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UNIT 10 Speaking Activities
UNIT 10 Speaking Activities
UNIT 10 LESSON 1
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Name:
It’s sexist to have Yes No
Yes No
boys-only and girls-only Reason:
Reason:
schools.
Name:
Men and women are Yes No
Yes No
not equal. Reason:
Reason:
Name:
It’s OK for office workers Yes No
Yes No
to have tatoos and body Reason:
Reason:
piercings.
Name:
It’s not OK for men to Yes No
Yes No
wear earrings. Reason:
Reason:
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Name:
Body piercing is not OK at Yes No
Yes No
any age, male or female. Reason:
Reason:
Name:
Girls should be more Yes No
Yes No
modest than boys. Reason:
Reason:
Name:
Sexism is always against Yes No
Yes No
women, never against men. Reason:
Reason:
Name:
Tattoos are OK for men, Yes No
Yes No
but not for women. Reason:
Reason:
Name:
People in their 30s and 40s Yes No
Yes No
should not dress like Reason:
Reason:
teenagers.
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choose one student to be the questioner.
The other three students are the contestants.
Choose one group to come to the front of the
class. Tell the three contestants to stand next
to each other facing the class. The questioner
should face the contestants.
Situation
I have a term paper to do on a novel. I don’t enjoy reading literary material.
A schoolmate suggested that I go to a website where I can get ready-made term
papers and gave me two websites to go to. What should I do?
Situation
I have to write an essay for a class. A friend, who is taking the same class with another
teacher, also has to do an essay on the same topic. He suggested that we work together
to write the essay, and we each submit the same work to our different teachers. He said
neither teacher would know. What should I do?
Situation
Three of my friends asked me to drive them to the airport. They paid for gas and the
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toll. At the airport, I parked my car on the curb and helped them bring their luggage in.
When I went back to the car, there was a parking ticket on my windshield. The ticket
will cost me a couple of hundred dollars. What should I do?
Situation
I am on the train and the only passenger in the car I was sitting in. I find a cell phone on
the seat next to me. I need a cell phone but I can’t afford to buy one. What should I do?
Situation
I have an important but very difficult test. The day before the test, my best friend, who
is a teaching assistant and checks test papers for my teacher, offered to give me review
tips for the test. What should I do?
Situation
I bought a sandwich from a deli next to the park where I was going to have my lunch.
As I was unwrapping the sandwich, I realized that I had forgotten to pay for it. At the
same time, I noticed that the meat in the sandwich was spoiled. What should I do?