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Unit 5
Storytelling Culture; Speaking; Pronunciation; Functions
5 Before students do the exercise,
write the highlighted words STORYTELLING UNIT 5
on the board. Tell students to 5 VOCABULARY There are eight highlighted words or
find the words in the article as phrases in the text. Match the words with these PRONUNCIATION
The schwa /ə/ in word endings Go to page 120.
meanings. Write the words.
quickly as possible. When they 1 short word puzzles
have seen them being used in 2 lots of people together FUNCTIONS
context, ask them to try to work 3 is present Telling a story
out the meaning of the phrases. 4 the art, stories and history of a place 8 5.08 Annie uses these expressions to bring
5 takes part in something
Compare their meanings with the 6 a collection of something her story to life. Match them with the correct
definitions in the book. 7 normal places in the conversation. Then listen again
and check.
1 riddles 2 crowds 3 appears 8 things that take your attention from what you you’ll never believe what
are doing
4 culture 5 participates The strangest thing happened to me the other day.
6 catalogue 7 everyday SPEAKING Well, let me finish …
8 distractions 6 Look at the pictures. Put them in order and use That was the annoying thing.
What are the chances?
them to tell a story.
Annie 1
Mac What?
6 Tell students that there is no Annie I woke up with this song in my head and
specific correct order. Nominate I couldn’t stop singing it all day long. It was really
annoying.
pairs to share their stories with Mac What was it?
the rest of the class but do not Annie 2 It was a song I knew,
comment on how close they are but I couldn’t remember what it was. I even sang
it to a few of my friends, but they didn’t know
to the actual story at this stage. what it was either.
Mac So what was so strange about that?
A
7 5.08 In pairs, encourage Annie 3 I got home from
students to discuss similarities school (with the song still in my head) and
I went upstairs to do my homework. I decided to
and differences. put on the radio to try and forget the song, and
4 they were playing!
Mac Go on.
Annie They were playing the song that I’d been singing
Pronunciation all day!
The schwa /ə/ in word endings Mac So you’d just been singing a pop song that
you’d forgotten the name of.
Student’s Book p120 Annie Yes, but the strange thing is that it wasn’t
B a pop song from now. It was some obscure
song from the 1980s that you never hear any
8 5.08 To help students get an more. It was a song that my dad used to play
overall understanding, ask: What when I was really small. I hadn’t heard it for
happened to Annie the other years. And they were playing it on the radio!
5
day? (a song she couldn’t stop Mac Yes, that is pretty weird.
singing all day was on the radio 9 Think of a strange story that happened to you or
when she got home); Why was to someone else.
this strange? (because it wasn’t a • Write down the main events in note form.
current song that you’d expect to C • Think how you can use some of the expressions.
• In groups, tell your stories.
hear on the radio).
5.08 Listen and compare your story to the
1 The strangest thing happened 7 one you hear.
to me the other day. 2 That was 55
the annoying thing. 3 Well, let me
finish … 4 you’ll never believe what
5 What are the chances?
Activity idea Extension
9 You may like to give an example To extend the speaking activity, ask students, in their pairs, to try to retell the
from your own experience to get story they heard on the audio.
students started on this exercise.
Homework
Ask students to use the notes they
made in Exercise 9 to write the story
at home.
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Practice Extra
Unit 5 Master it!
Workbook
Pronunciation p119
Tests
Unit, extension and skills test 5
Unit 5 | Storytelling T55
