A woman in Thailand got in trouble after people saw a video of her with a baby lion in a fancy car. The lion was with a man from Sri Lanka who is not in Thailand anymore. People can have lions in Thailand, but they need to tell the government about them. Many people are upset and worried about the baby lion and other special animals.
The video on the internet shows the baby lion with a chain around its neck in a very expensive car. The woman, whose name is Sawangjit, is friends with the man from Sri Lanka. They drove the lion around a city called Pattaya, and many people stopped to look. Now, some people say Thailand should make stronger rules about keeping special animals.
The police took the woman because Thailand is trying to stop people from selling wild animals that are in danger. Thailand is a place where people often bring animals like lions, tigers, and elephants to sell them. The story of the baby lion shows that the country needs to work harder to protect these animals. People who care about animals want tougher punishments for those who sell them illegally and want more people to learn how to take care of special animals the right way.
Original news source: Thailand: Lion filmed riding in open-top Bentley (BBC)
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– News Summary
Instructions: Divide the class into pairs. Give each pair a copy of the article. Instruct them to read the article together and then summarize the main points in 2-3 sentences. After they have finished, have a few pairs share their summaries with the class.
– Word Association
Instructions: Write the word "lion" on the board. Tell the class to brainstorm as many words as they can that are related to lions. Give them a time limit of 2 minutes. After the time is up, ask each student to share one word they came up with. Write their words on the board. Encourage students to explain why they chose each word.
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Instructions: Choose 5-7 keywords from the article and write the number of letters for each word on the board, using underscores. Play a game of hangman with the class, where they guess letters to try and figure out the keywords. Give hints if necessary. After each keyword is guessed, discuss its meaning and relevance to the article.
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Instructions: Divide the class into small groups. Give each group a blank piece of paper. Instruct them to create a catchy newspaper headline related to the article. Encourage them to be creative and think of attention-grabbing titles. After they have finished, have each group share their headline with the class and explain why they chose it.
– Vocabulary Pictionary
Instructions: Write 5-7 vocabulary words from the article on separate index cards. Divide the class into two teams. One student from each team comes to the front of the class. Show them a vocabulary word and give them 30 seconds to draw a picture representing that word. The team members must guess the word based on the drawing. After each round, switch the students at the front and continue until all the words have been used. The team with the most correct guesses wins.
π€ Comprehension Questions:
People saw the woman with a baby lion in a fancy car in the video.
The woman got in trouble because she did not tell the government about having the lion.
No, people cannot have lions in Thailand without telling the government.
The baby lion had a chain around its neck in the video.
The woman and the man from Sri Lanka drove the lion around a city called Pattaya.
The police took the woman because Thailand is trying to stop people from selling wild animals illegally.
Some people want Thailand to make stronger rules and punishments for those who sell special animals illegally and to educate more people about how to take care of them properly.
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A woman in got in trouble after saw a video of her with a baby lion in a fancy car. The lion was with a man from Sri Lanka who is not in Thailand anymore. People can have lions in Thailand, but they need to the government about them. Many people are upset and worried about the lion and other special animals. The video on the shows the baby lion with a chain around its neck in a very expensive car. The woman, whose name is Sawangjit, is friends with the man from Sri . They drove the lion around a city called Pattaya, and many people stopped to . Now, some people say Thailand should make stronger rules about keeping special animals. The police took the woman because Thailand is to stop people from selling wild animals that are in danger. Thailand is a where people often bring animals like lions, tigers, and elephants to sell them. The story of the baby lion shows that the country needs to harder to protect these animals. People who care about animals tougher punishments for those who sell them illegally and want more people to how to take care of special animals the right way.
π¬ Discussion Questions:
1. What is a baby lion?
2. How would you feel if you saw a baby lion in a fancy car?
3. Do you like animals like lions, tigers, and elephants? Why or why not?
4. Do you think people should be allowed to have special animals like lions as pets? Why or why not?
5. What do you think about the woman and the man driving the baby lion around the city?
6. How do you think the baby lion felt with a chain around its neck?
7. Do you think Thailand should make stronger rules about keeping special animals? Why or why not?
8. Why do you think the police took the woman?
9. What do you think about people who sell wild animals illegally?
10. Do you think there should be tougher punishments for those who sell wild animals illegally? Why or why not?
11. How do you think we can protect special animals like lions, tigers, and elephants?
12. Would you like to learn how to take care of special animals? Why or why not?
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