The people who decide about money in Turkey said they will not make it this expensive to borrow money for a long time. They want to make sure that things don't keep costing more and more. Turkey used to have lots of money and things were good, but now they have some problems. Last year, they made a mistake and it made things worse. Now they are trying something new to fix it, but we don't know if it will work yet.
Original news source: Turkey's central bank raises interest rates to 40% (BBC)
π Vocabulary:
Group or Classroom Activities
Warm-up Activities:
– News Summary
Instructions:
1. Read the article to the class or provide a simplified version.
2. Divide the class into pairs or small groups.
3. Instruct each group to summarize the main points of the article in their own words.
4. Give each group a few minutes to discuss and write their summary.
5. Ask each group to share their summary with the class.
– Word Association
Instructions:
1. Choose a keyword from the article, such as "Turkey" or "money".
2. Write the keyword on the board.
3. Ask the class to brainstorm words that they associate with the keyword.
4. Encourage the students to share their ideas and write them on the board.
5. Discuss the connections between the words and the keyword, and how they relate to the article.
– Vocabulary Pictionary
Instructions:
1. Select 5-10 key vocabulary words from the article, such as "borrow", "expensive", or "cost".
2. Write each word on a separate piece of paper or index card.
3. Divide the class into teams and give each team a set of vocabulary words.
4. Instruct each team to take turns choosing a word and drawing a picture to represent it.
5. The other teams must guess the word based on the drawing.
6. Award points to the teams that guess correctly.
– Keyword Hangman
Instructions:
1. Choose a keyword from the article, such as "Turkey" or "borrow".
2. Write the keyword on the board, leaving blanks for each letter.
3. Explain the rules of Hangman to the class.
4. Ask the students to guess letters one at a time.
5. Fill in the blanks with the correct letters as they are guessed.
6. If a student guesses a wrong letter, start drawing the hangman.
7. The game ends when the students guess the keyword or when the hangman is completed.
– Think-Pair-Share
Instructions:
1. Ask the class a question related to the article, such as "Why do you think borrowing money is becoming more expensive in Turkey?"
2. Give the students a few minutes to think about their answer individually.
3. Instruct the students to pair up with a partner and share their thoughts.
4. After a few minutes, ask some pairs to share their ideas with the class.
5. Facilitate a class discussion based on the different answers and perspectives.
π€ Comprehension Questions:
Turkey made it more expensive for people to borrow money because things were costing too much money and they wanted to stop that.
The leader of Turkey is the boss of the country.
Last year, Turkey made a mistake that made things worse for them.
The people in charge of money in Turkey are making borrowing money more expensive because they want to make sure things don't keep costing more and more.
No, the leader of Turkey didn't want to make borrowing money more expensive before.
The problem in Turkey is that things are costing too much money and it's a big problem for the people.
No, we don't know if the new plan to fix the problem will work yet.
π§βοΈ Listen and Fill in the Gaps:
A place called Turkey has a problem with things costing too much money. To help, they decided to make it more expensive for to borrow money. They a big change and now people have to pay 40% more when they borrow. This is because the cost of things keeps going up really fast. The leader of Turkey, who is like the boss, didn't want to do this before, but now he thinks it's a . The people who decide about money in Turkey they will not make it this expensive to borrow money for a long time. They want to make sure that things don't keep more and more. Turkey used to have lots of money and things were good, but now they have some problems. Last year, they made a mistake and it made things worse. Now they are something new to fix it, but we don't if it will work yet.
π¬ Discussion Questions:
1. What is borrowing money?
2. How do you feel when things cost too much money?
3. Do you like it when things keep getting more expensive?
4. Do you think it's a good idea to make it more expensive to borrow money?
5. How would you feel if you had to pay 40% more when you borrow money?
6. Why do you think the leader of Turkey thinks it's a good idea to make borrowing money more expensive?
7. Do you think it's fair to make borrowing money more expensive for a long time?
8. What do you think will happen if things keep costing more and more?
9. Why do you think Turkey had lots of money before but now they have some problems?
10. Have you ever made a mistake that made things worse?
11. How do you feel when you try something new to fix a problem?
12. Why or why not do you think the new plan in Turkey will work?
Individual Activities
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