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Grrades 7-9 (B2) - L
Lesson Plan
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GESE Gra
ades 7--9: preparing the Conversaation Ph
hase
Leve
el:

Time
e:

GESE
E Grades 7--9 (CEFR B2)

1 x 60
0 minutes + optional 15 minutes

Aims
s:
To
o prepare vo
ocabulary for the Subjjects for Co
onversation
To
o practise asking and answering
a
q
questions on the Subjects for Con
nversation

Reso
ources and
d preparattion:
Ha
andout 1 (H/O1): Subjec
cts for Convversation Grade 7
nversation Grade 8
Ha
andout 2 (H
H/O2): Subje
ects for Con
nversation Grade 9
Ha
andout 3 (H
H/O3): Subje
ects for Con
Ha
andout 4 (H
H/O4): Exam
mple promp
pts for Grade 7 (These are
a the sam
me as in Lessson 2.)
Ha
andout 5 (H
H/O5): Exam
mple promp ts for Grade
e 8 (These are
a the sam
me as in Lessson 2.)
Ha
andout 6 (H
H/O6): Exam
mple promp ts for Grade
e 9 (These are
a the sam
me as in Lessson 2.)
on:
Teacher preparation beforre the lesso
Cu
ut up Hando
outs 4, 5 an
nd 6 into in dividual carrds for the students to
o use and practise
wiith. You need to have one set off cards per group, per Grade. (If you have already
a
do
one this in Lesson
L
Plan
n 2, you can
n just re-use
e the same cards.)
To
o create in
nterest, bring picturees (try www
w.google.co
om/images) or objectts that
re
epresent the 6 Subjec
cts for Con versation. Ask the stu
udents to ddecide wha
at each
picture repre
esents. Sugg
gestions fo r objects:
G
GRADE 7:
Education: picture of
o a teacherr, picture off students studying, claassroom ob
bjects
National customs: pictures of eevents or sttreet scenes
s from otheer countriess
Village and city life: pictures off a village and a city (next to eachh other)
National and local produce and
d products: pizza, locall foods and drinks
Early memories: pictures of a yyoung child,, children playing
Pollution and recycling: recycliing image (
), a rubb
bish bag, a breathing mask
m
G
GRADE 8:
Society and
a living sttandards: p ictures of a poor and a rich streett
Personal values and
d ideals: givve a list of id
deas, e.g: re
espect, lovee, honesty, family,
f
etc.
The world of work: pictures
p
peo
ople doing different
d
jobs
Unexplained phenom
mena and e
events: pictu
ures of ufo, ghosts
National environmental concerrns: pictures of pollutio
on, a powerr station
Public fig
gures past and
a presentt: pictures of
o actors, th
he prime miinister, etc.
G
GRADE 9:
Dreams and
a nightmares: picturre of someo
one having a nightmaree, Freddie Kruger
K
Crime an
nd punishme
ent: picturee of a police
e officer, police car, hanndcuffs
Technolo
ogy: a mobille phone, m
mp3 player
Habits an
nd obsessio
ons: picturess of people smoking, biting their nnails, etc.
Global en
nvironmental issues: piictures of fa
actories, flo
oods, polar bear on an iceberg
Design: pictures
p
of furniture,
f
taattoos, mob
bile phones
P
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Grades 7-9 (B2) - Lesson plan 4: preparing the Conversation Phase

Procedure:
1. Students remember questions/prompts (10 minutes)
Put all of the students together according to their Grade 7, 8 or 9. Then put all of the students
into small groups of 2 (or 3, if necessary), with students from the same Grade working together.
Ask the students to try and remember as many questions as possible that they can ask for their
Grade. (The students should try to remember questions from Lesson Plan 1 or 2 which they have
already done.) Tell the students they have 6-7 minutes
2. Stimulate interest: show objects that represent the Subjects for Conversation (10 minutes)
Show each Grade of students the objects that you brought for their Grade. Tell them they have 5
minutes to decide what the objects represent. After 5 minutes, give the H/O1 to the Grade 7
students, H/O2 to the Grade 8 students and H/O3 to the Grade 9 students.
3. Question preparation (20 minutes)
Give the students the example prompt cards for their Grade (H/0s 4, 5 and 6). Tell the students
they now have to use the prompt cards to create at least 2-3 questions for each Subject for
Conversation. The students should write their questions on their handouts.
The students can use the question cards to help them. They can use the question that they
thought of at the beginning of the lesson. The students can also think of new questions if they
want to. Tell the students they have 15 minutes to think of all of their questions.
4. Students interview each other (20 minutes)
The students have now made their questions. Tell them to sit with a new person from the same
Grade (e.g. Grade 7 students change partners with other Grade 7 students and Grade 8 students
change partners with other Grade 8 students, etc.) There should be 2 students of the same
Grade in each group. If the numbers of people are not perfect, then you can allow 3 students in
one group.
Tell the students that one of them is the examiner and one of them is the candidate. (If
necessary, you can have 2 examiners in one group of 3 people.) Give them 1 minute to decide
who is who. They are now going to talk about themselves. Tell the students that the examiner
has 5 minutes to interview the candidate, using their own prompts.
After 5 minutes, tell the examiners and candidates to change roles: the examiner becomes
the candidate and the candidate becomes the examiner. Stop the activity after another 5
minutes and ask the class for feedback/any questions.
5. Optional: reflection (15 minutes)
In groups, students select and write down the 10 most useful questions/phrases of the lesson.

