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THEME 4 TRADITIONS

FUNCTIONS
F1 Describing habits and routines in the past
10 GRADE F2 Making oral presentations on a specific topic
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4 Turning Point

It is a guessing game in which students talk about habits and routines of people before certain inventions.

Materials and Preparation
As a preparation, the teacher photocopies the worksheets on pages 91 and 92 for all students in the
class and then hands them out.

Procedure
1 Put students into two groups as A and B.
2 Ask each group to work collaboratively in order to complete the phrases given about what people
used to do and didn’t use to do before the invention of each item on the worksheet. When students
have finished, ask them to pair up with someone from the other group. The students then take it in
turns to read their sentences to their partner, without saying the highlighted invention. Their partner
then tries to guess the invention.

E.g.
Group A: People used to use pay phones. People didn’t use to have online communication. When
was it?
Group B: Was it before the invention of the cell phone?
Group A: Yes, it was.
3 For each correct guess, award one point. The student with the most points at the end of the game wins.

5 Then and Now

The activity aims to have students make oral presentations on a specific topic. It is an activity in which
students use three integrated language skills; listening, speaking and reading to complete the tasks.

Materials and Preparation
Small topic cards on page 93
As a preparation, the teacher photocopies and cuts out the cards, puts them facing down on the table.

Procedure
1 Put students into groups of three.
2 Let each group choose a representative.
3 Then, ask each representative to come to the table and pick a topic card in turns.
4 Tell students that they are going to make an oral presentation on the topic they have picked, saying
how it was different in the past. Remind them that they can also choose their own presentation topic
in addition to the ones provided as long as they cover a “then and now” content. While making the
presentation, they can use their own visuals such as cartoons, drawings, etc. or go Internet-based
to benefit from the images available related to the topic.
5 Give students 10 minutes to get ready for the presentation.
6 Monitor and guide them while they are carrying out the task.
7 Finally, ask each representative to give their presentation on behalf of the group.

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