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THEME 1 MUSIC

FUNCTIONS
F1 Expressing opinion (agreeing, disagreeing, etc.)
12 GRADE F2 Expressing preferences
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7 Information Gap

This activity aims to help students ask appropriate questions related to the information that they need
in different situations and answer questions based on the information they read. It also helps them
review the target structures previously learned, asking about preferences.

Materials and Preparation

Photocopy one worksheet on page 24 for each pair of students. Cut into two separate worksheets for
each student.

Procedure

1 Put the class into two groups, A and B. After warning students not to look at the other group’s
worksheet, hand out a copy of the ‘Student A worksheet’ to each student in group A and a copy of
the ‘Student B worksheet’ to each student in group B.
2 Tell them that they will read the incomplete text first before starting to ask and answer reciprocally
to focus on what kind of information is omitted in the text. Have them take turns to ask and answer
questions to complete the gaps in their text. Remind them that the one gap is not just for a word;
sometimes, they may write a few words.
3 When they have finished, let them compare each other’s worksheets to check if they completed their
text accurately. Finish the activity by asking if the music they listen to reflect their personality or not
justifying their opinions.

8 Reading

This activity aims to help students to practice and improve their reading skills and recall the vocabulary
they have learned previously. It also helps students understand and extract essential information from
a text, in addition to picking out concrete information.

Materials and Preparation

Photocopy the worksheet in the link below for each student.
https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/sites/teens/files/choosing_a_musical_instrument_-_
exercises_1.pdf

Procedure
1 Hand out the worksheets to students. Before students start the text, as a motivating starting point,
ask them a few questions to check what they know about the musical instruments and help them to
be familiar with the target vocabulary. For example, “Do you play a musical instrument? If yes, when
and how did you learn to play it? How do you feel while playing it? If not, which instrument would you
like to learn?”, etc. Or the first question in the text, “Have you ever thought about taking up a musical
instrument?” can be asked as a warm-up activity.
2 Ask them to work in pairs to write the instruments in the correct group and study the unknown
vocabulary in the text. Remind them that they are supposed to read the text and do the rest of the
activities in the text individually.
3 After the worksheet is over, check the correct answers with the class.

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