Share screen slide of 3 cartoons in which Ss may read the TL: Daddy, I need to buy cards and wrapping paper and stuff like that. When is your sister going back to Boston?Thanks God tomorrow!! Her visit was sort of a problem. Let´s watch a horror movie Steffi! I kind of prefer to watch something else. CCQ: Ask students what does the language in the cartoons have in common. Refer to the vague language and CCQ: Are they being specific? Are they getting into details? Try to elicit as answer vague language or something along those lines.

Explain Ss the class is about using vague language. Share screen slide of a text in which vague language is used: : Oh, how was your trip to Peru? I didn´t know you´re already back! B: Yeah, we returned back yesterday. Well, the organisation was sort of a mess! A: Oh, no!! But why that? B: Mmmm, as soon as we arrived we´re informed that our hotels had been downgraded, the original tour had suffered some last minute changes and things like that. Many of us were kind of upset with the travel agency. And in the end we had to pay around $200 dollars for additional taxes, tips and so forth!! A: How awful! But you did visit Machu-Picchu, didn´t you? Oh sure, we visited Machu-Picchu, Cusco and so on and I kind of think Peru is a great destination. However….. CCQ1: Which vague language do you recognize? Let students elicit the vague language. If not completed asked them: What about this sentence, which vague language does it contain? Students will be guided in the conversation of speaker B to elicit all the vague language.

Share google forms. Meaning. Students will find the following sentences and the synonyms of the vague language. They will have to match the sentences with the synonyms. Et cetera, Approximately or more or less, Somewhat or to some degree. A) We arrived around 2 o´clock. We had to pay $200 USD, give or take. B) We visited Machu Picchu, Cusco and so on. She likes earings, bracelets and things like that. C) The organization was sort of chaotic. I feel kind of sorry for him. I kind of think Peru is a great destination. The last three questions are about the use of Vague Language: When do we use vague language? Answer ) When speakers do not want to sound rude, get into detail or sound too definite.Why is vague language useful? Correct answer: b) because speakers can communicate without needing to use precise vocabulary. Vague language is specially common in ____________ English. Correct answer: spoken Form: I will ask Students in the same sentences as above where is the vague language located. A) CCQ1: is the vague language before quantities? Before about and after give or take. B) CCQ2: Where is the vague language located? At the end. C) CCQ3: Where is the expression located? Before the adjective or the verb. Pronunciation: TLAS.

Round 1: Share screen slide of "An unexpected call" in which students will see a short text of a job offer using vague language as an example. Encourage Ss to use vague language they know to describe an job offered recently made. They will have three minutes to write down some ideas before going in the BOR. They will work in pairs and will tell their peers about their job. Ss will have 5 minutes in total, +-2 minutes aprox for each one. BOR Round 2: Share screen slide of "A typical Sunday" Ss will have 3 minutes to prepare a short text of a typical Sunday using vague language. I will share useful language. They will work with a new fellow student in BOR for 5 minutes. Round 3: Free topic. Students will have 2 minutes to prepare a new topic of their selection, this time is free. Once again they will work with a new fellow student for 5 minutes.

Procede to praise correct language, give examples of good language and let Ss correct language that needs improvement.