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                                                                                              Pair and Group Work: Other activities



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         a  Work on your own. Imagine you have this problem.                 a  Read the fact file about a voluntourism holiday. You
         Then think of one thing you've tried to do to solve the             are going to tell the other students in your group about
         problem.                                                           the holiday. Make notes on the main points.



            Your husband/wife goes out with friends a lot in the
            evenings. You often have to work late and he/she is
            usually out when you get home, so you have to cook
            dinner and eat on your own. You'd like him/her to stay
            at home more often in the evenings so you can spend
            some time together.



         b  Work with a student from group A and group B.
         Take turns to explain your problems, show concern and
         give advice. Whose advice is the best, do you think?


                                            Oh, dear. What's
                                            the matter?                       PLACE                Fiji, south Pacific
                                                                              TYPE OF WORK        teach English to children aged 6-11
          Llti husband/wife goes ou-t withfriends-;Tot~                                            with help from local teachers; help with
                                                                                                   art classes. sports and school trips
                                                                              ACCOMMODATION  stay in school buildings; share a room
         c  Tell the class the best piece of advice you received.             AND FOOD            with 3 people; food provided by school
                                                                              FREE TIME            go swimming, diving or snorkelling to the
                                                                                                   coral reefs; climb volcanoes with a guide
                                                                              OTHER                Many of the children are from poor
         6A       p47                                www.english0905.com                          families so your work will make a real
                                                                              INFORMATION
                                                                                                   difference in their lives.
         a  Work on your own. Read about a problem you
         have. Think of three ways you can deal with the
         problem and decide what will happen if you choose                  b  Work in your groups. Close your books. Take turns to
         each of these options.                                             tell your group about the holiday.

                                                                            c  Choose which holiday you'd like to go on. Give
            You work for a big company that has offices all over the
                                                                            reasons for your choices.
            country. You're very good at your job and you like your
            colleagues, but your new boss, Colin, never gives you           d  Tell the class which holiday you've chosen. Which
            any interesting work. Your old boss, Maria, is now              holiday is the most popular?
            Colin's manager.

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         look for another job  -+ might have to move house                  4A     I  p31

         b  Work with a student from group A and group B.                    a  Work on your own. Think of your best ever musical
         Take.turns to talk about your problem and your options.            experience. Make notes on what happened. Use these
         Discuss what will happen if you choose each option.                 ideas or your own.
         Your partners can also suggest other options.
                                                                            •  what the experience was (a concert, a club night, etc.)

           If I look for another job, Il  Why don't                         •  where and when this happened
           might have to move house. j       you ...  ?                     •  where you were living at the time
                                                                            •  what you were doing around that time (work, studies, etc.)
               ~do that,~.]                                                 •  who you were with on that day
                                                                            •  the main events of the story
                                                                            •  what you did afterwards
         c  Decide what to do. Does your group think you've
                                                                            •  any other interesting information
         made the right decision?
                                                                             b  Work in your groups. Take turns to talk about your
                                                                            experience. Ask questions to find out more information.
                                                                            Which experience is the most interesting?

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