People all over the world saw a video of Aniol kayaking. He went really fast down a river with lots of ice before he got to the big waterfall. When he went down the waterfall, it was scary but exciting. Many people think he was very brave to do this.

Aniol said it felt like he was kayaking on a different planet. The video shows how beautiful and strong nature can be. It also shows that people can do amazing things. Aniol's adventure shows that people like to try new and hard things.

Original news source: Kayaker's 20m drop down ice waterfall in Svalbard, Norway (BBC)

– News Summary
Instructions:
1. Read the article aloud to the students.
2. Divide the students into pairs.
3. In their pairs, students take turns summarizing the article in their own words.
4. Encourage them to focus on the main points and key details.
5. After each summary, have a brief class discussion to compare and discuss the different summaries.
– Opinion Poll
Instructions:
1. Write the following question on the board: "Do you think Aniol Serrasolses was brave to go down the ice waterfall in a kayak? Why or why not?"
2. Have the students discuss their opinions in small groups.
3. Give each group a few minutes to come up with reasons to support their opinion.
4. After the discussion, conduct a class poll by having each student vote either "Yes" or "No" and briefly explain their reasoning.
5. Facilitate a class discussion by asking students to share their opinions and reasons.
– Vocabulary Pictionary
Instructions:
1. Select 5-10 key vocabulary words from the article (e.g. kayak, waterfall, brave, nature, adventure).
2. Write the words on separate pieces of paper and put them in a hat.
3. Divide the students into small groups.
4. One student from each group picks a word from the hat without showing it to their groupmates.
5. The student has one minute to draw a picture representing the word while the other group members try to guess what it is.
6. The group that correctly guesses the word earns a point.
7. Repeat the process with different words and rotate the drawing responsibilities within each group.
– Think-Pair-Share
Instructions:
1. Ask the students to think about a time when they did something brave or challenging.
2. In pairs, have the students share their stories with each other.
3. After the pair discussion, ask a few students to share their partner's story with the whole class.
4. Facilitate a brief class discussion by asking questions such as: "What do you think motivated them to do something brave? How did they feel afterwards?"
– Future Predictions
Instructions:
1. Ask the students to imagine what Aniol Serrasolses might do next.
2. Have them brainstorm and discuss their ideas in small groups.
3. Each group should come up with at least three predictions.
4. After the group discussion, ask a few students to share their predictions with the whole class.
5. Facilitate a class discussion by asking questions such as: "Which prediction do you think is the most likely to happen? Why?"

A man named Aniol ? did something amazing. He went down a very big ice waterfall in a kayak. This waterfall was in a ? place ? Svalbard, Norway. It was 65 feet tall, and he was the ? to go down it in a kayak. People all over the world saw a video of Aniol ?. He went really fast down a river with ? of ice before he got to the big waterfall. When he went down the waterfall, it was scary but exciting. ? people ? he was very ? to do this. Aniol said it felt like he was kayaking on a different planet. The video ? how ? and strong nature can be. It also shows that people can do amazing things. Aniol's adventure shows that people like to try new and ? things.

1. What did Aniol Serrasolses do that was amazing?
2. How tall was the ice waterfall Aniol went down?
3. Where was the ice waterfall located?
4. How did Aniol feel when he went down the waterfall?
5. What did people all over the world see of Aniol kayaking?
6. How did Aniol feel when he was kayaking on the river with lots of ice?
7. Do you think it was brave of Aniol to go down the big ice waterfall? Why or why not?
8. How did Aniol describe the feeling of kayaking on the waterfall?
9. What did the video show about nature?
10. What did Aniol's adventure show about people?
11. Do you like trying new and hard things? Why or why not?
12. How would you feel if you went down a big ice waterfall in a kayak?

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