Module 6 The World’s Cultural Heritage

tourist2: and who built it?
guide: no one is completely sure.
tourist1: i thought you said you knew everything about stonehenge. you keep saying that you don’t know.
guide: yes, but that’s because no one knows. well,  (12)  . the whole thing is a mystery. there are some good theories, but that’s it.
tourist2: why was it built?
guide: well, it was definitely built for an important reason.
tourist2: and what is it?
guide: pardon?
tourist2: what’s the important reason?
guide: ah yes. well, again, we don’t know. but there are several different theories. maybe it was used by astronomers.
tourist2: astronomers?
guide: yes.
tourist: and what did they do?
guide: well, they looked at stars.
tourist: you don’t need to build a stone circle to look at the stars.
guide: well, this is just one theory. another theory was that it was some kind of religious place— a temple. and a third theory is that it was a burial ground, somewhere   (13)   important people were buried when they died.
tourist: and   (14)   did all these stones come from?
guide: good question- and i do know the answer. it’s very interesting. the stones over there came from wales.
tourist: from where?
guide: from wales?
tourist: wales? but that’s miles away!
guide: yes. they brought them from 200 kilometers away.
tourist: why?
guide: no one knows.
tourist: what about those stones over there?
guide: ah, these stones are from a place that’s much closer. they came from just 50 kilometers away.
fx    thunderclap
guide: well, i think   (15)  . i hope you’ve all had a good time.
tourists: yes. it’s been the most interesting! thank you very much!
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suggested answers:
(1) before (2) in case (3) not to worry (4) as long as you’ve got a raincoat (5) even though
(6) no matter what happens (7) while (8) even if (9) a day to remember (10) wherever (11) when
(12) no one knows for certain (13) where (14) where (15) we’d better get back into the bus now
step 4. post-listening
ask ss to role-play following the instructions in activity 4.
step 5. homework
1. ask ss to do activity 3 in the workbook on page 121.
2. ask ss to preview speaking and reading practice.
period 5 grammar (2) and function, everyday english
speaking
teaching goals:
1. to enable ss to talk about the disappearing languages and encourage them to value human heritage.
2. to get ss to know something about the living treasures program.
3. to help ss to know about the culture of another group of people.