The person flying the plane had to drop a lot of fuel to make the plane lighter so they could go back safely. After they landed, the pilot told the people at the airport that they needed help because of the horse. The airplane flew again later that day and got to Belgium the next morning without any more problems. People are not sure why the horse was on the plane, but some think it might be a special running horse that people move in different sized boxes.
This is not the first time an animal got out of its space on a plane. In August, a bear got out of its box on a different airplane going from Dubai to Baghdad. The company that owns the airplane with the horse has not talked about what happened yet.
Original news source: Plane forced to return to airport after horse escapes crate (BBC)
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Group or Classroom Activities
Warm-up Activities:
– News Reporter Role-play
Instructions: Students will be divided into pairs. One student is a news reporter, the other is a witness at the airport. The reporter will ask questions about what happened with the horse on the plane, and the witness will answer based on the information from the article. Encourage the use of past tense and specific vocabulary related to the incident.
– Sketch It
Instructions: Provide students with a few key words from the article such as "airplane," "horse," "airport," and "fuel." Students must draw a scene that represents the situation without writing any words. Afterward, they share their drawings with the class and explain in English what their sketch represents, using the article as a reference.
– Vocabulary Pictionary
Instructions: Write down key vocabulary from the article on slips of paper (e.g., airplane, horse, mess, fuel, pilot, airport, Belgium). Students take turns drawing the words for their teams to guess. This activity will help reinforce new vocabulary and prompt students to recall words from the context of the article.
– Headline Creation
Instructions: Ask students to create a catchy newspaper headline for the article. Encourage them to think of something that grabs attention and summarizes the main event. Afterward, have them share their headlines with the class and discuss which ones are the most effective and why.
– Opinion Poll
Instructions: Conduct a class poll asking students their opinion on animals being transported on airplanes. Provide sentence starters for students to give their opinions, such as "I think that…" or "In my opinion…". Compile the results and discuss as a class whether they think it is safe or appropriate to transport animals this way.
π€ Comprehension Questions:
The airplane had to go back because a horse got out of its small house on the plane and made a big mess.
The airplane was flying to a place called Belgium.
The person flying the plane asked for an animal doctor to come when they landed.
The horse was still walking around inside the plane.
The pilot had to drop a lot of fuel to make the plane lighter.
The airplane got to Belgium the next morning.
In August, a bear got out of its box on a different airplane.
π§βοΈ Listen and Fill in the Gaps:
A big airplane had to go back to the airport because a horse got out of its small on the plane and made a big mess. The airplane was flying from New to a place Belgium when the horse got out while they were very high in the sky. The person flying the plane asked for an animal doctor to come when they landed back at the in New York. When the landed, the horse was still walking around inside, and no one knows how it got out. The person flying the plane had to drop a lot of fuel to make the plane so they could go back safely. After they landed, the pilot told the at the airport that they needed help because of the . The airplane flew again later that day and got to Belgium the next morning without any more problems. People are not sure why the horse was on the plane, but some it might be a special running horse that people in different sized boxes. This is not the first an animal got out of its space on a plane. In August, a got out of its box on a different airplane going from Dubai to Baghdad. The company that owns the airplane with the horse has not talked about what happened yet.
π¬ Discussion Questions:
1. What is a horse and have you ever seen one?
2. How would you feel if you were on a plane and a horse got out?
3. Do you like flying on airplanes? Why or why not?
4. Do you think animals should fly on airplanes with people?
5. Have you ever had a pet? What kind of animal was it?
6. What do you think a "special running horse" is?
7. Why do you think people might move animals in boxes?
8. What would you do if you saw a horse walking around inside a plane?
9. How do you think the horse felt being on the airplane?
10. Can you guess why the person flying the plane had to drop fuel?
11. Do you think it's safe to have big animals like horses and bears on planes?
12. If you could take any animal on a plane with you, which one would it be and why?
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