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THEME 10 VALUES AND NORMS

FUNCTIONS
F1 Expressing opinions
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11 GRADE F2 Exchanging ideas
F3 Making comments
1 I Feel That...

This activity enables students to express their opinions. It also encourages them to activate their speaking and listening
skills.

Materials and Preparation

Ask students to find and cut out two pictures they like from a magazine or a newspaper in advance.

Procedure

1 Have students talk in pairs.
2 They share their opinions about the pictures with their partners.
3 Give pairs some time to talk before selecting one of the pictures to share the true story behind it.
4 Have pairs walk around the class and talk to other pairs about eachother’s pictures.
5 In another version of the game, you can ask students to come and pick one of the pictures and tell what they think
about it and try to guess the story behind it.

2 Any Comments?

This activity enables students to list objects and activities according to their genre. It encourages students to make
comments on a specific topic and talk about their preferences.

Materials and Preparation

Copy the page on 191 and cut out the titles on the cards. Put the cards on the teacher’s desk face down.

Procedure

1 Have students work in groups of four.
2 Nominate a student from each group and have them pick one of the cards on the desk.
3 Now, each group has a title. Ask them to write at least four items related to the word they have chosen.
E.g. SPORTS (football, basketball, skiing, swimming, etc.)
4 Allow 10 minutes for the groups to make comments and talk about their likes and dislikes.
5 Have each group decide on a word they have written, and get a student to describe that word without saying it, and
have the other groups guess the word. Encourage them to make comments and tell what they think about football,
Argentina or Beyonce, etc.

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