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THEME 8 SPORTS

FUNCTIONS
F1 Reporting news
F2 Making interview
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11 GRADE F3 Talking about sports
11 Interviewing Passersby

This activity enables students to interview their classmates. It encourages them to practice asking and answering questions
about preferences. It is a great way to improve active learning and critical thinking. In a strong imaginary situation, each
student has a chance to express their ideas which leads them to better arguments.

Materials and Preparation

Print and cut out the photocopiable role cards on page 164 and shuffle them on the teacher’s desk. Have each student
come front and pick a role card from the desk.
Procedure

1 Tell students to imagine a very big area in the city centre is due for redevelopment and suppose that your classroom
is a crowded street. The street interviewers ask the passersby’s opinions about what to do with the area.
2 Encourage students to think and speak as a teacher, a mother with two children, a teenager, etc. (related to the role
in their role cards).
3 Tell students not to tell their role to anybody in the class.
4 Invite the students who have picked up the roles as interviewers to the board.
5 Each interviewer take turns to go around the street and interview five passersby they choose randomly.
6 Make sure all the students listen to each other carefully; especially the mayors listen to the citizens’ opinions with
great attention.
7 When all the interviews are done, allow five minutes for the mayors to come up with their arguments and make a final
decision.
8 Then have the mayors announce their decisions to the public about what to do with the area explaining the reasons
for their choices.
E.g.
A gardener: They should make it a huge garden with lots of flowers since the citizens need a quiet place to visit.
A footballer: I think it should be a five-star stadium like in Munich. You know our stadium does not have enough
seating capacity.

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