The Reading / Listening - Esports - Level 3

The Esports World Cup ended on Sunday. The eight-week-long competition was held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Thirty teams from across the globe competed in 22 games. The winner of the tournament was Team Falcons. They won $7 million for finishing top of the table. The total prize money on offer at the World Cup was $60 million. On Tuesday, Team Falcons faced off against Team Neymar Jr, led by the Brazilian soccer star. They played Counter-Strike 2, Rocket League, and TEKKEN 8. Neymar's side beat Team Falcons 2-1. Team Falcons won two of the major games and were runners-up in two. They came top in Call of Duty: Warzone and in Free Fire.

Esports have been increasing in popularity over the past decade. They are competitive video games that require great skill, quick reactions and extreme focus and concentration. Gamers take part in a variety of games. These include MOBAs (multiplayer online battle arena) like League of Legends, and first-person shooter games like Fortnite. As with other sports, Esports have their stars. These include Lee Sang-Hyeok, Luka Perkovic, and Kim Tae-sang. They are not quite household names yet. However, in the future, they will be seen as trailblazers. They may become global superstars next year. This is when the very first Olympic Esports Games take place.

Try the same news story at these easier levels:

    Esports - Level 0,  Esports - Level 1   or  Esports - Level 2

Sources
  • https://www.esportsworldcup.com/en
  • https://www.arabnews.jp/en/features/article_128938/
  • https://liquipedia.net/esports/Esports_World_Cup/2024


Make sure you try all of the online activities for this reading and listening - There are dictations, multiple choice activities, drag and drop activities, sentence jumbles, which word activities, text reconstructions, spelling, gap fills and a whole lot more. Please enjoy :-)

Warm-ups

1. ESPORTS: Students walk around the class and talk to other students about Esports. Change partners often and share your findings.
2. CHAT: In pairs / groups, talk about these topics or words from the article. What will the article say about them? What can you say about these words and your life?
       Esports / competition / Saudi Arabia / winner / top of the table / soccer / star / games
       popularity / the past decade / skill / reactions / concentration / household names
Have a chat about the topics you liked. Change topics and partners frequently.
3. PHYSICAL GAMES: Students A strongly believe playing physical games is better than playing video games; Students B strongly believe the opposite. Change partners again and talk about your conversations.
4. GAMES: What are the good and bad things about these games? Complete this table with your partner(s). Change partners often and share what you wrote.

 

Good Things

Bad Things

Fortnite

 

 

Call of Duty

 

 

Minecraft

 

 

GTA

 

 

Pokemon

 

 

Tetris

 

 
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5. CONSOLE: Spend one minute writing down all of the different words you associate with the word "console". Share your words with your partner(s) and talk about them. Together, put the words into different categories.
6. VIDEO GAMES: Rank these with your partner. Put the best at the top. Change partners often and share your rankings.

  • Fortnite
  • Call of Duty
  • Minecraft
  • Pokemon
  • Grand Theft Auto
  • Cyberpunk
  • Tetris
  • The Legend of Zelda

 

Vocabulary

    Paragraph 1

      1. competition a. Played or competed against another person or team.
      2. held b. When people or teams play against each other to see who is the best.
      3. competed c. When something like an event or meeting happens at a certain time or place.
      4. prize money d. People or teams who come in second place in a competition.
      5. faced off against e. A game or event where people try to win against each other.
      6. beat f. Cash that is given to the winner of a game or contest.
      7. runners-up g. To win against someone in a game or competition.

    Paragraph 2

      8. popularity h. A period of ten years.
      9. decade i. A lot of different types of things or choices.
      10. reaction j. A person who does something new or different first, and others follow them.
      11. concentration k. What someone does, says, or feels because of something that happened.
      12. variety l. A person, company, or thing that everyone knows.
      13. household name m. The ability to focus and think carefully about one thing.
      14. trailblazer n. How well liked someone or something is.

