6A Check it! (Rctivily ——]Parwark Stadentsperarm short dialogues to practise stress in conection, {Time ——_iominutes Preparation [copy and catin halfane sheet foreach par Of students im Itheclass. Procedure ~ Divide the students into A + B pairs. Give out the worksheets. Remind students not to look at their partner's worksheet. ~ Demonstrate the activity, Draw students’ attention to the first message on A’s worksheet (The plane leaves at 101), Use the message in a question to Bs, stressing the underlined information: Did you say my plane leaves at 10.5? Tell Bs to check the information in the question by looking at the frst picture on their worksheet Elicit No, the plane leaves at 1050. ‘Make sure Bs stress the correction = Point out that not all of the messages are incorrect. Before students begin the activity in their pair, make sure they're clear on how to proceed: As ask questions and Bs respond. ~ When they have finished, students can compare their ‘worksheets to check the answersCheck it! ‘Ask B questions to check the information in the messages. Stress the underlined words. Al} Tick vor correct each message. [The plane | ae leaves at | The computer 10.15 | is out of order _ Raum, Smith's a __ a ofice We need | office is on closes at 1 p.m. Ma rece ee Jones | is arriving on Thursday Listen to A. Use the pictures to check the information in A’s questions. Correct any false B information. Stress the correction.Pronunciation You've got it all wrong! Target language: contrastive stress ‘Activity ype: paired information gap When to use: Use this activity after Lesson 6.3. Time: 20 minutes Preparation: Photocopy and cut up one worksheet for each pair of students. Procedure Put students into pairs. Give each pair a Student A and Student B worksheet. Tell students not to show their worksheets to each other. Tell students to prepare questions alone to ask their partners about either Sachiko (Student A) or Marek (Student B). They then read the information that they have about either Marek (Student A) or Sachiko (Student A). Tell students that they must find out if Marek and Sachiko know each other. ‘Student A starts by asking his/her questions, e.g. Was Sachiko born in Brazil? Student B has to correct the information using appropriate contrastive stress, e.g. No, she was born {in Japan. Student B asks his/her first question, e.g. Was Marek born in France? Student A replies, e.g. No, he was born in Poland. This continues until all of the questions have been asked and answered. Get feedback and ask ifthe students know each other. ‘Answers ‘Student A: 1 Did she live in the countryside? 2 Did she study English at university? 3 Did she travel to Australia? 4 Did she take German lessons? 5 Did she marry an English man? 6 Does she work in an office? 7 Does she like football? ‘Student B: 1 Did he live in a city? 2 Did he study French at university? 3 Did he travel to the US? 4 Did he take French lessons? 5 Did he marry a Polish woman? 6 Does he work ina hotel? 7 Does he like tennis? ‘Marek and Sachiko know each other— they're married! GEREN 0 Penson Education Limited 20You've got it all wrong! StudentA = [—— ‘Marek was born in Poland in 1985, He lived on a farm in the countryside and went to school 20 km away. He studied English at university and finished in 2008. He wanted to find work in Poland, but it was very difficult, so he travelled to England. He got a job in a hotel and took some English lessons in his free time. He became friends with one of the other students and married her last year. She's Japanese. They live in a big city in the UK, in a small two-bedroomed house, and they have a daughter called Lizzie. Now Marek works at a university. He likes football. bs Student Be = ‘Sachiko was born in Japan in 1986. She lived in an. apartment in the city of Osaka and went to schoo! just ten minutes away. She studied art at university and finished in 2008. She wanted to study English, so she travelled to England. She studied English at a language school. She became friends with a man in her class and they married last year. He’s Polish. They live in a big city, in a small house with two bedrooms, and they have a daughter called Lizzie. Now Sachiko works at home. She's a full-time mum and a painter. She likes art galleries. Past born/in Brazil? Was Sachiko born in Brazil 4 ve/in the countryside? 2 study/English at university? 3 travel/to Australia? 4 take/German lessons? 5 marry/English man? Now have/son? Does she have a son? 6 work/in an office? 7 tike/football? Past born/in France? Was Marek born in France? 2 tve/ina city? 2 study/French at university? 3 travel/to the US? 4 take/French lessons? 5 many/Polsh woman? have/son? Does he have a son? 6 work/in a hotel? 7 ike/tennis?