Topics – the way into language
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Topics – the way into language
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What were the last 3 things you spoke about?
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What were the last 3 things you spoke about?
Did any of these topics come up in any form?
Travel
Politics
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When we are speaking in real life, do we make a request using:
a grammar item?a phrasal verb? ORat least three different phrases?
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Why do we get our students to do this?
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Where does language come from?
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Where does language come from?A
B
C
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Language emerges from the topic, NOT the topic from the language.
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But what was the inspiration for topic-driven language?
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But what was the inspiration for topic-driven language?
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Size
doesn’t
matter!
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A B
C D
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Newspapers often use reported speech to cover stories. Look at this example:
Here are some quotes from the newspaper stories. Write the sentences as reported speech.
1. “It’s the worst winter I’ve ever known,” said one stranded motorist.One stranded motorist said … ________________________________________________________________________
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Discuss these questions in small groups:
SPEAKING
1. Have you ever experienced extreme weather?2. What was it? What happened?3. What types of extreme weather are most common in
your country?4. Has the weather changed in the last few years in your
country?5. What can people do to protect themselves against
the consequences of extreme weather?