Fri
Jun
22
Thesis: Backstage
“ People and places This activity is designed to be taught with Exercise 3, “Grammar Focus: Passive; prepositions of cause.” Time: 10–15 minutes. This activity gives practice in using passive structures to describe environmental situations. * Explain the activity: Students will choose a location (e.g., in forests), and they must make as many statements as they can about it while using passive sentences. * Model the task by giving this example: In forests. Ask students to think of things that are being done or have been done in forests anywhere in the world. Remind them to use the passive. Write their suggestions on the board: In forests Trees are being cut down. Not enough new trees have been planted. Many animals’ homes have been destroyed. * Now write the following locations on the board: in large cities on farms in mountain resorts in coastal towns * Students work in pairs or groups. Tell them to choose two locations to discuss and to write down their sentences for each one. Set a time limit of seven minutes. Go around and give help as needed. * Call on students to read aloud some of the sentences they wrote. Which pair or group wrote the most (and the best) sentences?
Level Three: Unit 7 Optional Activities
