A lady named Mitsuko Tottori is going to be the boss of Japan Airlines. She is the first lady boss there. She started working on airplanes a long time ago. Mitsuko wants other girls to be bosses too. There was a sad airplane accident, and now Mitsuko is the boss.
Mitsuko knows a lot about keeping people safe on airplanes. She says this is the most important thing for her job. It's hard for girls to be bosses, but Mitsuko hopes they will try. More girls are becoming bosses of big airplane companies. But in Japan, not many girls are bosses yet.
Original news source: Japan Airlines appoints ex-flight attendant as first female president (BBC)
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Warm-up Activities:
– Charades
Instructions: Divide the class into two teams. Write down key vocabulary words from the article on small pieces of paper and put them in a hat or bowl. One student from each team will take turns picking a word and acting it out without speaking. Their team members must guess the word within a certain time limit. The team with the most correct guesses wins.
– Word Association
Instructions: Write the word "boss" on the board. Have students take turns saying a word that they associate with the word "boss." Encourage them to explain why they chose that word. For example, if a student says "power," they might explain that bosses have power and authority. Continue the activity with other words from the article, such as "airplane" or "safety."
– Vocabulary Pictionary
Instructions: Divide the class into pairs. Give each pair a word from the article, such as "accident" or "job." One student will draw a picture representing that word, while the other student tries to guess the word. They can only communicate through gestures and drawings. After a certain amount of time, switch roles and give a new word to each pair.
– Speed Summarizing
Instructions: Write several key sentences from the article on separate pieces of paper. Divide the class into pairs. Give each pair one sentence. Set a timer for a few minutes and have students take turns summarizing the sentence to their partner as quickly as possible. The partner must then try to repeat the summary back. After the time is up, switch partners and repeat with a new sentence.
– Two Truths and a Lie
Instructions: Have each student come up with two true statements and one false statement about themselves related to the article or the vocabulary. For example, a student might say "I have flown on an airplane before" (true), "I want to be a boss someday" (true), and "I have met Mitsuko Tottori" (false). Each student takes turns sharing their statements, and the rest of the class must guess which statement is the lie.
π€ Comprehension Questions:
Mitsuko Tottori is going to be the boss of Japan Airlines.
Yes, Mitsuko Tottori is the first lady boss of Japan Airlines.
Mitsuko started working on airplanes a long time ago.
Mitsuko wants other girls to be bosses too.
Mitsuko became the boss of Japan Airlines because of a sad airplane accident.
Mitsuko thinks keeping people safe on airplanes is the most important thing for her job.
No, there are not many girls who are bosses in Japan yet.
π§βοΈ Listen and Fill in the Gaps:
A lady Tottori is going to be the boss of Japan Airlines. She is the first lady boss there. She started working on airplanes a long time ago. Mitsuko wants other to be bosses too. There was a sad airplane , and now Mitsuko is the boss. Mitsuko knows a lot about keeping on airplanes. She says this is the most important thing for her job. It's hard for girls to be bosses, but Mitsuko hopes they will try. girls are bosses of big airplane companies. But in Japan, not many girls are bosses yet.
π¬ Discussion Questions:
1. What is a boss?
2. How do you think Mitsuko feels about being the first lady boss at Japan Airlines?
3. Do you think it's important for girls to be bosses? Why or why not?
4. Have you ever been on an airplane? How did you feel?
5. How would you feel if you were in charge of keeping people safe on airplanes?
6. Do you like airplanes? Why or why not?
7. What do you think Mitsuko's job is like as the boss of Japan Airlines?
8. Have you ever seen an airplane accident on TV or in a movie? How did it make you feel?
9. Do you think more girls will become bosses of big airplane companies in the future? Why or why not?
10. How do you think Mitsuko became the boss of Japan Airlines?
11. Have you ever wanted to be a boss? Why or why not?
12. What other jobs do you think are important for keeping people safe?
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