Queen Camilla visited Kenya and danced with Maasai women. She also wore traditional Maasai clothes at the Brooke Donkey Sanctuary in Nairobi. Later, she fed milk to baby elephants at the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust Elephant Orphanage.

Queen Camilla’s trip to Kenya showed her interest in local culture and helping wildlife. Videos showed her enjoying the dance and spending time with the animals. This visit shows how important it is to protect Kenya’s special wildlife and culture.

Queen Camilla’s actions show her support for protecting nature and sharing cultures. By spending time with local people and helping places like the donkey sanctuary and elephant orphanage, she is making more people aware of these important jobs. Her visit reminds us that we need to protect nature and work together to do this.

Original news source: Dancing Queen! Camilla in Kenya animal sanctuary visit (BBC)

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Group or Classroom Activities

Warm-up Activities:

– News Summary
Instructions: In pairs, students will read the article and then summarize the main points in their own words. They can take turns sharing their summaries with the class.

– Opinion Poll
Instructions: In groups, students will discuss their opinions on the importance of protecting wildlife and culture. They will then choose a spokesperson to present their group’s opinion to the class.

– Vocabulary Pictionary
Instructions: In pairs, students will take turns selecting a word from the article and drawing a picture to represent it. Their partner must guess the word based on the drawing.

– Keyword Taboo
Instructions: In groups, students will take turns describing a keyword from the article without using the word itself. Their group members must guess the keyword based on the description.

– Pros and Cons
Instructions: In pairs, students will discuss the pros and cons of Queen Camilla’s visit to Kenya. They will take turns presenting their arguments to the class and engaging in a debate.

Comprehension Questions:

1. Who did Queen Camilla visit in Kenya?
2. What did Queen Camilla wear when she visited the Brooke Donkey Sanctuary?
3. What did Queen Camilla do with the Maasai women?
4. Where did Queen Camilla feed milk to baby elephants?
5. Why did Queen Camilla’s visit show her support for protecting nature?
6. What did Queen Camilla do to make more people aware of important jobs?
7. What did Queen Camilla’s visit remind us to do?
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Listen and Fill in the Gaps:

Queen Camilla (1)______ Kenya and danced with (2)______ women. She also wore traditional Maasai clothes at the Brooke Donkey Sanctuary in Nairobi. Later, she fed milk to baby elephants at the (3)______ Wildlife Trust Elephant Orphanage.

(4)______ Camilla’s trip to Kenya showed her (5)______ in local culture and helping wildlife. Videos showed her enjoying the dance and spending (6)______ with the animals. This visit (7)______s how important it is to protect Kenya’s (8)______ wildlife and culture.

Queen Camilla’s actions show her support for protecting nature and sharing cultures. By spending time with (9)______ people and helping places like the donkey sanctuary and elephant orphanage, she is (10)______ more (11)______ aware of these important jobs. Her visit reminds us that we need to protect nature and (12)______ together to do this.
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Discussion Questions:

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

1. What is a Maasai woman?
2. How would you feel if you got to dance with a queen?
3. Do you like wearing traditional clothes? Why or why not?
4. What is a donkey sanctuary?
5. How would you feel if you got to feed milk to baby elephants?
6. Do you think it is important to protect wildlife? Why or why not?
7. What does Queen Camilla’s visit show about her?
8. How do you think spending time with local people can help protect nature?
9. Why do you think Queen Camilla visited the donkey sanctuary and elephant orphanage?
10. What do you think is the importance of protecting nature?
11. How can we work together to protect nature?
12. Do you think it is important to learn about different cultures? Why or why not?

Individual Activities

Vocabulary Meanings:

Match each word to its meaning.

Words:
1. visited
2. danced
3. traditional
4. clothes
5. fed
6. milk
7. wildlife
8. culture

Meanings:
(a) Gave food to someone or something
(b) Something that is part of a long history or custom
(c) Went to a place to see or spend time there
(d) Things you wear on your body
(e) Moved your body to music
(f) Animals that live in nature, like elephants and lions
(g) The beliefs, customs, and way of life of a group of people
(h) A white liquid that comes from cows and is good for babies
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Multiple Choice Questions:

1. Where did Queen Camilla visit?
(a) France
(b) Spain
(c) Germany
(d) Kenya

2. What did Queen Camilla wear during her visit?
(a) Traditional Maasai clothes
(b) A crown
(c) A suit
(d) A dress

3. What did Queen Camilla do at the donkey sanctuary?
(a) Danced with Maasai women
(b) Wore traditional Maasai clothes
(c) Fed milk to baby elephants
(d) Fed milk to donkeys

4. What did Queen Camilla do at the elephant orphanage?
(a) Wore traditional Maasai clothes
(b) Danced with Maasai women
(c) Fed milk to baby elephants
(d) Fed milk to donkeys

5. Why did Queen Camilla visit Kenya?
(a) To go on a vacation
(b) To meet the president of Kenya
(c) To buy souvenirs
(d) To show her interest in local culture and helping wildlife

6. What did Queen Camilla’s visit remind us to do?
(a) Visit Kenya
(b) Dance with Maasai women
(c) Protect nature and work together
(d) Wear traditional Maasai clothes

