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X-UP VI W I 1.3
X-UP VI W I 1.3
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Agenda:
- Quiz
- Uses of Present Tenses
- Group work
- News article writing
- Feedback
- Homework
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Quiz Time
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Ice breaking activity
“All In”:
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Uses of Present Tenses
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Let’s review!
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Let’s review!
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Let’s review!
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Let’s review!
3) Past time
a) Telling a story
This makes the events more immediate and exciting for the listener.
e.g. Last year I was swimming off the coast in New Zealand when suddenly I see a shark fin heading
towards me…
b) Newspaper headlines
Journalists often use the present not the past in newspaper headlines to make newspaper stories more
exciting, fresh and immediate.
e.g. Man dies in forest fire.
c) When telling jokes
This makes the joke more immediate and dramatic for the listener (even if the joke is not very funny!)
e.g. A man walks into a bar…
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Let’s play Kahoot!
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Describe the picture (written task)
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News articles
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News articles writing
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Feedback Time
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Home assignment
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Describe the picture (written task)
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Homework review
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