Dilemmas
Intermediate, B1 level
Description
Materials
Main Aims
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Integrated Skills – Reading for textual cohesion, Listening for detail, Controlled Writing, Speaking Fluency
Subsidiary Aims
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To provide speaking practice in the context of giving suggestions, opinions, advice
Procedure (38-48 minutes)
T shows the Ss a video clip about the penguin's dilemma to jump or not to jump. T elicits the topic of 'Dilemmas' T writes 'Dilemmas' on the w/b
T tells the Ss they are going to read about a girl called Fiona and her dilemma. T shows a picture and elicits a few ideas. T puts the Ss into pairs (A & B). T tells the Ss to discuss what they think Fiona’s dilemma is. T gives each pair a copy of the picture.
T tells the Ss they are going to read to find out more about Fiona’s dilemma. T warns the Ss the story is cut up, on the walls round the classroom. T tells the Ss that As ( red colour paper) will run, read and remember 6 sentences one by one and come back and dictate the sentence to their partner. T tells Bs (yellow colour paper) that they will read another 6 sentences and As will write. T demos this.
T elicits that there is still a problem with Fiona’s story – it is not in order. T gets the pairs to work together to put the story in order. T sets a time limit for this activity T gets finished pairs to check with each other and then with the answer key
T asks CCQs to check Ss have understood Fiona’s dilemma T puts the pairs together to discuss what they think Fiona should do T monitors but does not interfere T gets the Ss to compare their ideas with other groups T takes w/c FB – gets different groups to compare their ideas