7. How did Queen Camilla support protecting nature and sharing cultures?
(a) By spending time with local people and helping places like the donkey sanctuary and elephant orphanage
(b) By wearing traditional Maasai clothes
(c) By dancing with Maasai women
(d) By feeding milk to baby elephants

8. What did videos of Queen Camilla show?
(a) Her wearing traditional Maasai clothes
(b) Her enjoying the dance and spending time with the animals
(c) Her feeding milk to baby elephants
(d) Her visiting the donkey sanctuary

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True or False Questions:

1. Queen Camilla’s actions demonstrate her support for protecting nature and sharing cultures.
2. Queen Camilla fed milk to baby elephants at the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust Elephant Orphanage.
3. Queen Camilla visited Kenya and observed the Maasai women.
4. Queen Camilla’s visit reminds us of the need to work together and protect nature.
5. Videos showed Queen Camilla observing the dance and spending time with the animals.
6. Queen Camilla’s trip to Kenya showed her indifference to local culture and helping wildlife.
7. Queen Camilla wore traditional Maasai clothes during her visit to the Brooke Donkey Sanctuary in Nairobi.
8. Queen Camilla’s visit undermines the importance of protecting Kenya’s special wildlife and culture.
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Write a Summary:

Write a summary of this news article in two sentences.

Writing Questions:

Answer the following questions. Write as much as you can for each answer.

1. Who did Queen Camilla visit in Kenya?
2. What did Queen Camilla wear when she visited the Brooke Donkey Sanctuary?
3. What did Queen Camilla do at the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust Elephant Orphanage?
4. Why is Queen Camilla’s trip to Kenya important?
5. How is Queen Camilla showing her support for protecting nature and sharing cultures?

Answers

Comprehension Question Answers:

1. Who did Queen Camilla visit in Kenya?
Queen Camilla visited Maasai women in Kenya.

2. What did Queen Camilla wear when she visited the Brooke Donkey Sanctuary?
Queen Camilla wore traditional Maasai clothes when she visited the Brooke Donkey Sanctuary.

3. What did Queen Camilla do with the Maasai women?
Queen Camilla danced with the Maasai women.

4. Where did Queen Camilla feed milk to baby elephants?
Queen Camilla fed milk to baby elephants at the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust Elephant Orphanage.

5. Why did Queen Camilla’s visit show her support for protecting nature?
Queen Camilla’s visit showed her support for protecting nature because she visited wildlife sanctuaries and spent time with animals.

6. What did Queen Camilla do to make more people aware of important jobs?
Queen Camilla spent time with local people and helped places like the donkey sanctuary and elephant orphanage, which made more people aware of these important jobs.

7. What did Queen Camilla’s visit remind us to do?
Queen Camilla’s visit reminded us to protect nature and work together to do this.
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Listen and Fill in the Gaps Answers:

(1) visited
(2) Maasai
(3) Sheldrick
(4) Queen
(5) interest
(6) time
(7) show
(8) special
(9) local
(10) making
(11) people
(12) work
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Vocabulary Meanings Answers:

1. visited
Answer: (c) Went to a place to see or spend time there

2. danced
Answer: (e) Moved your body to music

3. traditional
Answer: (b) Something that is part of a long history or custom

4. clothes
Answer: (d) Things you wear on your body

5. fed
Answer: (a) Gave food to someone or something

6. milk
Answer: (h) A white liquid that comes from cows and is good for babies

7. wildlife
Answer: (f) Animals that live in nature, like elephants and lions

8. culture
Answer: (g) The beliefs, customs, and way of life of a group of people
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Multiple Choice Answers:

1. Where did Queen Camilla visit?
Answer: (d) Kenya

2. What did Queen Camilla wear during her visit?
Answer: (a) Traditional Maasai clothes

3. What did Queen Camilla do at the donkey sanctuary?
Answer: (b) Wore traditional Maasai clothes

4. What did Queen Camilla do at the elephant orphanage?
Answer: (c) Fed milk to baby elephants

5. Why did Queen Camilla visit Kenya?
Answer: (d) To show her interest in local culture and helping wildlife

6. What did Queen Camilla’s visit remind us to do?
Answer: (c) Protect nature and work together

7. How did Queen Camilla support protecting nature and sharing cultures?
Answer: (a) By spending time with local people and helping places like the donkey sanctuary and elephant orphanage

8. What did videos of Queen Camilla show?
Answer: (b) Her enjoying the dance and spending time with the animals
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True or False Answers:

1. Queen Camilla’s actions demonstrate her support for protecting nature and sharing cultures. (Answer: True)
2. Queen Camilla fed milk to baby elephants at the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust Elephant Orphanage. (Answer: True)
3. Queen Camilla visited Kenya and observed the Maasai women. (Answer: False)
4. Queen Camilla’s visit reminds us of the need to work together and protect nature. (Answer: True)
5. Videos showed Queen Camilla observing the dance and spending time with the animals. (Answer: False)
6. Queen Camilla’s trip to Kenya showed her indifference to local culture and helping wildlife. (Answer: False)
7. Queen Camilla wore traditional Maasai clothes during her visit to the Brooke Donkey Sanctuary in Nairobi. (Answer: True)
8. Queen Camilla’s visit undermines the importance of protecting Kenya’s special wildlife and culture. (Answer: False)
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