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Listening & Speaking Skills Objectives
Vocabulary: holidays ― problems and complaints Reading: a dialogue (gap-fill) Skill ― reading for specific information Speaking: describing bad experiences; sympathising; talking about holidays Listening: short exchanges (multiple choice) Skills ― listening for specific information Writing: a short account of a personal experience
Suggested Answer Key The problem is that the people did not expect bad weather at the beach; they expected sunny weather. I think the people feel disappointed and annoyed. b)
ñ In pairs Ss complete the task. ñ Do item 1 together to help Ss understand the expectations. ñ Check answers with the class. ñ Go through the footnote and review countable/ uncountable nouns related to the topic.
Vocabulary 1 a)
Focus ➤ Generating vocabulary related to the topic ñ Draw Ss’ attention to the rubric. ñ Read the information and explain the task. ñ Allow Ss two minutes to list as many words as possible. Suggested Answer Key Types of holiday half-board, cruise, beach, backpacking, skiing, etc Places to stay
hotel, apartment, campsite, etc
Activities
swimming, hiking, souvenir shopping, sightseeing, etc
Weather
b)
Answer Key 1 weather 2 travel/transport 3 food 4 belongings 5 the town/resort 6 belongings 7 accommodation
3 a)
2 a)
cartoon ñ Ask Ss to focus on the cartoon on p. 84. ñ Allow time for Ss to study the cartoon and draw conclusions as to what they believe is happening. ñ Ask individual Ss to share their responses. Ss should be able to justify their answers.
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Focus ➤ Predicting the content of a ñ Draw Ss’ attention to the dialogue box on p. 84. ñ Read the first exchange and ask Ss to consider what may have happened to John. ñ Discuss as a group. ñ Play the recording. Ss listen, read and compare their answers.
Focus ➤ Practising vocabulary through
Focus ➤ Eliciting information from a
health crime the town/resort crime service health weather
dialogue
discussion
(Ss’ own answers)
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Reading
sunny, freezing cold, windy, calm, etc
ñ Create a list of Ss’ answers on the board from Ex. 1a. ñ Explain the task. ñ Review the example with Ss. Allow Ss time to work through the task with a partner. ñ Monitor progress around the room.
Focus ➤ Matching descriptors to events
Suggested Answer Key John had a terrible holiday. I think he lost his luggage and the weather was terrible. b)
Focus ➤ Reading for specific information ñ Explain the task and provide Ss with time and assistance to complete it. ñ Check answers with class. Ss then explain the words/phrases in bold by guessing from the context and checking in their dictionaries.