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Speaking & Listening
In class
1. Tell the class that they are going to practise talking about different
topics from different points of views. They are going to think about
topics and what the good things are about the topics, what the
negative things are about the topic and what is interesting about the
topic*. Tell the class that this is to practise the first part of the ISE II
Speaking & Listening exam, the Topic task, where they will talk about
a topic they have chosen before the interview.
2. Tell the class that, to start with, they are going to talk about ‘Hats or
Headwear’. Ask the students to name different kinds of hats or
headwear. They could say:
Helmets, caps, a crown, sun-hat, a hat for a wedding, a scarf or a fur
hat
Show students the pictures or realia that you prepared before the
class and ask them to identify each kind of hat/headwear. Write up
the answers on the board.
3. Tell the class that now they must think about this topic:
From a positive point of view for example the good things about hats
or headwear
From a negative point of view for example the negative things about
hats or headwear
What is interesting about hats or headwear
Direct the students to the table you have drawn on the board:
Positive Negative Interesting
For example, ask the class:
What is positive about a helmet? They can answer:
It protects people from injury/accident because it is very hard.
It’s also colourful so people can see it from a distance.
What’s negative about a crown? They can answer:
It’s very expensive.
It’s heavy.
Only a few people can wear a crown.
An expensive crown could be stolen for the jewels.
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What’s interesting about caps? They can answer:
Old/ young people all wear caps.
There are thousands/ millions of different kinds of caps in different
colours, with different writing.
Some caps are used by companies for publicity.
4. Now elicit and teach some positive and negative adjectives that can be
used when the students talk about hats or headwear. For example:
Positive adjectives:
Protective, elegant, sporty, warm, shady, pretty, universal and
colourful
Negative adjectives:
Expensive, unattractive, heavy, strange and concealing
Write up some of the ideas on the board in the correct category.
5. Then ask the students what kinds of comments or questions they
could put in the interesting column. The interesting column is for
comments or questions that are neither positive nor negative but are
related to the topic. For example:
Crowns must weigh several kilos
Where does the straw for some sun-hats come from?
Men and women both wear scarves on their heads in different ways.
6. Now put the students in pairs and give each student a piece of blank
paper. Ask the students with their partner, to add to the ideas on the
board under the different columns. Give the class 8 minutes to talk in
pairs and write down their lists.
7. Get information from the class and write it on the board under the
three columns. After the class has looked at the board, rub out the
columns.
8. Tell the students to turn over the paper they made their notes on, so
they can’t see the ideas on the sheet and tell them to practise talking
to their partners about hats/ headwear from the three different
viewpoints. Each student takes a turn and tries to talk about the topic
for one minute without stopping.
9. Now tell the class that they have to use the Positive, Negative and
Interesting analysis on two other topics. Write up the following topics
on the board:
mobile or cell phones
doing regular exercise in a gym
turning a book into a film
reading comics
Speaking & Listening
In class
1. Tell the class that they are going to practise talking about different
topics from different points of views. They are going to think about
topics and what the good things are about the topics, what the
negative things are about the topic and what is interesting about the
topic*. Tell the class that this is to practise the first part of the ISE II
Speaking & Listening exam, the Topic task, where they will talk about
a topic they have chosen before the interview.
2. Tell the class that, to start with, they are going to talk about ‘Hats or
Headwear’. Ask the students to name different kinds of hats or
headwear. They could say:
Helmets, caps, a crown, sun-hat, a hat for a wedding, a scarf or a fur
hat
Show students the pictures or realia that you prepared before the
class and ask them to identify each kind of hat/headwear. Write up
the answers on the board.
3. Tell the class that now they must think about this topic:
From a positive point of view for example the good things about hats
or headwear
From a negative point of view for example the negative things about
hats or headwear
What is interesting about hats or headwear
Direct the students to the table you have drawn on the board:
Positive Negative Interesting
For example, ask the class:
What is positive about a helmet? They can answer:
It protects people from injury/accident because it is very hard.
It’s also colourful so people can see it from a distance.
What’s negative about a crown? They can answer:
It’s very expensive.
It’s heavy.
Only a few people can wear a crown.
An expensive crown could be stolen for the jewels.
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What’s interesting about caps? They can answer:
Old/ young people all wear caps.
There are thousands/ millions of different kinds of caps in different
colours, with different writing.
Some caps are used by companies for publicity.
4. Now elicit and teach some positive and negative adjectives that can be
used when the students talk about hats or headwear. For example:
Positive adjectives:
Protective, elegant, sporty, warm, shady, pretty, universal and
colourful
Negative adjectives:
Expensive, unattractive, heavy, strange and concealing
Write up some of the ideas on the board in the correct category.
5. Then ask the students what kinds of comments or questions they
could put in the interesting column. The interesting column is for
comments or questions that are neither positive nor negative but are
related to the topic. For example:
Crowns must weigh several kilos
Where does the straw for some sun-hats come from?
Men and women both wear scarves on their heads in different ways.
6. Now put the students in pairs and give each student a piece of blank
paper. Ask the students with their partner, to add to the ideas on the
board under the different columns. Give the class 8 minutes to talk in
pairs and write down their lists.
7. Get information from the class and write it on the board under the
three columns. After the class has looked at the board, rub out the
columns.
8. Tell the students to turn over the paper they made their notes on, so
they can’t see the ideas on the sheet and tell them to practise talking
to their partners about hats/ headwear from the three different
viewpoints. Each student takes a turn and tries to talk about the topic
for one minute without stopping.
9. Now tell the class that they have to use the Positive, Negative and
Interesting analysis on two other topics. Write up the following topics
on the board:
mobile or cell phones
doing regular exercise in a gym
turning a book into a film
reading comics
