Kim tells us that pumpkins were very important for her bakery to make money. She had some hard times and made mistakes. But she learned a lot. Her story is part of something called CEO Secrets, where bosses give tips to help people who want to start their own business.
Kim's story shows that you have to keep trying, even when things are tough. She wants to help people who are trying to make their own business work. Kim says you have to be strong and ready to change your plans to be successful. Her story is meant to give hope and help to others.
Original news source: CEO Secrets: βPumpkins saved my business but almost squashed meβ (BBC)
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Group or Classroom Activities
Warm-up Activities:
– Vocabulary Pictionary
Instructions: Divide students into two teams. Write down key vocabulary from the article (e.g., bakery, dessert, crumble, pumpkin, mistakes, success, CEO, business, tough, hope) on separate pieces of paper. One student from each team will draw the word without speaking or writing letters or numbers, while their team guesses the word. Set a timer for one minute per word. The team with the most correct guesses wins.
– Opinion Spectrum
Instructions: Write statements related to the article on the board (e.g., "Starting a business is easy," "Pumpkins are the best ingredient for desserts," "Learning from mistakes is important in business"). Ask students to stand in a line according to how much they agree or disagree with each statement, with one end of the room being 'strongly agree' and the other 'strongly disagree.' Then, select students to explain their position to the class, encouraging them to use vocabulary and concepts from the article.
– News Reporter Role-play
Instructions: Pair up students and assign them roles: one as a news reporter and the other as Kim Innes. The reporter will interview Kim about her bakery and the role of pumpkins in her success as well as the challenges she faced. Encourage the 'Kim Innes' students to use information from the article to answer questions. Afterward, they can switch roles. This will help students practice speaking, listening, and using new vocabulary in context.
– Headline Creation
Instructions: Ask students to imagine they are editors for a newspaper and need to create an engaging headline for the article. Discuss what makes a good headline (e.g., concise, informative, attention-grabbing). Students write their own headlines and then share them with the class. This activity promotes creativity and understanding of main ideas.
– Think-Pair-Share
Instructions: Pose a question related to the article, such as "What qualities do you think are important for a business owner?" Students first think individually, then pair up to discuss their thoughts, and finally share their conclusions with the class. This activity encourages critical thinking, speaking practice, and the sharing of ideas in a supportive environment.
π€ Comprehension Questions:
Kim Innes sells a dessert called crumble in her bakery.
The article does not say exactly how many crumbles Kim has sold, just that she has sold lots of them.
In her video, Kim talks about her work and how pumpkins helped her bakery but also caused some problems.
Pumpkins helped Kim's bakery make money.
CEO Secrets is about bosses giving tips to help people who want to start their own business.
Kim's story teaches us that you have to keep trying, even when things are tough.
Kim says you need to be strong and ready to change your plans to have a successful business.
π§βοΈ Listen and Fill in the Gaps:
A lady named Kim Innes made a bakery that sells a dessert called crumble. She has sold of them. She talks about her in a video. Kim says that helped her bakery do really well, but they also caused some problems. Kim tells us that pumpkins were very important for her to make money. She had some times and made . But she learned a lot. Her story is part of something called CEO Secrets, where bosses give tips to help people who want to start their own . Kim's story that you have to keep trying, even when things are . She wants to people who are trying to make their own business work. Kim says you have to be strong and ready to your plans to be successful. Her story is meant to hope and help to others.
π¬ Discussion Questions:
1. What is a bakery?
2. Do you like to eat dessert? Why or why not?
3. Have you ever tried a crumble? If yes, did you like it?
4. What is your favorite dessert and why?
5. How would you feel if you had to make a lot of desserts every day?
6. Can you think of a time when you had a problem but learned something from it?
7. Do you think it is important to keep trying when something is hard? Why?
8. What does it mean to be strong in a difficult situation?
9. Have you ever changed your plans? How did it make you feel?
10. Do you think it's a good idea to start your own business? Why or why not?
11. What kind of business would you like to start if you could?
12. Who do you ask for help when you need to learn something new?
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