 

Before reading / listening

1. TRUE / FALSE: Read the headline. Guess if 1-8 below are true (T) or false (F).

  1. The Esports World Cup was a month long.     T / F
  2. Different teams played a total of 30 games.     T / F
  3. The winning team got $60 million in prize money.     T / F
  4. The winning team came second in two games.     T / F
  5. Esports have gained in popularity over the past 20 years.     T / F
  6. League of Legends is a multiplayer online battle arena game.     T / F
  7. Fortnite is a first-person shooter game.     T / F
  8. The very first Olympic Esports Games will take place next year.     T / F

2. SYNONYM MATCH: Match the following synonyms from the article.

  1. ended
  2. competition
  3. globe
  4. faced off against
  5. top
  6. increasing
  7. require
  8. extreme
  9. concentration
  10. take place
  1. very great
  2. highest
  3. growing
  4. world
  5. close attention
  6. finished
  7. happen
  8. need
  9. contest
  10. played

3. PHRASE MATCH: (Sometimes more than one choice is possible.)

  1. The eight-week-
  2. held in
  3. finishing top
  4. runners-
  5. They came
  6. Esports have been increasing
  7. video games that require
  8. extreme focus
  9. They are not quite household
  10. in the future, they will be
  1. great skill
  2. top in Call of Duty
  3. seen as trailblazers
  4. long competition
  5. in popularity
  6. names yet
  7. Riyadh
  8. up
  9. and concentration
  10. of the table

Gap fill

Put these words into the spaces in the paragraph below.
finishing
against
major
long
top
prize
globe
side

The Esports World Cup ended on Sunday. The eight-week- (1) ___________________________________ competition was held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Thirty teams from across the (2) ___________________________________ competed in 22 games. The winner of the tournament was Team Falcons. They won $7 million for (3) ___________________________________ top of the table. The total (4) ___________________________________money on offer at the World Cup was $60 million. On Tuesday, Team Falcons faced off (5) ___________________________________ Team Neymar Jr, led by the Brazilian soccer star. They played Counter-Strike 2, Rocket League, and TEKKEN 8. Neymar's (6) ___________________________________ beat Team Falcons 2-1. Team Falcons won two of the (7) ___________________________________ games and were runners-up in two. They came (8) ___________________________________in Call of Duty: Warzone and in Free Fire.

Put these words into the spaces in the paragraph below.
variety
stars
popularity
place
arena
global
skill
names

Esports have been increasing in (9) ___________________________________ over the past decade. They are competitive video games that require great (10) ___________________________________, quick reactions and extreme focus and concentration. Gamers take part in a (11) ___________________________________ of games. These include MOBAs (multiplayer online battle (12) ___________________________________) like League of Legends, and first-person shooter games like Fortnite. As with other sports, Esports have their (13) ___________________________________. These include Lee Sang-Hyeok, Luka Perkovic, and Kim Tae-sang. They are not quite household (14) ___________________________________ yet. However, in the future, they will be seen as trailblazers. They may become (15) ___________________________________ superstars next year. This is when the very first Olympic Esports Games take (16) ___________________________________.

Listening — Guess the answers. Listen to check.

1) The Esports World Cup ended on Sunday. The eight-______
     a.  week-length competition
     b.  week-along competition
     c.  week-longs competition
     d.  week-long competition
2)  Thirty teams from across the globe competed ______
     a.  in 22 games
     b.  in 22 gamers
     c.  in 22 gaming
     d.  in 22 gains
3)  They won $7 million for finishing top ______
     a.  of a table
     b.  of the table
     c.  of there table
     d.  of their table
4)  Neymar's side ______
     a.  beet Team Falcons
     b.  bet Team Falcons
     c.  beat Team Falcons
     d.  bat Team Falcons
5)  Team Falcons won two of the major games and were ______
     a.  runners-up in two
     b.  runner sup in two
     c.  runners-upping two
     d.  runners-up into

6)  Esports have been increasing in popularity over ______
     a.  the passed decade
     b.  the paste decade
     c.  the parsed decade
     d.  the past decade
7)  Gamers take part in a ______
     a.  variety at games
     b.  variety off games
     c.  variety for games
     d.  variety of games
8)  They are not quite ______
     a.  household name yet
     b.  household memes yet
     c.  household names yet
     d.  household manes yet
9)  However, in the future, they will be ______
     a.  seen as trailblazers
     b.  seen was trailblazers
     c.  seen has trailblazers
     d.  seen is trailblazers
10)  This is when the very first Olympic Esports ______
     a.  Games make place
     b.  Games take place
     c.  Games have place
     d.  Games give place

Listening — Listen and fill in the gaps

The Esports World Cup ended on Sunday. The (1) _______________________________________________ competition was held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Thirty teams from (2) _______________________________________________ competed in 22 games. The winner of the tournament was Team Falcons. They won $7 million for finishing top of the table. The (3) _______________________________________________ on offer at the World Cup was $60 million. On Tuesday, Team Falcons faced off against Team Neymar Jr, (4) _______________________________________________ Brazilian soccer star. They played Counter-Strike 2, Rocket League, and TEKKEN 8. Neymar's side beat Team Falcons 2-1. Team Falcons (5) _______________________________________________ the major games and were (6) _______________________________________________ two. They came top in Call of Duty: Warzone and in Free Fire.

Esports have been increasing in popularity over (7) _______________________________________________. They are competitive video games that require great skill, quick reactions and extreme (8) _______________________________________________. Gamers take part in a variety of games. These include MOBAs (multiplayer online battle arena) like League of Legends, and (9) _______________________________________________ games like Fortnite. As with other sports, Esports have their stars. These include Lee Sang-Hyeok, Luka Perkovic, and Kim Tae-sang. They are not quite (10) _______________________________________________. However, in the future, they will be seen as trailblazers. They (11) _______________________________________________ superstars next year. This is when the very first Olympic Esports (12) _______________________________________________.

Comprehension questions

  1. How long was the Esports World Cup?
  2. How many different games did the teams play?
  3. How much was the total prize money at the World Cup?
  4. Who led a team that beat Team Falcons?
  5. In how many games did Team Falcons finish second?
  6. For how long have Esports been increasing in popularity?
  7. What MOBA game was mentioned in the article?
  8. What first-person shooter game was mentioned in the article?
  9. When might the Esports World Cup stars become superstars?
  10. When will the first Olympic Esports Games take place?

Multiple choice quiz

1) How long was the Esports World Cup?
a) a month and a half
b) a month
c) 8 weeks
d) three weeks
2) How many different games did the teams play?
a) 22
b) 23
c) 24
d) 25
3) How much was the total prize money at the World Cup?
a) $60 million
b) $50 million
c) $40 million
d) $20 million
4) Who led a team that beat Team Falcons?
a) Messi
b) Neymar
c) Ronaldo
d) Mbappe
5) In how many games did Team Falcons finish second?
a) five
b) four
c) three
d) two

6) For how long have Esports been increasing in popularity?
a) 20 years
b) a decade
c) a decade and a half
d) three decades
7) What MOBA game was mentioned in the article?
a) League of Legends
b) Smite
c) Arena of Valor
d) Dota 2
8) What first-person shooter game was mentioned in the article?
a) Battlefield 4
b) BioShock Infinite
c) Fortnite
d) Doom
9) When might the Esports World Cup stars become superstars?
a) 2030
b) in three years' time
c) the year after next
d) next year
10) When will the first Olympic Esports Games take place?
a) next year
b) 2030
c) the year after next
d) in three years' time

Role play

Role  A – Fortnite
You think Fortnite is the best game. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them what is wrong with their game. Also, tell the others which is the least enjoyable of these (and why): Call of Duty, Minecraft or Pokemon.

Role  B – Call of Duty
You think Call of Duty is the best game. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them what is wrong with their game. Also, tell the others which is the least enjoyable of these (and why): Fortnite, Minecraft or Pokemon.

Role  C – Minecraft
You think Minecraft is the best game. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them what is wrong with their game. Also, tell the others which is the least enjoyable of these (and why): Call of Duty, Fortnite or Pokemon.

Role  D – Pokemon
You think Pokemon is the best game. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them what is wrong with their game. Also, tell the others which is the least enjoyable of these (and why): Call of Duty, Minecraft or Fortnite.

After reading / listening

1. WORD SEARCH: Look in your dictionary / computer to find collocates, other meanings, information, synonyms … for the words...

