Andy's company had a lot of problems. First, the sickness made it hard for people to travel, which hurt his business. Then, bad people started using the cars for crimes, which cost the company a lot of money to fix. But Andy isn't giving up. He's now thinking about starting a new business that helps farms be better for the Earth.
Andy's company shows that new businesses need to be careful and think about what could go wrong. Bad people can cause a lot of trouble if they find a way to cheat. Many new businesses don't work out, but that's okay. Andy is not embarrassed to talk about his business not working. He's ready to try new ideas.
Original news source: Covid and criminals ruined my Airbnb for cars idea' (BBC)
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Group or Classroom Activities
Warm-up Activities:
– News Summary
Instructions: Have students read the article individually and then summarize the main points in their own words. They can then pair up and share their summaries with a partner, discussing any similarities or differences.
– Opinion Poll
Instructions: Divide the class into small groups and ask them to discuss their opinions on the article. They can answer questions such as "Do you think Andy's company was a good idea?" or "What do you think about people sharing cars?" After the discussion, each group can share their opinions with the rest of the class.
– Vocabulary Pictionary
Instructions: Write down key vocabulary words from the article on separate slips of paper and place them in a bag or box. Divide the class into teams and have one student from each team come up to the front. They will draw a slip of paper and have to draw the word on the board while their team tries to guess what it is. The team with the most correct guesses wins.
– Think-Pair-Share
Instructions: Have students think about the article and write down one question they have about it. Then, pair them up and have them share their questions with each other. After discussing, they can share their questions with the rest of the class and have a class discussion to find answers.
– Future Predictions
Instructions: Ask students to imagine what might happen in the future for Andy's new business or for the car-sharing industry in general. They can write down their predictions and then share them with a partner. After the discussion, each pair can share their predictions with the rest of the class.
π€ Comprehension Questions:
Andy Hibbert's company let people share their cars with others.
Andy's company had to change because people stopped traveling due to a big sickness and a war.
When bad people started using the cars, they did bad things and tricked the company's computer checks.
Some of the problems that Andy's company faced were the sickness making it hard for people to travel and bad people using the cars for crimes, which cost the company a lot of money to fix.
Andy is thinking about starting a new business that helps farms be better for the Earth.
It is important for new businesses to be careful and think about what could go wrong because bad people can cause a lot of trouble if they find a way to cheat.
No, Andy is not embarrassed that his business didn't work out. He is ready to try new ideas.
π§βοΈ Listen and Fill in the Gaps:
A man named Andy Hibbert started a company in London that let people share their with others. It was like a hotel for cars. People could make money by tourists drive their cars when they didn't need them. But when people stopped because of a big sickness and a war, Andy's company had to and let people share cars from their homes. Bad people then started using the cars to do bad and tricked the company's checks. Andy's company had a lot of problems. First, the sickness made it hard for people to travel, which hurt his . Then, bad started the cars for crimes, which cost the company a lot of money to fix. But Andy isn't giving up. He's now thinking about starting a new business that helps farms be better for the Earth. Andy's company shows that new businesses need to be and think about what could go wrong. Bad people can cause a lot of trouble if they find a way to cheat. Many new businesses don't out, but that's okay. Andy is not embarrassed to talk about his business not working. He's to try new ideas.
π¬ Discussion Questions:
1. What is a company?
2. How would you feel if you could make money by letting tourists drive your car?
3. Do you like the idea of sharing cars with others? Why or why not?
4. Do you think it's a good idea to start a new business that helps farms be better for the Earth? Why or why not?
5. What could go wrong when starting a new business?
6. How do you think bad people tricked the company's computer checks?
7. Have you ever had a problem with a new business? What happened?
8. Why do you think Andy is not embarrassed to talk about his business not working?
9. How do you think bad people can cause trouble for a company?
10. Have you ever thought about starting your own business? What would it be?
11. What do you think Andy will do if his new business idea doesn't work out?
12. How important do you think it is for new businesses to try new ideas? Why or why not?
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