Gossip
Elementary level
Description
Materials
Main Aims
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To provide detailed listening practice using a text about what 's happened between the couple,Jack and Emma in the context of Reporting
Subsidiary Aims
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To provide fluency speaking practice in a conversation in the context of gossip about their neighbors' conversation
Procedure (19-27 minutes)
The students will be asked if they have ever gossiped about their neighbors . Then I want them to look at the picture on page 96 and guess what two women are talking about
The students will be aware of following words ' meaning.So I will write new words on the board in one column and synonyms of them in another column.First students have 1 minute to try to match the words with its meaning individually.Then they will be given 2 minutes to check their answers in pairs.Eventually they share their answers with whole class. New words: gossip-break up-argue-pack
I will write following question on the board: What are Rosemary and Iris talking about? After that l will play the track number 12.3. Students are gonna listen to it and answer those questions . The answers will be checked with whole class. If students' answers are different,they should justify them.
First I will ask students to read the questions on page 96part b and then I will play the audio file again. The students are asked to choose the correct answer. They will have 1 minutes to check their answers in pairs then answers are checked with the whole class. Students will need to say the reason of each answer they choose and they will need to support their ideas if they come up with different answers.
For the part c first I will ask this question: ''Was Rosemary right about everything?'' After that I 'll play track number 12.4. Students need to answer that question. I 'm going to ask students to sure their experience in which they reported an event but they made a mistake about what really happened . They will talk to each other in their groups