'sport'

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    • and 'game'.

  • ________________
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    • • Share your findings with your partners.

    • Make questions using the words you found.

    • Ask your partner / group your questions.

    2. ARTICLE QUESTIONS: Look back at the article and write down some questions you would like to ask the class about the text.

    •Share your questions with other classmates / groups. •Ask your partner / group your questions.

    3. GAP FILL: In pairs / groups, compare your answers to this exercise. Check your answers. Talk about the words from the activity. Were they new, interesting, worth learning…?

    4. VOCABULARY: Circle any words you do not understand. In groups, pool unknown words and use dictionaries to find their meanings.

    5. TEST EACH OTHER: Look at the words below. With your partner, try to recall how they were used in the text:

    • ended
    • 22
    • table
    • offer
    • led
    • major
    • past
    • extreme
    • part
    • other
    • yet
    • may

    Student survey

    Write five GOOD questions about this topic in the table. Do this in pairs. Each student must write the questions on his / her own paper. When you have finished, interview other students. Write down their answers.

    (Please look at page 12 of the PDF to see a photocopiable example of this activity.)

    Discussion - Esports

    STUDENT A’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)

    1. What did you think when you read the headline?
    2. What images are in your mind when you hear the word 'Esports'?
    3. What do you think of Esports?
    4. Are you into gaming?
    5. Which is better, playing soccer on a console or on a soccer pitch?
    6. Would you like to see the Esports World Cup?
    7. What are the best video games?
    8. Are multiplayer games or first-person-shooter games best?
    9. How good are you at playing video and computer games?
    10. Do people spend too long playing games?

    STUDENT B’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student A)

    1. Did you like reading this article? Why/not?
    2. What do you think of when you hear the word 'competition'?
    3. What do you think about what you read?
    4. Are Esports really sports?
    5. What do you think of gaming?
    6. What do you think of watching expert gamers?
    7. What do you think of Call of Duty and Fortnite?
    8. What are your reactions like?
    9. Should Esports be part of the Olympic Games?
    10. What questions would you like to ask the expert gamers?

    Discussion — Write your own questions

    STUDENT A’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)

    (a) ________________

    (b) ________________

    (c) ________________

    (d) ________________

    (e) ________________

    STUDENT B’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student A)

    (f) ________________

    (g) ________________

    (h) ________________

    (i) ________________

    (j) ________________

    Language — Cloze (Gap-fill)

    The Esports World Cup ended (1) ____ Sunday. The eight-week-long competition was held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Thirty teams from across the (2) ____ competed in 22 games. The (3) ____ of the tournament was Team Falcons. They won $7 million for finishing top of the table. The total prize money on (4) ____ at the World Cup was $60 million. On Tuesday, Team Falcons faced off against Team Neymar Jr, led (5) ____ the Brazilian soccer star. They played Counter-Strike 2, Rocket League, and TEKKEN 8. Neymar's side beat Team Falcons 2-1. Team Falcons won two of the major games and were runners-(6) ____ in two. They came top in Call of Duty: Warzone and in Free Fire.

    Esports have been increasing in (7) ____ over the past decade. They are competitive video games that require great skill, quick reactions and extreme focus and concentration. Gamers take part in a (8) ____ of games. These include MOBAs (multiplayer online battle arena) like League of Legends, and first-person shooter games like Fortnite. (9) ____ with other sports, Esports have their stars. These include Lee Sang-Hyeok, Luka Perkovic, and Kim Tae-sang. They are not (10) ____ household names yet. However, (11) ____ the future they will be seen as trailblazers. They may become global superstars next year. This is when the very first Olympic Esports Games (12) ____ place.

    Which of these words go in the above text?

