MOVE AHEAD LEVEL 1

ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR UNIT 3 TEACHERS NOTES

Activity 3.1
Language Focus:
Skills Focus:
Time (approx):
Preparation:

Language used in emails and telephone text messages.

Reading
10 minutes
Photocopy Worksheet 3 for each pair of students.

Procedure

Ask your students to get into pairs to tackle the activity.

Give each pair a copy of Worksheet 3.
Explain that the table at the top of the worksheet contains a telephone text conversation between two friends, A and
B. The left-hand column shows the conversation, in its correct order, in text message format (SMS). The right-hand
column shows the same conversation in full sentences, but the order of the comments has been jumbled up.
Ask your students to work in their pairs to link each line of texting in the left-hand column with its full sentence
equivalent. One link has already been made, as an example.
After five or six minutes, ask your students to compare and check their answers with another pairs work, then check
and discuss as a class.

Answer Key
1. b

2. e

3. a

4. c

5. i

6. j

7. h

8. g

9. f

10. d

Activity 3.2
Language Focus:
Skills Focus:
Time (approx):
Preparation:

Language used in emails and telephone text messages.

Reading
10 minutes
Photocopy Worksheet 3 for each pair of students.

This activity is an extension of the previous one. It is slightly harder, as the full sentence forms of the text messages
arent given.

Procedure

Tell your students, still working in their pairs, to look at the six text messages in the second part of Worksheet 3.
Ask them to work together to figure out what each message means, following the example given.
After five or six minutes, discuss the answers as a class.

Answer Key
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

Ill be late. Sorry.

See you tomorrow.
By the way, are you okay?
Dont be too sad.
I love you.
Thanks for laughing.

Macmillan Publishers Ltd 2003

LEVEL 1 UNIT 3

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ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR UNIT 3 TEACHERS NOTES (CONT.)

Activity 3.3
Language Focus:
Skills Focus:
Time (approx):
Preparation:

Language used in emails and telephone text messages.

Writing
15+ minutes
Photocopy Worksheet 3 for each pair of students.

In class, this activity follows on from 3.1 and 3.2 above. Students could also tackle the first part individually as a
homework exercise. If so, photocopy the worksheet for each student.

Procedure

Ask your students to work in their pairs to write a text message, in SMS format, to another pair of students.
Determine which pairs will write to one another, so that each one will receive a message.
When the messages are complete, tell your students to deliver them to the pairs they were intended for.
Now ask your students to try to decipher the message they have received.
Depending on the time available, allow the text conversations to continue by encouraging students to reply with
another message.

Macmillan Publishers Ltd 2003

LEVEL 1 UNIT 3