Speaking and Stones

Welcome! 

Today

After today you can ask for and give your opinion about an event or a film and recommend an event or a film to others (A1/A2). 

• Reading your book. 
• Checking your answers. 
• Reading: A warming-up.  
• Reading: Do it yourself. 

Read your book

1. