✅ True or False Answers:

1. People are worried about paying more for eggs with Easter coming soon. (Answer: True)
2. The stolen eggs are worth about $40,000. (Answer: True)
3. Someone misplaced 100,000 eggs in Antrim Township, Pennsylvania. (Answer: False)
4. Bird flu is making chicken prices go up. (Answer: True)
5. Officer Megan Frazer said this misplacement is very unusual. (Answer: False)
6. The police do not think the misplacement is related to rising egg prices. (Answer: False)
7. The company that lost the eggs is called Pete & Gerry’s Organics. (Answer: True)
8. The misplacement happened on a Saturday night. (Answer: False)
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