    1. (a)     at     (b)     on     (c)     in     (d)     by    
    2. (a)     global     (b)     globe     (c)     globally     (d)     globalize    
    3. (a)     winer     (b)     won     (c)     winnings     (d)     winner    
    4. (a)     office     (b)     offer     (c)     offal     (d)     offing    
    5. (a)     in     (b)     of     (c)     at     (d)     by    
    6. (a)     down     (b)     in     (c)     up     (d)     out    
    7. (a)     popularity     (b)     popular     (c)     popularly     (d)     poplar    
    8. (a)     varied     (b)     vary     (c)     variety     (d)     various    
    9. (a)     That's     (b)     Has     (c)     Was     (d)     As    
    10. (a)     quite     (b)     quit     (c)     quiet     (d)     quilt    
    11. (a)     in     (b)     at     (c)     of     (d)     by    
    12. (a)     take     (b)     do     (c)     have     (d)     give

    Spelling

    Paragraph 1

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    Paragraph 2

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    Put the text back together

    (...)  Esports have been increasing in popularity over the past decade. They are competitive video games that require great
    (...)  future, they will be seen as trailblazers. They may become global superstars
    (...)  of games. These include MOBAs (multiplayer online battle arena) like League of Legends, and first-person
    (...)  skill, quick reactions and extreme focus and concentration. Gamers take part in a variety
    (...)  tournament was Team Falcons. They won $7 million for finishing top of the table. The total prize
    (...)  next year. This is when the very first Olympic Esports Games take place.
    (...)  and Kim Tae-sang. They are not quite household names yet. However, in the
    (..1..) The Esports World Cup ended on Sunday. The eight-week-long competition was held
    (...)  against Team Neymar Jr, led by the Brazilian soccer star. They played Counter-Strike 2, Rocket League,
    (...)  and TEKKEN 8. Neymar's side beat Team Falcons 2-1. Team Falcons won two of the major games and were runners-
    (...)  in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Thirty teams from across the globe competed in 22 games. The winner of the
    (...)  up in two. They came top in Call of Duty: Warzone and in Free Fire.
    (...)  shooter games like Fortnite. As with other sports, Esports have their stars. These include Lee Sang-Hyeok, Luka Perkovic,
    (...)  money on offer at the World Cup was $60 million. On Tuesday, Team Falcons faced off

    Put the words in the right order

    1. Riyadh   .   competition   held   The   in   was   eight-week-long
    2. globe   from   Thirty   competed   .   the   across   teams
    3. $7   won   top   .   They   million   for   finishing
    4. the   Cup   .   on   at   World   money   Prize   offer
    5. two   games   .   of   Falcons   the   major   won
    6. over   past   popularity   in   Increasing   the   decade   .
    7. video   require   great   that   They're   competitive   skill   .   games
    8. games   .   Gamers   part   variety   take   of   a   in
    9. other   have   Esports   their   As   stars   .   sports,   with
    10. they'll   seen   future   be   trailblazers   .   In   the   as

    Circle the correct word (20 pairs)

    The Esports World Cup ended / ending on Sunday. The eight-week-long competition was holds / held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Thirty teams from across the globe competed in / on 22 games. The winner of the tournament was Team Falcons. They won $7 million for finishing above / top of the table. The total prize money on / in offer at the World Cup was $60 million. On Tuesday, Team Falcons headed / faced off against Team Neymar Jr, led by the Brazilian soccer stardom / star. They played Counter-Strike 2, Rocket League, and TEKKEN 8. Neymar's side beat / won Team Falcons 2-1. Team Falcons won two of the mayor / major games and were runners-up in two. They went / came top in Call of Duty: Warzone and in Free Fire.

    Esports has / have been increasing in popularity over / under the past decade. They are competitive video games that require grate / great skill, quick reactions and extreme / extremely focus and concentration. Gamers take part in a variety / various of games. These include MOBAs (multiplayer online battle arena) like League of Legends, and first-person shooter games like Fortnite. As / Was with other sports, Esports have their suns / stars. These include Lee Sang-Hyeok, Luka Perkovic, and Kim Tae-sang. They are not quite household / housework names yet. However, in the future, they will be looked / seen as trailblazers. They may become global superstars next year. This is when the very first Olympic Esports Games take / give place.

    Talk about the connection between each pair of words in italics, and why the correct word is correct. Look up the definition of new words.

