friends
intermediate level
Main Aims
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To provide gist reading practice using a text about TV show, friends in the context of the actor David Schwimmer
Subsidiary Aims
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To provide review of Question forms in the context of the actor David Schwimmer
Procedure (45-55 minutes)
Write on the board: You can not choose your family, but fortunately you can choose your friends.
1. I write on the board the names of three people who are important to me: a relative, a friend, and a famous person. Students ask me questions about the three persons and I answer their questions. I ask students to write down the names of three people who are important to them: a) a relative; b) a friend; c) a famous person. Then,ask a partner about the people they have chosen. and find out as much as they can.
2. Read the questionnaire about the American actor, David Schwimmer. According to his answers, which of these famous people is the odd one out. Dostoevsky - Sophia Loren - Mahatma Gandhi - Martin Luther King - Leonardo da Vinci - Charlie Chaplin - Michael Jackson
3. Work with a partner. Look at the questionnaire and discuss what David Schwimmer says about the following subjects. a) The theatre It's the greatest love of his life. b) The ocean c) Gifts d) Pizza and television e) La Vie en Rose f) Love
4. Choose the five most interesting questions from the questionnaire and think about your own answers. Work with a partner and compare your questions and answers.