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THEME 7 NEWS STORIES
FUNCTIONS
F1 Narrating a past event/experience
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12 GRADE F2 Talking about sequential actions
1 Sequence of Events
This activity enables students to talk about sequential actions. It also encourages them to improve their listening, speaking,
reading and writing skills.
Materials and Preparation
Copy and cut up the cards on page 159 neatly.
Procedure
1 Divide the students into groups of 4 or 5.
2 Give each group a card. While handing out the cards, take into consideration that there are 3 different situation cards.
Hand them out properly.
3 Tell students to read the situations on the cards and then ask them to write a paragraph in which they order the
events using the words when, as, while, by the time, after, before, first, next, finally. Also, tell them that they are free
to add extra parts to their situations.
4 Let each group talk about their actions.
5 The group/groups that speak with the fewest mistakes wins/win the game.
2 How We Became Famous
This activity enables students to narrate a past event or experience. It also helps students build confidence in speaking
and writing while increasing their creativity. It is a good activity to keep your students motivated.
Materials and Preparation
Use the vocabulary cards on page 160. There are numbered words from 1 to 60.
Procedure
1 Have students make groups of five.
2 Ask each group to choose 10 numbers between 1 and 60. Tell the words they have chosen and make sure they jot
them down.
3 Have each group think a way to become famous somehow related to the words they have. Give them some time to
think up their stories. Tell them they should take notes to make up a story of being famous using the words they have
chosen.
4 Make sure they use all the keywords they have chosen and tell their story in the past tense.
5 Have each group read their stories to the others. Encourage them to choose the most interesting/funny story of
becoming famous.
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