Communication Workshop
■ when students have written the questions, play the cassette again so they can mark the intonation up or down.
answers
the intonation goes up with yes/no questions and down with wh- questions
■ play the cassette again, pausing after each question for students to repeat the question with the correct intonation pattern.
stage 1
■ look at the key words with the class and then read through the instructions for stage 1
key words
hobbies: collect (stamps/coins), paint/draw, make (models/clothes), play (chess/computer games), take photos
sport: play (tennis/football), go (cycling/swimming), do (gym/kungfu)
music: play (the piano/the guitar), favourite singers/groups, favourite styles (pop/classical)
television: favourite programmes (sports/nature programmes), tv stars/actors/actresses
going out: fast food restaurants, cinema, theatre, concerts
clothes: favourite clothes, favourite colours, buying clothes, shopping
■ in groups of three or four, students choose one of the areas from the key words and work out three questions. each student writes down the three questions.
stage 2
■ students form new groups.
■ each student asks his/her questions to every member of the group and records the answers in a table.
stage 3
■ when all the groups have finished asking their questions and recording the answers, the students go back to their original groups.
■ students compare their results in their original groups and produce a graph.
talkback
■ students show their graphs to the class and describe the results.
■ the class discusses whether any of the results were surprising and votes for the most interesting survey.
options
practice
students look back at speaking, exercise 3 ? c the questions they wrote down from the cassette. in pairs, students ask and answer the questions, giving their own information about tv, music and clothes.