PRE-activities


·Guided questions about the text (2-3)

· Listening Exercise

1. The following short article has some missing words. Read the article and try to guess what these  missing words are.Now listen       to the article and fill in the words. How many did you guess correctly?

2. Complete the table: Today you will be reading about the ................ Listen and complete this table.

3.  Multiple Choice:  Here is a story about listening to advice. Work on your own and for each situation,  choose the best answer or         write your own answer.


· Quick Quiz (7-8)

   How much do you know about the ..................? Answer as many of these questions as you can:

· 3 Discussion questions (general about the topic)

1. Answer the following questions in groups of three

2. Choose one of the descriptions below. WHY?

3. Do you agree?

4. What would you do? Answer these questions and then compare answers with another student:


· Brainstorming

1. Work in pairs and answer the question below. (You have three minutes).

2. When you think of the word "……………", what words or ideas do you think of? Write a list of your answers here in note-form:………………….. Now tell your words and ideas to someone else in the class.


· Vocabulary

1. Before you read the text, check that you know the meanings of these words:

2. To help you understand the text, read the following list of words and their meanings.

3. Before you begin reading, match each word in the table with its meaning. Use your dictionary if necessary.

4. Sometimes a word is not what it seems. Look at the words from the text in bold and find the most suitable match from the meanings below.

5. Which of these words connected with the......... do you know? Talk to another student about what each word means and then check the meanings of  any that you are not sure of.

6. Check that you know the meanings of these words from Paragraphs/lines 1 to 8 of the reading text.

7. Below is a list of important  words in the text. With a partner put a tick next to the words  you know. Write their meanings

8. Use these words to fill in the gaps in the following sentence. (Do not use your dictionary: ignore words you do not understand.)

9.  These words will be used in today's article. How do you think they will be used? Write some phrases or sentences using the words in the way you think  they will be used in the article.

· Listen and solve the problem

   Listen to the  problem. Listen and take notes. Then work in small  groups and make a decision about what you  would do in this        situation.


· What do you know?

1. Today you will be reading about ................ Do you know anything about .......? Tell other students what you know.

2. What do you about ...........? In pairs or groups answer the following questions.
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· Predicting

1. From Titles:Here is the title of the reading text in this lesson. It is about ........... Read the title. What do you think the text will be about? Tell someone else in the class.Choose the most suitable title  from this list:

2. Guessing Headlines:  ........... stories are common in newspapers. Today you are going to read an article about ....... The headline is mixed up. Try and put them in order.

3. From Vocabulary: Use the following words to predict the story. What will   it be abou
Here are some phrases from the article. What do they mean? What do you think the story might be about?t?


· Fill the Gaps

Fill in the missing words (there are 2 or 3 words in each gap) as you listen to the teacher.


· Solving Problems
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Form small groups. Discuss how you could solve the problems above.


· Short Questionnaire

     Work alone and answer these questions.


· Dictation

You will hear a short passage from a diary which introduces the idea of today's article. Listen and write down exactly what you hear.