150 LIFE SKILLS
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In pairs, encourage the students to try to say if the
sentences are right or wrong before they listen again.
Encourage stronger students to correct the wrong
sentences.
Answers
1
2
3
She is working on her blog. 4
She thinks it is
easy. 5
6
The blog is on cats and David doesn’t have a
cat, just a dog and a hamster.
8
Point out that all these sentences come from the
recording. If time allows, play the recording again so that
the students can check their answers.
Answers
1 e 2 d 3 a 4 c 5 b
PROJECT
Writing a blog
Ask the class to read the instructions in bold and ask
‘What do you need to do for this project?’
Either for
homework, or during classtime, ask the students to
go online and find at least two blogs that a) they find
interesting and b) they like the design of. Organise the
students into small groups (maximum four students) and
ask them to talk about the blogs they found which they
like and why.
Encourage the groups to choose a blog topic and also to
think about the design. Remind them that they need to
reach an agreement and encourage them to use the useful
language in Life skills page 32. Next, encourage them to
write two short blog posts (the group could divide into
pairs, with each pair writing a post each). Then, ask them
to decide together how they will present their two posts.
Reorganise the students so that they are working with
students in other groups. Encourage them to share
their ideas, give feedback and make suggestions for
improvement.
PROJECT EXTENSION
Set up a student blog challenge where each student (or
pair of students) needs to set up their own blog for six
weeks, write at least four posts and write comments on
at least four of their classmates’ blogs. At the end of six
weeks, ask the students to evaluate their own work by
answering some questions, for example:
•
Was it easy to create your own blog?
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How many posts did you write? What were they
about?
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How many other blogs did you visit? Did you leave
comments?
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How could you improve your blog?
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Would you like to continue with your blog?
