Many roads in the UK have big holes called potholes. There were more potholes in 2023 than in the last five years. Cars get broken because of these holes, and fixing them costs a lot of money. The weather is changing and making the problem worse.
People at a university are trying to find out where all the potholes are using special maps and car information. They want to understand the problem better. Other people are thinking about using robots to fix the holes. They are also trying to make roads that don't break easily and can fix themselves.
The roads in the UK are not in good shape, and there are more and more potholes. The government wants to spend a lot of money to make the roads better. But experts say we need to keep spending money to fix the roads all the time. We need to find new ways to make roads better and stop the weather from damaging them.
Original news source: Pothole reports hit a five-year high in 2023 (BBC)
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– News Summary
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1. Divide the class into pairs or small groups.
2. Give each group a copy of the article.
3. Instruct the students to read the article and take notes.
4. After they have finished reading, ask each group to summarize the article in their own words.
5. Have each group present their summary to the class.
– Word Association
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1. Write the following words on the board: potholes, cars, weather, roads, money.
2. Divide the class into pairs or small groups.
3. Instruct the students to take turns saying a word or phrase that they associate with one of the words on the board.
4. Encourage them to explain the connection between the word they chose and the original word.
5. Repeat the process with different words from the article.
– Headline Creation
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2. Instruct the students to create a catchy headline for the article.
3. Encourage them to use their creativity and come up with interesting and attention-grabbing titles.
4. Have each group share their headline with the class and explain their choice.
– Vocabulary Pictionary
Instructions:
1. Write the following words on the board: potholes, fixing, roads, weather, university, robots.
2. Divide the class into pairs or small groups.
3. Instruct the students to take turns drawing a picture that represents one of the words on the board, without using any letters or numbers.
4. The other student(s) in the group must guess the word based on the drawing.
5. Repeat the process with different words from the article.
– Think-Pair-Share
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1. Ask the students to think about the following question: "What are some solutions to the problem of potholes?"
2. Divide the class into pairs or small groups.
3. Instruct the students to discuss their ideas with their partner/group and come up with at least three possible solutions.
4. After they have had time to discuss, have each pair/group share their ideas with the class.
π€ Comprehension Questions:
The big holes in the roads are called potholes.
Yes, there were more potholes in 2023 than in the last five years.
Cars get broken because when they drive over potholes, it can damage the tires, wheels, and suspension of the car.
People at a university are trying to find out where all the potholes are using special maps and car information.
Some ideas for fixing the potholes are using robots to fix them and making roads that don't break easily and can fix themselves.
No, the roads in the UK are not in good shape.
Experts say we need to keep spending money to fix the roads all the time and find new ways to make roads better and stop the weather from damaging them.
π§βοΈ Listen and Fill in the Gaps:
Many roads in the UK have big holes called potholes. There more potholes in 2023 than in the five . Cars get broken because of these holes, and fixing them costs a lot of money. The weather is changing and making the problem worse. People at a university are to out where all the potholes are using special maps and car information. They want to understand the problem better. people are thinking about using to fix the holes. They are also trying to make roads that don't break easily and can fix themselves. The roads in the UK are not in shape, and there are and more potholes. The government wants to spend a lot of to make the better. But experts say we need to keep spending money to fix the roads all the . We need to find new ways to make roads better and stop the weather from damaging them.
π¬ Discussion Questions:
1. What is a pothole?
2. How would you feel if your car got broken because of a pothole?
3. Do you like driving on roads with potholes? Why or why not?
4. Do you think it's a good idea to use special maps and car information to find potholes? Why or why not?
5. How do you think robots could help fix potholes?
6. What do you think about the idea of roads that can fix themselves?
7. Do you think the roads in your country are in good shape? Why or why not?
8. How do you think the weather is making the pothole problem worse?
9. Do you think it's a good idea for the government to spend a lot of money to make the roads better? Why or why not?
10. What new ways do you think could be used to make roads better?
11. How do you think we could stop the weather from damaging the roads?
12. Do you think it's important to keep fixing the roads all the time? Why or why not?
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