Unit 1 City and village

Sports	Music	Nature	Cartoons	Films	News	Quiz	Ads
Education
Aziz	/		/	/	/				x
Go'zal		/		x		/	/		/
Masha					/		/	x

Play the tape. Elicit answers. What do Aziz, Go'zal and Masha like watching? Don't tell PP if their answers are right.
Activity 2

Objective: to practise reading for specific information PP open their books and read the interviews. Check how PP did and deal with any difficult vocabulary. PP can work in pairs to do Activity 3.
Activity 3

Objective: to read for detail

PP copy the diagram into their Ex.Bks. Then they read the dialogues again and write the advantages and disadvantages of television. They can add some more from their own experience.

Activity 4

Objective: to practise talking about advantages and disadvantages of television Explain that the class is going to debate 'TV is waste of time. Teenagers should not watch TV. Divide the class into 2 groups, one for and one against the motion. Choose 1 pupil to be the Chairman. Ask the Chairman to begin the debate by reading from the paper you have given him/her. Do not interrupt the debate, make notes. You will need them for feedback. Revise how to give an opinion and if necessary write the phrases on the BB. e.g. I think... Sorry, I don't agree. We know that... so ... It's true that... but... Explain that at the end of the debate the Chairman will ask them to vote according to their own ideas, not according to their role in the debate. After the vote ask PP for feedback. You could ask: Did you enjoy the debate? Why/ Why not? Then you can tell them your feedback.

Paper for the Chairman

Ladies and gentlemen. We are here today to debate the motion TV is waste of time. Teenagers should not watch TV. Pupils for the motion are sitting on my left, pupils against the motion are sitting on my right. We have 15 minutes for the debate. Please raise your hand when you wish to speak. I decide the person to speak. Please be polite and don't interrupt. At the end we are going to have a vote. Let's begin. Turns to the 'For' group.

Phrases for organising a debate.

Next speaker, please

Order! Order!

Please vote now. If you are for the motion, raise your hand(Counts). If you are against, raise your hand(Counts). The Fors/Againsts are the winners.