More young women are going to school to learn about farming at a college called Borders College in Scotland. A 16-year-old girl named Stephanie is one of 12 girls in a farming class. Last year, there were only six girls. Now, almost half of the students learning about farming in Scotland are women. People think this is good because farms need more workers.
Why are more girls studying farming? Some grew up on farms, and others like being outside. Many saw other students taking care of animals and wanted to do that too. The college thinks even more students will want to learn about farming soon. A group called NFU Scotland is happy because young people are excited about farming.
It's good news that more girls want to work on farms. They really like farming and want to make it their job. More young students are getting interested in farming classes. NFU Scotland thinks this will help farms a lot in the future. They hope more young people will want to work on farms.
Original news source: Record number of girls on Borders College farming course (BBC)
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– News Summary
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2. Give each group a copy of the article.
3. Ask the groups to read the article and summarize the main points in a few sentences.
4. Have each group share their summaries with the class.
– Opinion Poll
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1. Write the following question on the board: "Do you think it's important for more young women to study farming? Why or why not?"
2. Divide the class into pairs or small groups.
3. Instruct the students to discuss the question and come up with their own opinions.
4. After the discussion, ask each group to share their opinions with the class.
– Vocabulary Pictionary
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1. Write a list of key vocabulary words from the article on the board (e.g. farming, college, students, animals, workers).
2. Divide the class into pairs or small groups.
3. Give each group a piece of paper and a pen.
4. Instruct the groups to take turns drawing pictures to represent the vocabulary words, while their partner(s) guess what word they are drawing.
5. After a set amount of time, have each group share their drawings with the class and see if the other students can guess the correct words.
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1. Choose a keyword from the article (e.g. farming).
2. Draw a series of blank spaces on the board to represent the letters in the keyword.
3. Have the students take turns guessing letters to try and fill in the blanks.
4. If a correct letter is guessed, write it in the correct spot. If an incorrect letter is guessed, begin drawing a hangman.
5. Continue until the students either guess the keyword or the hangman is completed.
– Think-Pair-Share
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1. Write the following question on the board: "What are some reasons why more girls are studying farming?"
2. Ask the students to take a few minutes to think about their answer individually.
3. Pair up the students and have them share their answers with each other.
4. After the discussion, ask a few pairs to share their ideas with the class.
π€ Comprehension Questions:
Young women are going to school to learn about farming at Borders College.
There are 12 girls in Stephanie's farming class.
Some girls want to study farming because they grew up on farms or they enjoy being outside.
Many girls see other students taking care of animals and that makes them want to do the same.
It is good that more girls want to work on farms because farms need more workers and it shows that young people are excited about farming.
NFU Scotland is happy about more young people being interested in farming.
NFU Scotland hopes that more young people will want to work on farms in the future.
π§βοΈ Listen and Fill in the Gaps:
More young women are going to to learn about farming at a college called Borders in . A 16-year-old girl named Stephanie is one of 12 girls in a farming class. Last year, there were only six girls. Now, almost half of the students learning about farming in Scotland are . People think this is good because farms need more workers. Why are more girls farming? Some up on farms, and others like being outside. Many saw other students taking care of animals and wanted to do that too. The college thinks even students will want to learn about soon. A group called NFU Scotland is happy because young people are excited about farming. It's good news that more girls want to on farms. They really like farming and to it their job. More young students are getting interested in farming classes. NFU Scotland thinks this will help farms a lot in the . They hope more young people will want to work on farms.
π¬ Discussion Questions:
1. What is Borders College and what do people study there?
2. How do you think Stephanie feels about being one of the only girls in her farming class?
3. Do you like being outside? Why or why not?
4. What do you think it would be like to take care of animals on a farm?
5. How do you think the college feels about more students wanting to learn about farming?
6. Why do you think NFU Scotland is happy about more young people being excited about farming?
7. How would you feel if you had the opportunity to work on a farm?
8. Do you think it is important for young people to learn about farming? Why or why not?
9. Why do you think more girls are studying farming now compared to last year?
10. Do you think farms need more workers? Why or why not?
11. What do you think the future of farming will be like with more young people interested in it?
12. How do you feel about the fact that more girls want to make farming their job?
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