Junior High School - Year 2
Talking About Dreams and Ambitions
| Unit | Lesson Number | Topic | Example |
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| Unit 5 | 5.1 | Talking About Dreams and Ambitions | A: What do you want to be? B: I want to be funny. I want to be a banana. |
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| Resource Information | |
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| Level | Beginner |
| Age | This course is for 13-14 year olds, but of course any age is OK if the level is right. |
| Group size | This activity is an interview game performed in pairs. |
| Resources | Comic - pdf Students (and teachers) can read this comic online here. |
| Time | Warm-up activity - about 10 minutes. The comic reading and practice - about 20 minutes. Students writing individual dreams and ambitions - about 10 minutes. Interview game - about 10 minutes. |
| Advantages | Teaching language within the context of a short conversation is fun and helps students remember how to use the language. |
| Disadvantages | Not to many really. |
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Preparation
- Practice the language by reading the short comic with the class together. Make sure they understand the meaning and the main grammar points and read it together again.
- Practice speaking the new language. Ask individual students to read different parts of the story during this section to make sure everyone is practicing well.
- Use some flashcards to present different ideas to the students and reinforce language.
Writing and Interview Game
- Help students write their dreams and ambitions in their note books.
- Play an interview game
Have fun....