I would happily have stayed longer
Learning goals:
At the end of this unit, students will be able to:
Understand and summarise details, attitudes and opinions in texts about extreme sensory experiences and thrill-seeking activities.
Understand, note and summarise details, opinions and attitudes in: extended speech and interviews describing physical and mental experiences; idiomatic conversations in which people discuss sensitive issues and give advice tactfully.
Use a range of lexis and main stress accurately to discuss, describe and evaluate: extreme experiences; future plans; communication styles; suggestions for how to cope with noise; various extreme sports and leisure activities.
Use a range of lexis to write descriptions of extreme experiences and future plansuse a range of expressions to give advice in an appropriate register.
Write a clearly structured, cohesive report, prioritising key issues, outlining problems and solutions and using linkers of contrast and concession appropriately.
Resources:
Textbook. Cambridge C1 Empower.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1zjSbgyIIPnS8YZ0-zgNT-X0g7JgR_Iqq/view?usp=drive_link
Learning activities:
OPTIONAL LEAD-IN
Books closed. Get students to write down three sounds that they find pleasant and three that annoy them. Give some examples, e.g. a coffee machine working and the alarm clock in the morning. Students then compare ideas as a class.
Tell students to listen for one minute and then tell you what they heard around them, e.g. a car parking nearby. Play the recording for students to listen to the six sounds. Put students into pairs to identify the sounds and discuss the questions. Take feedback as a class and ask students which sound they have experienced most recently and how they felt.