The way these women live is going away. The walk to the mountains is dangerous because of falling rocks and bad weather. But they have done a lot for their village. They make things like cheese to sell, and the money has built the only road to their village.
The trip to the mountains used to take three days, but now it takes five. Some of their kids have grown up to be doctors and engineers. The women are happy for their kids but sad that they can't keep walking to the mountains. They love the mountains and want to be buried there when they die.
Original news source: The last of their kind: The unique life of Pakistan's Wakhi shepherdesses (BBC)
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Warm-up Activities:
– News Summary
Instructions: Divide the students into pairs or small groups. Give each group a few minutes to read the article. Then, ask them to summarize the main points of the article in 2-3 sentences. Have each group share their summaries with the class.
– Vocabulary Pictionary
Instructions: Write down some key vocabulary words from the article on separate pieces of paper. Divide the students into two teams. One person from each team comes up to the front of the class and picks a word. They have to draw a picture to represent the word, while their team tries to guess what it is. The team that guesses correctly gets a point. Continue until all the words have been used.
– Think-Pair-Share
Instructions: Have the students individually read the article. Then, pair them up and ask them to discuss one thing they found interesting or surprising in the article. After a few minutes, have the pairs share their thoughts with the rest of the class.
– Pros and Cons
Instructions: Divide the class into two groups. One group represents the shepherdesses and the other group represents the people who think they should stop walking to the mountains. Each group brainstorms and writes down the pros and cons of their position. Then, have a debate where each group presents their arguments and tries to convince the other group.
– Future Predictions
Instructions: Ask the students to imagine what will happen in the future for the shepherdesses and their village. Will they find a solution to the problem of walking to the mountains? Will their village continue to prosper? Will their way of life completely disappear? Have the students write a short paragraph or discuss their predictions in pairs. Then, have a class discussion where students share their ideas.
π€ Comprehension Questions:
The shepherdesses in Pakistan take care of animals in the mountains.
It is getting harder for the shepherdesses to walk to the mountains because of falling rocks and bad weather.
The walk to the mountains is dangerous because of falling rocks and bad weather.
The shepherdesses make things like cheese to sell and make money for their village.
The money from selling cheese has helped build the only road in the village.
The trip to the mountains used to take three days.
The shepherdesses feel happy for their kids but sad that they can't keep walking to the mountains.
π§βοΈ Listen and Fill in the Gaps:
Some women in Pakistan shepherdesses take care of animals in the mountains. They walk a long way to find grass for the animals to eat. The money they make their have doctors, schools, and roads. But now, there are only seven of these women left because it's too hard to walk to the mountains. The way these women live is away. The walk to the mountains is dangerous because of rocks and bad weather. But they have done a lot for their village. They make things like to sell, and the money has built the only road to their village. The trip to the mountains to three days, but now it takes five. Some of their kids have up to be doctors and engineers. The women are happy for their kids but sad that they can't keep to the . They love the mountains and want to be buried there when they die.
π¬ Discussion Questions:
1. What is a shepherdess and what do they do?
2. How would you feel if you had to walk a long way to find food for animals every day?
3. Do you think it's important for villages to have doctors, schools, and roads? Why or why not?
4. How do you think the falling rocks and bad weather make the walk to the mountains dangerous?
5. Do you like cheese? Why or why not?
6. What do you think it means when it says "the way these women live is going away"?
7. How do you think the money the women make from selling cheese helps their village?
8. How long did it used to take the women to walk to the mountains? How long does it take now?
9. How would you feel if you couldn't do something you love anymore, like walking to the mountains?
10. Do you think it's important for kids to become doctors and engineers? Why or why not?
11. How do you think the women feel about their kids growing up and becoming successful?
12. Why do you think the women want to be buried in the mountains when they die?
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