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Unit 4
What would you do? Reading; Train to ; Speaking
5 Give a couple of your own
ideas as examples before HOW HONEST WHAT WOULD YOU DO? UNIT 4
students work in pairs. You could
ARE YOU?
divide the class into two groups ARE YOU?
(A and B) and ask pairs in group
A to think of consequences Take our quiz! For each question choose A, B or C.
for situations 1–3 and pairs in What would you do if …
group B for situations 4–6 before
regrouping As with Bs to report 1 you gave a £10 note to buy a £5 4 you kicked a stone outside your house and
it made a dent in the neighbour’s car door?
item, but the assistant gave you £15
back on the consequences they change by mistake? A I wouldn’t do anything.
came up with. A I’d take the money and walk B I’d ring my neighbour’s doorbell and tell them
out quickly. I’d damaged their car.
B I’d tell the assistant he had made C I’d tell the neighbours that their car was
a mistake and give ten pounds back. damaged but I didn’t know who did it.
6 Encourage students to express C I’d take the money and give it to
their real opinions but to use a homeless person. 5 you couldn’t answer a question in a test,
English to do so. Monitor but but you realised you could see another
avoid correcting mistakes 2 your grandparents gave you a shirt student’s answer?
A I’d try to copy their answer.
unless these really hinder as a present, but you didn’t like it? B I wouldn’t look, but would just try to answer
A I’d say thank you but never wear
the question myself.
comprehension. The focus of the shirt. C I’d look a little bit to help myself think
this task is on fluency, not on B I’d say thank you but tell them it really more clearly.
wasn’t my style.
controlled language practice. C I’d say thank you but only wear it
when I was with them.
6 your school principal wanted to know who broke
a classroom window, and you knew who the
Homework 3 you scored a goal in a football person was?
A I wouldn’t say anything.
match, but you knew it wasn’t legal B I’d go to the principal’s office and say who did it.
Ask students to write three more because the ball had hit your hand C I’d write a note to the principal, saying who did it but
questions for the quiz, each with A, B without the referee seeing it? without putting my name on the note.
and C answer options. They can bring A I’d celebrate my goal in the usual way.
B I’d tell the referee that the ball hit my
them to the next lesson for partners hand, so it wasn’t a goal. RESULTS
to read and respond to them. C I’d say sorry to the players on the
other team but tell them it was the
referee’s mistake, not mine. MOSTLY A: Sometimes you take the easy way out. Be careful, because
it may cause you problems. You don’t want people to think of you as
dishonest.
Activity idea Extension MOSTLY B: You’re basically an honest person. You understand that if
you always tell the truth, people will trust you. But don’t forget that the
Ask pairs to rank the situations in truth can hurt a little, too, sometimes!
the quiz from most to least serious. Thinking of consequences MOSTLY C: Perhaps you should ask yourself why you are taking this
middle path between being dishonest and being completely honest?
Students then compare with another In order to make a good decision, it’s important to think Perhaps you’d feel better if you always acted 100% honestly.
of all the possible consequences for others and for yourself.
pair and try to agree on a ranking in
their group of four. To extend fluency 5 Choose four of the questions in the quiz. Think of possible SPEAKING
consequences for each option.
practice, write these questions on 6 Work in pairs. Discuss these
the board for students to discuss in Question Action Consequence questions.
1
I tell the man about I don’t get an extra £10.
their groups: What would you really his mistake. 1 Which of the situations in the
quiz is the most / least serious?
do in the six situations? Would you I take the money. Maybe the man loses that money 2 Do you agree with what the
do something different from the from his wages that week. results say about you?
options in the quiz? 39
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Worksheets
Project What would you do?
Social Responsibilities Communication Dilemmas
Understanding and discussing global issues – environmental, political, financial and social Get ing Are you always honest with
Understands how personal habits and behaviour have the capacity to affect others and the your friends?
environment.
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