Reading activity for ESL and EFL classrooms
Students predict what a text is about from its headline, then read and verify their predictions.
"The Deal That Almost Didn't Happen" — students predict the story before reading
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Headline
The Six-Day Ship That Cost the World $9 Billion
Student’s prediction
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In March 2021, the container ship Ever Given ran aground in the Suez Canal, wedging itself sideways across the waterway. For six days, hundreds of vessels queued on either end while engineers worked to free it, delaying an estimated $9 billion in global trade each day.
Discussion question
Did the story match your prediction? What surprised you most?
The Six-Day Ship That Cost the World $9 Billion