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Grades 7-9 (B2) - Lesson plan 4: preparing the Conversation Phase

Handout 1

Subjects for Conversation

GRADE
Education:

National customs:

Village and city life:

National and local produce and products:

Early memories:

Pollution and recycling:

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Grades 7-9 (B2) - Lesson plan 4: preparing the Conversation Phase

Handout 2

Subjects for Conversation

GRADE
Society and living standards:

Personal values and ideals:

The world of work:

Unexplained phenomena and events:

National environmental concerns:

Public figures past and present:

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Grades 7-9 (B2) - Lesson plan 4: preparing the Conversation Phase

Handout 3

Subjects for Conversation

GRADE
Dreams and nightmares:

Crime and punishment:

Technology:

Habits and obsessions:

Global environmental issues:

Design:

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Grade
es 7-9 (B2) - Lesson plan 4: preparing the Converssation Phase

H
Handout 4: example prompts
p
fo
or Grade 7
IMPORTANT! These are only example prompts. The real e
exam will conta
ain other questtions. (Cut these prompts into 18 individua
al cards)

7
Tell me
about how ....
e.
used to be

d it
How could
be improve
ed?

What did you use

d when you
to do
werre younger?

What should
b done in
be
th
he future?

If you could ch
hange
one thing, w
what
What do you think I
y
you would cha
ange?
might enjoy?

Is the sittuation
differentt today,
compared to how it
o be?
used to

I dont know if
.... is better th
han
it used to be
e.

If the sittuation
changed
d, what
would yo
ou miss?

Is it
because of .....?

What wo
ould you
recommend I try?

If you had th
he
opportunity, what
w
would you do
?
differently?

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Tell me about
how .... is used.

Is it
du
ue to ....?

Tell me about the

vantages/
adv
disad
dvantages.

Why is .... used?

bout a
Tell me ab
person who
o helps
this situa
ation.

7
Not everyo
one has
the same opinion.
o
Do you agree with
your friends?

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es 7-9 (B2) - Lesson plan 4: preparing the Converssation Phase

H
Handout 5: example prompts
p
fo
or Grade 8
IMPORTANT! These are only example prompts. The real e
exam will conta
ain other questtions. (Cut these prompts into 18 individua
al cards)

How does ....

eel?
make you fe

How do you tthink

it might change
in the futurre?

W
What had you done
before you ....?

Is there anything
?
that feels similar?

Whatt might be the

e
reasson for this?

8
If you had been born
n
in your
y
parents
gen
neration, how
differrent would life
have been?

What do
o your
friends say
about it?

Have
H
you talk
ked
to your family
about it?

Why m
might
that be?

How could
de
you persuad
someone
s
to .....?

If you ha
adnt ....,
what would you
done?
have d

What
W
might ha
ave
happened
h
if th
hey
hadnt ....?

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Tell me what your

mily say
fam
about it.

ou think
What do yo
your frie
ends
might say?

How could you

ade someone
ould
How co
persua
that its better now someone pe
ersuade
you not to ....?
than in the past?

Has anyone
a
told
you about ....?

ave you
How long ha
been ....ing
g ....?

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es 7-9 (B2) - Lesson plan 4: preparing the Converssation Phase

H
Handout 6: example prompts
p
fo
or Grade 9
IMPORTANT! These are only example prompts. The real e
exam will conta
ain other questtions. (Cut these prompts into 18 individua
al cards)

Tell me aboutt the

theory of .....

k ....
Do you think
was the rig
ght
thing to do
o?

What do you hope

might happen?

What do you think

d have been
could
done differently?

ou wish
What do yo
you could do?

Is there anythin
ng
u wish you cou
uld
you
have done?

ad to
If you ha
explain w
why ....
happened
d, what
would you
ur best
guess b
be?

Wh
hat should hav
ve
been done?

Is there
e anything
you wissh hadnt
happ
pened?

Im not sure
s
which
is the
e better
option: X or Y?

Is there anything
et
you regre
(not) doing
g?

9
Im
I not sure which
w
would have been
b
the better op
ption:
X or Y?

9
9

It must have been

difficult/eassy?

It cant
c
have
be
een easy.

What do
o you
rememberr ....ing?

Is there anythin
ng
you didnt
rem
member to do
o?

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What should we
stop ....ing?

Im not sure
eI
completely
y
understand.
u
Ca
an you
say that in a
ay?
different wa