HV2 Speaking activities

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Speaking activities

Can you solve these riddles?

Try to speak English this whole lesson!!

Silent Reading

Riddles game

Form groups of 2-3. With your partner(s), take 1 minute to discuss the answer to the riddle shown on-screen, then type your answer into Lessonup (1 person per group)!

What has many holes but still holds water?

You measure my life in hours and I serve you by expiring. I am quick when I am thin and slow when I am fat. I hate wind.

What occurs once in a minute, twice in a moment, but not once in a thousand years?

I have cities but no houses, mountains but no trees and water but no fish. What am I?

What do you call a bear with a missing ear?

What belongs to you, but is used by others far more than you use it yourself?

Rich people need this, but poor people already have it - and if you eat it you'll die. What is it?

What begins with T, ends with T and has T inside it?

Fake news!

In the same groups, take a look at the following statements. Were these things really said by Donald Trump, or are  they fake news? Discuss briefly then select your answer!

"I've said if Ivanka weren't my daughter, perhaps I'd be dating her."

1. Fake news
2. True

"I think I would use social media, as President, better than possibly any of all the 44 previous presidents."

1. Fake news
2. True

"I'm just thinking to myself right now, we should just cancel the election and give it to Trump, right?"

1. Fake news
2. True

"I've no reason to visit Dubai, we have plenty of sandy beaches and oil in the USA."

1. Fake news
2. True

"Theresa May is a useless prime minister, she should ask me for advice on Brexit."

1. Fake news
2. True

"I look very much forward to showing my financials, because they are huge."

1. Fake news
2. True

"I think I am actually humble (=bescheiden)."

1. Fake news
2. True

"I'm happy to take advice from China, as long as it's on how to build a wall."

1. Fake news
2. True

"I will build a great wall - and nobody builds walls better than me."

1. Fake news
2. True

"The beauty of me is that I'm very rich."

1. Fake news
2. True

Formative Assesment

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