In Thailand, there was a big flood at the Elephant Nature Park. Four elephants had to walk through the water to get to a safe place. One of the elephants is blind, so it moved slower than the others. The flood happened because of a big storm and lots of rain, making the river rise quickly.
The people who work at the park made sure all 126 elephants were safe. Nine elephants were stuck at first, but they were moved to safety later. The video of the rescue shows how strong the elephants are and how hard the staff work to help them. The staff care a lot about the elephants and do everything they can to keep them safe.
This story shows how storms can hurt animals and the places they live. As the weather changes, we need to protect animals like elephants even more. Seeing the elephants get rescued reminds us how important it is to take care of nature. We need to make sure animals and their homes are safe for the future.
Original news source: Watch: Elephants escape floodwaters in Thailand (BBC)
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– Charades
Instructions: Write down the key words from the article on separate cards (e.g. Thailand, flood, elephants, rescue, staff). Have students take turns picking a card and acting out the word without speaking, while the others guess what it is.
– News Summary
Instructions: Divide the class into pairs. Each pair will have to summarize the article in their own words within a time limit. Then, they will switch partners and summarize it again. This will help practice listening comprehension and paraphrasing skills.
– Word Association
Instructions: Write the word "elephants" on the board. Ask students to shout out words that they associate with elephants. Write down all the words and discuss their connections to the main topic of the article. This will help expand vocabulary and encourage speaking.
– Keyword Taboo
Instructions: Write down key words from the article on separate cards. Without saying the word on the card, students have to describe it to their partner who needs to guess the word. This will help reinforce vocabulary and descriptive skills.
– Think-Pair-Share
Instructions: Ask students to think about one way they can help protect animals like elephants. Pair them up and have them discuss their ideas. Then, open up the discussion to the whole class to share and compare different suggestions. This will encourage critical thinking and speaking skills.
π€ Comprehension Questions:
There was a big flood at the Elephant Nature Park in Thailand.
They had to walk through the water to get to a safe place because of the flood.
There are 126 elephants that live at the park.
Nine elephants were stuck at first because of the rising water from the flood.
The video shows how strong the elephants are and how hard the staff work to help them.
It's important to protect animals like elephants because they are part of nature and need our help to stay safe.
This story reminds us to take care of nature and make sure animals and their homes are safe.
π§βοΈ Listen and Fill in the Gaps:
In Thailand, there was a big flood at the Nature . Four elephants had to through the water to get to a safe place. One of the elephants is blind, so it moved slower than the others. The flood happened because of a big storm and lots of rain, making the river rise quickly. The people who work at the park made sure all 126 were safe. Nine elephants were at first, but they were moved to safety later. The video of the shows how strong the elephants are and how hard the staff work to help them. The staff a lot about the elephants and do everything they can to keep them . This shows how storms can hurt animals and the places they live. As the weather changes, we to animals like elephants even more. Seeing the elephants get rescued reminds us how important it is to take care of nature. We need to make animals and their homes are safe for the future.
π¬ Discussion Questions:
1. What is an Elephant Nature Park?
2. How would you feel if you had to walk through a big flood like the elephants did?
3. Do you like elephants? Why or why not?
4. Do you think it's important to help animals during storms? Why?
5. What do you think the staff at the park felt when they saw the elephants in danger?
6. How would you help animals if there was a flood near your home?
7. Why do you think the blind elephant moved slower than the others?
8. What can we do to protect animals from bad weather?
9. Have you ever seen a video of animals being rescued? How did it make you feel?
10. Why is it important to take care of nature and animals?
11. Do you think elephants are strong animals? Why or why not?
12. How can we make sure animals and their homes are safe for the future?
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