Expressing Doubt
Upper Intermediate level
Description
Materials
Main Aims
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To provide clarification and practice of language used for expressing doubt in the context of places which are supposed to have magical properties
Subsidiary Aims
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To provide students with listening for specific information practice
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To provide students with listening for gist practice
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To provide semi-controlled speaking practice in a meaningful, real-life context
Procedure (35-48 minutes)
- Put a picture of Stonehenge on the board and elicit the name of the place. - Ask Ss what they know about Stonehenge and try to get Ss to talk about its magical properties.
- Put the the pictures of The Fountain of Youth and The Statue of Daikokuten on board with their names and ask Ss whether they know these magical places or not. - Give Ss the two extracts from two guidebooks about these places. - Ss read the extracts first and answer these questions in pairs: 1. What positive effects can these places have on visitors? 2. What do you think of these claims? - T gets WCFB asking a few Ss about their ideas.
- Ss listen to two conversations about The Fountain of Youth and Statue of Daikokuten and answer this question: What are the attitudes of the speakers towards the two places? - Ss check their answers in pairs. - T gest WCFB.
- Ss listen to the recording again and they tick the arguments that the speakers express. - Ss check their answers in pairs. - T presents the answer key on the board and Ss check their answers.
- Ss are given handouts and they put the words in the box in the right sentences from the listening to make phrases that express doubt. - Ss compare their answers in pairs. - Ss listen and check their answers. - Ss listen to the recording again paying attention to the intonation of the phrases. - Ss work in pairs and practice repeating the sentences with the correct intonation.
- Ss listen to the word 'Really' spoken with three different kinds of intonation and decide which speaker expresses interest, surprise or doubt. - Ss compare their answers in pairs. - T gets WCFB. - Ss listen to the recording again and repeat.
- Ss think of a place they know which is supposed to have magical properties and tell their partners about it. Their partners express doubt. - Ss swap roles and roleplay again. - T gives delayed correction if necessary.