facebook coincedence
pre intermediate level
Description
Materials
Main Aims
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To provide detailed listening practice using a text about funny coincidences in the context of meeting new people
Subsidiary Aims
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To provide fluency speaking practice in a conversation in the context of interesting things that happened on the internet
Procedure (31-41 minutes)
I tell the students a story about googling my cousin's name and finding different people with same name. the students will be asked if they have ever searched their names on the internet as well and if they did, what was the result? was there someone else with the same name as their?
In this stage students will learn the meaning of the following words: coincidence (coincidentally) _ discover (discovery) _ confusion (confused) _ have something in common each word is showed with pictures and students try to explain the meaning of the words using the hints in the pictures
the students will listen to the audio file and answer the following questions: what is the coincidence? students will try to explain their reasons if they come up with different answers
the student will be asked to answer the questions on page 89, listening part, part b individually. they mark the sentences True or False and then the answers will be checked in the class. the students explain their reasons for each sentence and they will support their ideas if they come up with different answers.
in this stage the students will talk about some interesting discoveries they had on the internet.