SCIENCE OR FICTION UNIT 

THE LESSON AT A GLANCE

OBJECTIVE: At the end of this lesson, Ss will be able to write a short science fiction
story

RESOURCES:
 NEW CUTTING EDGE Course book, Elementary, Unit 8: Fact or Fiction, p. 68

TIMING: 60 -90mn

PHOTOCOPIABLE: Worksheet A

AUDIO RECORDING: THE AUTHOR BEHIND THE LEGEND

SOURCE: NEW CUTTING EDGE Course book, Elementary, Unit 8: Fact or Fiction.
Audio Track 8.5

TECH: PC, speakers

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Teacher’s Notes

WARM-UP: WORKSHEET A 10mn

AIM: Ss will be able to anticipate the topic of the unit. @meenzandteenz

 Start off by explaining the title of the unit.

 Ask Ls: “what comes to your mind when I say the word science? Elicit different
answers from students (fact, experiment, etc). Accept any answers related to
CLASS WORK
science.
C1 - C3 – C3
 Ask about the meaning of fiction? (imagination, stories, etc)
 Check understanding by asking students to give you examples of fiction books.

VOCABULARY: WORKSHEET A  15-20mn

TASK 
AIM: Ss will be able to identify the science fiction genre @meenzandteenz
 Draw Ss’ attention to the pictures.
CLASS WORK  Ask them if they recognize any movies?
C1 - C3 – C3  Allow Ss to give their answers
 Ask them about the genre of these movies.

 c. science fiction

TASK 
AIMS:
 Ss will be able to identify themes of science fiction.
 To access and activate students’ background and knowledge of the topic.

 Refer Ss to the pictures.

CLASS WORK
 Read the options or ask a confident student to read them.
C1 - C3
 Clarify any confusions
 Ss check the themes of science fiction.
SOLO WORK
 Ss compare their answers with their partners.
C2- C3
Optional: ask Ss to identify the other genres related to real life stories and ghosts

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Teacher’s Notes

 spaceships, experiments on humans, human-like robots, aliens @meenzandteenz

TASK 
AIM: Ss will be able to describe sci-fi films using adjectives

 Draw Ss’ attention to the adjectives box.

 Go over the adjectives and explain the meaning of the words.
PAIR WORK  Explain to Ss that they will write a dialogue similar the one provided to
C1- C2 – C3 describe science fiction films they watched before.
 Ss can use the examples provided in TASK
 Ss act out their dialogues.

LISTENING: WORKSHEET A  15mn

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 BEFORE LISTENING: 10-15mn

TASK  SPEAKING
 Ask Ss to look at the picture and ask them if they have watched the film.
PAIR WORK  Ask them what type it is. (fantacy)
C1- C2 – C3  Ask students to discuss the film story in pairs or groups.
 Ss share their thoughts about the film.
TASK 

 Ask Ss to read the caption under the picture

SOLO WORK  Ask checking questions; how many books of the Lord of The Rings are there?
C2 Who wrote them? (John Ronald Reuel Tolkien)
 Explain the meaning of the title “The Author Behind the Legend” by
referring to JRR Tolkien

 AS YOU LISTEN: 10-15mn

AIM: Ss will be able to improve their listening for specific information.

TASK 
INDIVIDUAL  Tell Ss that they are going to listen to an interview about JRR Tolkien. They
WORK listen and mark the statements as true or false, but before that they should
C1-C2 read the statements.
 Check the meaning of underlined words with Ss.
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 Teach the words: religious, priest, hobby, hippie, film rights

 Play the recording twice. Ss listen and do the task.
 Ask Ss to compare their answers with their partners.

CLASS WORK
 Check answers with the class.
C1

INDIVIDUAL Optional:
WORK  Tell Ss to listen again and correct the false ones.
C1 - C2  Play twice the audio if necessary.
 Ss compare their answers. @meenzandteenz
CLASS WORK
 Check answers with the class.
C1


1 F he didn’t have a happy 5 T 9 F also hippies
childhood 6 T 10 F he died before
2 T 7 F they liked his stories 11 F he sold the film rights
3 T 8 F in 195’ 12 T
4 T

 AFTER YOU LISTEN: 30mn

TASK  WRITING
AIM: To re-invest what Ss learnt to write a short science fiction story @meenzandteenz

INDIVIDUAL  Explain the task to Ss. Explain what a character, a plot, a setting is.
WORK
 Ss work individually going through the different writing stages: writing the first
C3
draft, proofreading, peer review and editing, writing the final draft.
CLASS WORK
 Ss share their work with the class.
C1

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AUDIO SCRIPT

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