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UNIT 4 Television Teacher’s Notes

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Extension activity: gapped dictation
While students are reading the email in Exercise 6b, write the following words and 
phrases on the board: 
also
, 
although
, 
anyway
, 
because
, 
but
, 
by the way
, 
if
, 
on
, 
regarding
, 
so
, 
then
, 
though
, 
until
, 
when
. Ask students to close their books and 
write numbers 1 to 10 on some paper. Read the numbers and sentences out loud, 
including the word 
BLANK
. Also say 
comma
 when a sentence includes a comma.
When students hear a blank, they should choose one word/phrase from the board 
and write it against the correct sentence number. Some sentences have two or 
three blanks, in which case they should write more than one word/phrase against 
that sentence number. Point out that each word/phrase on the board is used once 
only. Do not rush the exercise, and allow students to ask you to repeat sentences, 
as it is rather challenging. At the end, students check each other’s answers using 
the email in Exercise 6b. The student with the most correct answers is the winner. 
Follow up by checking for any problems and confusion. 
Sentences
1  Can you get on with editing the people-trafficking programme BLANK I arrive.
2  Start with the tracking shots and BLANK move on to the interviews.
3  It would be nice to intercut them with some sequences we shot BLANK leaving 
the border.
4  There are some cuts, BLANK, which we’ll have a look at together BLANK I 
arrive.
5  BLANK, I like your idea of the reconstruction.
6  BLANK the atmosphere, we’ll use some sound effects but BLANK drones. 
7  I’ve already got the CD, BLANK we won’t have to pay for music.
8  Neil can’t make it BLANK he’s ill, BLANK he said he’d try and join us later 
BLANK he’s feeling better.
9  BLANK, tell Sylvana she can start first. 
 
10  Sorry to leave you on your own with all this stuff, BLANK as you know, the 
schedule is really tight.