Adam was very good at talking and made people excited about WeWork. Many people wanted to work there or give money to the company. But WeWork was spending too much money, and it was not making enough. When they tried to tell everyone how the company was doing, people saw that there were big problems.
In the end, WeWork did not have enough money and was not worth as much. But Adam still got a lot of money when he left the company. He got more than one billion dollars. His company's story shows that you have to be careful with money and not think your company is better than it is.
Original news source: How WeWorkβs founder flew too close to the Sun (BBC)
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Group or Classroom Activities
Warm-up Activities:
– News Summary
Instructions: Students will work in pairs. Partner A will have one minute to summarize the article to Partner B as if they are telling them the latest news. After one minute, Partner B will have 30 seconds to repeat the summary back to Partner A, ensuring they understood the main points.
– Word Association
Instructions: Write the word βWeWorkβ on the board. Students will take turns saying a word that they associate with the article about WeWork. Encourage them to think of words related to business, money, and success or failure. This will help to activate their prior knowledge and introduce them to the vocabulary of the article.
– Opinion Poll
Instructions: Create a list of statements about the article on the board (e.g., "It's important to manage company finances well," "Adam Neumann was wrong to take so much money"). Students will walk around the room and poll their classmates to agree or disagree with each statement. They should use English to ask for and record opinions.
– Headline Creation
Instructions: Students will work individually or in small groups to create a catchy newspaper headline for the article. Encourage them to think of headlines that capture the essence of the story in a few words. Afterward, have them share their headlines with the class and discuss which ones are the most effective and why.
– Future Predictions
Instructions: Discuss the article briefly as a class, ensuring students understand the key points. Then, ask students to write three predictions about what they think will happen next with Adam Neumann or WeWork. They can share their predictions with a partner or the class, and discuss the likelihood of these events happening.
π€ Comprehension Questions:
The man's name was Adam Neumann.
The company was called WeWork.
WeWork wanted to be a very big company and even go to Mars.
After it was worth a lot of money, WeWork lost a lot of money and had big problems.
People wanted to give money to WeWork because Adam was very good at talking and made them excited about the company.
One problem was that WeWork was spending too much money and not making enough.
Adam got more than one billion dollars when he left the company.
π§βοΈ Listen and Fill in the Gaps:
A man named Adam Neumann had a called WeWork. The company to be very big and even go to Mars. It was a lot of money, but then it lost a lot of money and had big problems. Adam wanted to be very rich, but his company did not do well. was very good at talking and made excited about WeWork. Many people wanted to work there or money to the company. But WeWork was spending too much money, and it was not . When they tried to tell everyone how the company was doing, people saw that there were big problems. In the end, did not have enough money and was not worth as much. But Adam still got a lot of when he left the company. He got than one billion . His company's story shows that you have to be careful with money and not think your company is better than it is.
π¬ Discussion Questions:
1. What is a company?
2. Do you like the idea of working for a big company? Why or why not?
3. How would you feel if your company wanted to go to Mars?
4. What do you think it means to be careful with money?
5. Have you ever wanted to be very rich? Why or why not?
6. Do you think it is good to dream big like wanting to go to Mars? Why?
7. What would you do if you got a lot of money from a company?
8. Do you think it is fair for someone to get a lot of money if their company has problems?
9. How would you feel if you worked for a company that lost a lot of money?
10. What is more important for a company, to make money or to spend money? Why?
11. Do you think every company can become very big? Why or why not?
12. Have you or someone you know ever had a problem with a company? What happened?
Individual Activities
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π Write a Summary:
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