    Insert the vowels (a, e, i, o, u)

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    Punctuate the text and add capitals

    the esports world cup ended on sunday the eightweeklong competition was held in riyadh saudi arabia thirty teams from across the globe competed in 22 games the winner of the tournament was team falcons they won 7 million for finishing top of the table the total prize money on offer at the world cup was 60 million on tuesday team falcons faced off against team neymar jr led by the brazilian soccer star they played counterstrike 2 rocket league and tekken 8 neymars side beat team falcons 21 team falcons won two of the major games and were runnersup in two they came top in call of duty warzone and in free fire

    esports have been increasing in popularity over the past decade they are competitive video games that require great skill quick reactions and extreme focus and concentration gamers take part in a variety of games these include mobas multiplayer online battle arena like league of legends and firstperson shooter games like fortnite as with other sports esports have their stars these include lee sanghyeok luka perkovic and kim taesang they are not quite household names yet however in the future, they will be seen as trailblazers they may become global superstars next year this is when the very first olympic esports games take place

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    TheEsportsWorldCupendedonSunday.Theeight-week-longcompetit
    ionwasheldinRiyadh,SaudiArabia.Thirtyteamsfromacrosstheglobec
    ompetedin22games.ThewinnerofthetournamentwasTeamFalcons.T
    heywon$7millionforfinishingtopofthetable.Thetotalprizemoneyonof
    ferattheWorldCupwas$60million.OnTuesday,TeamFalconsfacedoff
    againstTeamNeymarJr,ledbytheBraziliansoccerstar.TheyplayedCou
    nter-Strike2,RocketLeague,andTEKKEN8.Neymar'ssidebeatTeamF
    alcons2-1.TeamFalconswontwoofthemajorgamesandwererunners-
    upintwo.TheycametopinCallofDuty:WarzoneandinFreeFire.Esports
    havebeenincreasinginpopularityoverthepastdecade.Theyarecompe
    titivevideogamesthatrequiregreatskill,quickreactionsandextremefo
    cusandconcentration.Gamerstakepartinavarietyofgames.Theseincl
    udeMOBAs(multiplayeronlinebattlearena)likeLeagueofLegends,and
    first-personshootergameslikeFortnite.Aswithothersports,Esportsha
    vetheirstars.TheseincludeLeeSang-Hyeok,LukaPerkovic,andKim
    Tae-sang.Theyarenotquitehouseholdnamesyet.However,inthefut
    ure,theywillbeseenastrailblazers.Theymaybecomeglobalsuperstars
    nextyear.ThisiswhentheveryfirstOlympicEsportsGamestakeplace.

    Free writing

    Write about Esports World Cup for 10 minutes. Comment on your partner’s paper.

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    Academic writing

    Esports are as fun and exciting as regular sports. Discuss.

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    Homework

    1. VOCABULARY EXTENSION: Choose several of the words from the text. Use a dictionary or Google’s search field (or another search engine) to build up more associations / collocations of each word.
    2. INTERNET: Search the Internet and find out more about this news story. Share what you discover with your partner(s) in the next lesson.
    3. ESPORTS: Make a poster about Esports. Show your work to your classmates in the next lesson. Did you all have similar things?
    4. ESPORTS OLYMPICS: Write a magazine article about creating the Esports Olympics. Include imaginary interviews with people who are for and against this.
    Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Write down any new words and expressions you hear from your partner(s).
    5. WHAT HAPPENED NEXT? Write a newspaper article about the next stage in this news story. Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Give each other feedback on your articles.
    6. LETTER: Write a letter to an expert on Esports. Ask him/her three questions about them. Give him/her three of your opinions on Esports. Read your letter to your partner(s) in your next lesson. Your partner(s) will answer your questions.

    A Few Additional Activities for Students

    Ask your students what they have read, seen or heard about this news in their own language. Students are likely to / may have have encountered this news in their L1 and therefore bring a background knowledge to the classroom.

    Get students to role play different characters from this news story.

    Ask students to keep track of this news and revisit it to discuss in your next class.

    Ask students to male predictions of how this news might develop in the next few days or weeks, and then revisit and discuss in a future class.

    Ask students to write a follow-up story to this news.

    Students role play a journalist and someone who witnessed or was a part of this news. Perhaps they could make a video of the interview.

    Ask students to keep a news journal in English and add this story to their thoughts.

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