Interaction pattern: Pair work

Aim: develop sts’ speaking for fluency with the functional language on the topic Room.

Procedure:

Distribute two pictures in the envelops with some small holes. Students in pairs should make predictions about the pictures using useful phrases from p.79. While the first person presents his/her ideas, the second ticks the phrases the presenter uses. Then they change roles.

The person whose guesses are closer to the original and who has used more useful phrases is the winner.

Present your ideas to the class. Discuss your predictions. Choose the most interesting/unusual/unexpected prediction.

Activity: Telling stories

Target language: Simple tenses on the topic “Buildings”

Interaction pattern: Group work/Pair work

Aim:

• develop sts’ speaking for fluency with the functional language on the topic Buildings;

• give freer practice with Past, Present and Future simple tenses

Procedure:

Show the pictures of unusual buildings.

What can you see in the pictures? Would you like to visit these places? Why?

1) You are taking part in a competition. Choose one of the buildings and be ready to persuade others to visit this place. Think of some interesting things/facts happened there in the past, present and make some predictions about the future of this building. The most persuasive person wins the competition.

Students go around the class, discuss the buildings they’ve chosen and try to persuade as many people as possible.

2) What story did you like most? Why?

Feedback.

Which story impressed you most? Why?

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Unit 8. “communication background”

Activity: Description of an invention

Target language: adjectives and functional verbs, passive voice

Interaction pattern: Pair work

Aim:

• develop sts’ speaking for fluency describing an invention

• give freer practice with passive voice in Present Simple Tense.

Procedure:

1. Look at the new inventions. What might they be used for?

(show only pictures)

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2. Read the information and check your guesses.

3. All of you have been working in our company for many years. There is a place of Head Selling Manager. We’ve decided to make a competition for this place. Advertise one of these things or you may invent something else. Describe how it looks, functions. Why we need it. Be persuasive. The most persuasive and creative person will get this place.

4. The listeners are the potential buyers but you can buy only one of the suggested items. During the presentations fill in the tables and make your choice.

name	functions	need	cost	comments

5. Now you have discovered that each item costs more than you can afford, so you can buy only one thing for two of you. Talk it over and choose your purchase. If you liked different things, try to persuade your partner to buy what you want.

Activity: Discussion. For and Against Technology in Our Life.

Target language: adjectives and functional verbs, passive voice