Truth and lies
Intermediate level
Description
Materials
Main Aims
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To provide clarification, review and practice of different kinds of conversations between people. in the context of Truth and lies.
Subsidiary Aims
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To provide scan reading practice using a text about gossip in the context of Truth and lies.
Procedure (44-56 minutes)
- Give students numbers from 1 to 6 - Ask them to sit down with the same number. - For example: number 1 on one table, 2 on another table.........
- Write three false sentences about myself. - Ask one student to come and make role play. (arguing and shouting) - Ask the student to go and speak with his/her friend. (whisper and complaining) - Tell the class that they are making gossip about me. - Then I will shout to express my anger with them.
- At each stage I will put one verb on the WB. - After I finish I have 7 verbs on the board. - They repeat the pronunciation after me. (WC, GW, Peer-student) - Hide one paper and ask about the missing verb of communication.
- Handout - ICQS - Monitoring (interfere when needed) - Feedback (PW, GW and WC) - Listen to a conversation 1B, 3.1. Page 86. - Matching with 1a, Page 86. - Monitoring - CCQS - Feedback the second task.
- Ask CCQS about gossip. - Ask if they interested to know some facts about gossip. - Write the title (The truth about gossip) on the WB.
- Read for scan - Monitoring - Discuss with PW the idea. - CCQS - Task missing words. - Feedback - Do task 3a, Page86 - Discuss the answers in GW. - Whole class feedback.
- Do with pairs task 4, Page 86 - monitoring - interfere when necessary. - Feedback