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THEME 8 DIGITAL ERA

FUNCTIONS
F1 Stating personal opinions in everyday conversations
F2 Stating preferences
10 GRADE F3 Stating causes and effects
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F4 Giving an extended description and detailed information about people/places/events
8 Literary Associations

The activity aims to present students with the opportunity to make and express preferences through
associating the options given with imaginary functions. It is expected to serve as a fun activity that will
boost students’ imaginations as it gives them a chance to come up with expressions of preferences
based upon literary associations. It includes the skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing.

Materials and Preparation
Preferences sheet on page 204
The teacher photocopies the preferences sheet as many as the number of students.

Procedure
1 Hand out the preferences sheet.
2 Tell students that they will be asked to make preferences out of each pair of options given on the
preferences sheet and give reasons. Emphasize that whatever they will come up with is expected
to be a thing of their imaginations.
3 Write the following examples on the board so that students can understand the task better.
Explain students that they are expected to consider the benefits, functions of the items on the
preferences sheet while they are making their preferences and giving reasons for them. Go
through the examples together.

E.g. I’d rather be an armchair than a stool because I would like to comfort my friends.
I prefer being a plant to being a pot because I would like to make my environment
more beautiful.

4 Make sure that students have understood the literary dimension of the task and, if necessary,
give further information and examples. Give them ten minutes. Monitor and guide while they are
carrying out the task. When they are finished with the task, have them share their sentences and
discuss.

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