Explore Speaking
Elementary level
Main Aims
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To provide fluency and accuracy speaking practice in a showing interest expresions in the context of good or bad experience
Subsidiary Aims
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To provide practise in listening for a gist and specific information.
Procedure (39-46 minutes)
T asks students: Do you live in a house or in a flat? Is your house/ flat new or old? Is your house/ flat in good or bad condition? Which storey (floor)?
T introduce Estrella to Ss: This is Estrella, she lived in a flat in Barcelona in this building (show a picture). Would you like to live there? Why? T record new vocabulary on WB and asks students if they know those words: crack ceiling floor/ storey crash shook Ss listen to the first part of Estrella's story and complete Task1. T asks students to talk in pairs: What do you think happened next? Ss listen to the rest of the story and compare their ideas with the audio.
Ss read script and complete Task 2- pair checking, group checking, WC FB. Ss complete Task 3. Ss practise the conversation in pairs- T asks for some examples.
T asks students : Choose a topic, and think about it: 1. Really good day 2. Really bad day Practise conversation in pairs. T asks for examples.
T checks if Ss fully understand: What you say when you are surprised? What you say when you understand? What you say when you hear about something good? What you say when you hear about something bad?