Learn key phrases for making suggestions, responding, and giving an opinion. Practise the use of these phrases.
STUDENT A
You are fascinated by Africa. Your parents visited Safari last year and told you about giraffes, lions, elephants, and rhinos. You want to visit Chester Zoo because you can see these animals there. You know visitors can feed giraffes at the park. That’s what you’ve always wanted. You always like to have something to eat when you are on a trip. You don´t like playgrounds. It´s too crowded and noisy there.
Start the conversation: Did you hear about Chester Zoo?
Use some of the following expressions: What do you think, I would like, I´m not sure, That´s a good idea, In my opinion, Why don´t we, What about, I have no idea, If you ask me, I guess you are right, Absolutely, …
STUDENT B
At home, you have 2 aquariums with tropical fish, two snakes, and some frogs. You would like to see these animals at Chester Zoo. You know there are boat rides in the zoo which enable visitors to see water animals in their natural environment. You think it is fun to spend some time at playgrounds. You always take a snack with you when you go on a trip because restaurants are expensive.
Use some of the following expressions: What do you think, I would like, I´m not sure, That´s a good idea, In my opinion, Why don´t we, What about, I have no idea, If you ask me, I guess you are right, Absolutely, …
Your partner starts.
Role play: Divide the students into pairs and give each of them a card with instructions (student A and student B). They are going to prepare short dialogues. They have to use expressions to make suggestions, ask for an opinion, or give an opinion.
Students perform their dialogues for the class. Check the use of the expressions to make suggestions, ask for an opinion, or give an opinion. (*)
You can play it as a whole class together = students don’t need their devices. If you have a big class, put students into small groups of two or three. Each group has one device to play on. Students complete the responses using the given prompts. They get points for correct answers.
About Baamboozle: This game works better if you have a created account, which is free. When you open the link, click on play, choose the Baamboozle tile, number of teams and choose a mode in which you want to play – with power ups or just questions.
If you don’t create an account, you can only play with 2 teams and with power-ups.
(*)Try to make the role play activity competitive and challenging. Give each pair a point for the use of functional language that relates to suggestions, responses, or opinions. You can use the table in learningapps to mark the expressions: TASK 3
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