Theme: Independence Day

Main Part

Activity 2a Read, listen and answer the question.

Obiective: to practise reading for gist

Ask PP to read the text and answer the questions.

Activity 2 b Work in pairs. Read and complete the notes.

Objectives: to practise reading for detail, to practise making notes; PP read the text and complete the notes.

Activity 2c Find the words in bold in the conversation. Translate them.

Objectives: to present 'in spite of; to practise inferring the meaning of an expression from the context PP find 'in spite of in the text. Ask them to guess the meaning from the context. If they have difficulties explain the meaning yourself.

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