6. Introducing a true/false activity

A teacher might introduce a true/false activity with the instructions below. Read them and then fill in the blanks.

“So, now you're going to listen to the excerpt again but this time for another reason. You'll need to listen much more carefully this time because you'll be listening 1)….. detail. When you listen I want you to decide 2)….…. some statements are true or false. The statements are 3)…… Section 7, Activity 3 on page 61. Can you find them, please? 4)…... them?

All right, now before you listen I'd just like you to read the statements through. If there's anything you don't understand 5)…….… ask me. Was there 6)………... you didn't understand? Everything clear? OK, then I'm going to 7)………… you the cassette. As you listen, decide if each statement is true or 8)…………… . Put a T 9)…………… the true ones and a 10)……….. against the false 11)……... . OK?”

Now introduce the same activity to a partner as if you were speaking to a class. Use your own words or those above.

7. Introducing a gap-filling activity

A teacher might introduce a gap-filling activity with these instructions. Read them and then fill in the blanks.

“OK, now I'm going to give out a passage, but it's a passage 1)……a difference. It's not complete: it's got 2).......... in it. Now, each blank 3)…. to one missing word and what I want you to do is 4)………. in the missing words. Do you understand what you've got to do? Cristina, can you 5)…... to the others? Yes, that's right. Now, to be able to fill in the blanks, don't just 6)……… . Read the words before and after the blank and decide what meaning the word must 7)…… and also what part of speech it must be, 8)……... example, a noun or a preposition or an adjective, etc., etc.

OK, you can work in 9)………… so you can talk 10)………… your answers as you go along. Is that all clear? OK, I'll just 11)………… out the passage. Cristina, could you help me, please? Thanks.”

Now introduce the same activity to a partner as if you were speaking to a class. Use your own words or those above.

8. Introducing a discussion activity

A teacher might introduce a discussion activity with the instructions below. Read them and then fill in the blanks.

“Right, in Section 7, Activity 1 on page 122 you'll 1)… five statements. All of them express an opinion. Maybe you'll agree with this opinion or maybe you won't, or maybe you'll think it 2)………… depends. So the first 3)………… is to find out what you think of these opinions. I want you to read 4)…… the statements and write a 2 after them if you agree with them, a 0 if you disagree and a 1 if you think it depends.

OK, now have you done 5)……..…? Has everyone finished? All right, now the next thing is to see if you agree with one 6)………… . Could you get into pairs and 7)……….. what you've put? If you don't agree with one another, give reasons for your opinions and discuss what you think. Maybe you can make partner 8)………… their mind.”

Now introduce the same activity to a partner as if you were speaking to a class. Use your own words or those above.

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