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Did you hear about ...?
Vocabulary 1
Answer Key 1 4 o’clock 2 Mr Shiao 3 fell 4 crawling on the balcony
Focus ➤ Using adjectives of emotion Draw Ss’ attention to the headlines. Ask a S to read out the example. Ask them to use the adjectives to say how the headlines make them feel. Elicit answers from the class insisting on usage of the adjectives, and stimulate discussion about Ss’ answers.
c)
I feel happy that the younger generation takes care of the environment. I feel curious when I see the headline about the turtle.
Suggested Answer Key At 4 o’clock in the afternoon a taxi driver was driving home when a turtle fell off a balcony and landed on his car. The turtle was not hurt, but the car was damaged.
I feel worried about school on Saturdays. etc
Reading & Listening Focus ➤ Reading for gist ñ Ask Ss to read the first exchange in the dialogue and to say what they think it might be about. Elicit answers from around the class. ñ Play the recording. Ss listen, read and check.
Speaking 3
It is about a taxi driver who was driving home when a turtle fell on his car. ñ Ask Ss to look at the headlines again and to say which headline they think goes with the interview.
(Ss’ own answers) 4
b)
Focus ➤ Reading for specific information Read the rubric and explain the task. Allow time for Ss to complete the task and to compare answers with their partner. Check answers.
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Focus ➤ Role playing an interview Ss work in pairs. Read the rubric and explain the task. Go through the outline on the board. Ss choose a headline. S1 prepares questions, and S2 prepares answers. Allow Ss time to prepare their interview. Go around the class monitoring Ss’ work and helping/correcting where necessary. Ask a few pairs to act out their interview for the class. Correct mistakes when necessary.
Answer Key
Answer Key Flying turtle ‘stops’ taxi
Focus ➤ Relating events Ask Ss to use the notes to tell their partner what happened. Allow Ss time to prepare. When Ss have finished, select pairs to tell the class what happened.
Suggested Answer Key
2 a)
5 fell 6 was damaged 7 shocked
Focus ➤ Practising phrasal verbs (go) Read the rubric and explain the task. Explain the meaning of the phrasal verbs. Ss use their dictionaries to look up the phrasal verbs. Allow Ss time to complete the task. Ss compare answers. Check answers and write them on the board. Answer Key 1 goes … with 2 went off
3 Go on 4 go off