12 Out of the ordinary

12.4| Showing interest

11.5| Description of a memorable experience
TUNE IN
2 Listen to the conversation.

Has something similar ever

happened to anyone you
know?
OVER TO YOU
6a Think of an interesting, surprising or
embarrassing thing that has happened to
you, or someone you know, recently.
Prepare notes to help you tell your story.

6b Work in pairs. Listen to each

other´s stories. Remember to
sound interested and to prompt
your partner to continue,
wherever posible.
7 Report back to the class. Answer the questions

• Did your listener show interest,

1 sympathy or surprise?

• Did he/she react appropriately?

2

• Has anything similar happened to

3 anyone you know?
WRITING TASK
DESCRIPTION OF A
MEMORABLE EXPERIENCE
TUNE IN
 7 Work in small groups . Choose a story
that you read or heard while studying
this unit. Tell the group why you like it.

I heard the story I see! Why did you Wow, that was a
of….. and it was… like it? …….story. ….
because….
2b Work in pairs

Have you ever been

late for an important
event?

What happened?

1
PREPARE FOR TASK
5b Choose an image and a story. Follow the
instructions.
• Decide how your story will begin and
1 end.

• If you like, use phrases from 4 to help tell

2 your story.

• Decide which time expressions from 3

3 may be useful.
6 Write your story. Organize it into at least three
paragraphs, as follows.

• Introduction- where you were, what you were doing,

1 any background information to set the scene

• The main events in the story- what happened

2

• A conclusion- what happened in the end, were there

3 any consequences
7a Read the story out loud. The rest of the class
guesses which image from the book inspired it.

Decide whose story a) was the funniest, b) was the most

unusual or surprising or c) fitted the image best.
Picture References
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Slide 2 Tune in: https://cdn.pixabay.com/photo/2014/10/05/11/46/gossip-475029_960_720.jpg

Listen: https://cdn.pixabay.com/photo/2017/09/29/00/39/ear-icon-2797533__340.png
Slide 3
Woman: https://images.pexels.com/photos/3943882/pexels-photo-3943882.jpeg?auto=compress&cs=tinysrgb&dpr=2&h=650&w=940

Slide 4 Over to you: https://images.pexels.com/photos/3894383/pexels-photo-3894383.jpeg

Woman: https://cdn.pixabay.com/photo/2018/01/14/23/08/idea-3082824_960_720.jpg
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Slide 6 Discuss: https://cdn.pixabay.com/photo/2017/09/28/22/14/speech-icon-2797263_960_720.png

Slide 7 Guys talking: https://images.pexels.com/photos/5384438/pexels-photo-5384438.jpeg

Slide 8 Tune in: https://images.pexels.com/photos/3380743/pexels-photo-3380743.jpeg?auto=compress&cs=tinysrgb&dpr=2&h=650&w=940

Discuss: https://cdn.pixabay.com/photo/2017/09/28/22/14/speech-icon-2797263_960_720.png
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Group: https://cdn.pixabay.com/photo/2017/03/31/17/39/avatar-2191918_960_720.png

Slide 10 Late: https://images.pexels.com/photos/3778569/pexels-photo-3778569.jpeg?auto=compress&cs=tinysrgb&dpr=2&h=650&w=940

Slide 11 Prepare for task: https://images.pexels.com/photos/3808057/pexels-photo-3808057.jpeg

Slide 12 Choose: https://cdn.pixabay.com/photo/2017/05/15/23/48/survey-2316468_960_720.png

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