Lesson Aims
- I can identify genre and key information in short audio clips.
- I can identify the speakers’ feelings, attitude and purpose.
- I can discuss what influences me to buy something.
- I can persuade people to change their ideas.
Materials
- Cambridge University, Teen World 2009, page 67: The Real Cost
- magazine pages 4-5
- audioscript
Plan
- The Real Cost
- Warmer
- Have a look at the labels on your clothes, bags, etc.; where were they made? Do you ever think about where your clothes (or other items) were made and who made them.
- What factors do you consider when you shop for a new item of clothing: price? colour? quality?
- How important is it for you to buy the fashionable brand names.
- Worksheet
- Match the figures in the box to the cost areas. Some have already been completed for you.
- Use the passive:
- I think €3 is spent on transport and tax.
- Warmer
- Check homework
- Magazine pages 4-5
- exam skills
- Why is it important to read the questions and answer options before you listen?
- (It helps you predict what the listening will be about.
- You can predict vocabulary and grammar to make the listening easier to understand. You can predict some of the answers.)
- Why is it important to read the questions and answer options before you listen?
- Ex. 12
- Would you buy anything in the photos?
- exam skills
- What kind of information can help persuade people
- (facts, data, personal points of view).
- Listen carefully to you partner and show you are listening by nodding, using other gestures, body language, and phrases for agreeing and disagreeing.
- Here’s a list of useful phrases for expressing agreement and disagreement that you can share with your lower secondary lower advanced class:
- Agreeing Phrases:
- I totally agree.
- That’s a good point.
- I see exactly what you mean.
- Absolutely, I couldn’t agree more.
- You’re absolutely right.
- That’s true.
- I see your point.
- I completely agree with you.
- I agree with you up to a point.
- I have to agree with you there.
- Disagreeing Phrases:
- I see your point, but…
- I’m not so sure about that.
- I don’t really agree with you on this.
- I’m afraid I disagree.
- That’s not how I see it.
- I see things differently.
- I’m not convinced that’s the case.
- That’s true, but…
- I wouldn’t say so.
- I tend to disagree with that.
- Polite Disagreement:
- I understand what you’re saying, but…
- That’s a valid point, but I think…
- I see where you’re coming from, but…
- While I agree with you on some points, I have a different opinion on…
- I respect your opinion, but I believe…
- Agreeing Phrases:
- Here’s a list of useful phrases for expressing agreement and disagreement that you can share with your lower secondary lower advanced class:
- What kind of information can help persuade people
- Discussion
- exam skills
- Intro Project
Homework
- work on vocabulary notebook and try out some of the learning resources
Incidental Language
- authenticity
Error Correction
- I too don’t want buy it it to break quick.
- I want to buy things that last.
- clothes of me
- my clothes
- random closing
- clothing
- free transport
- free shipping
- it got broken
- it broke
- nice way to skip time
- spend time
- pass time
- Things I don’t must to have
- things I don’t need
- things I don’t have to have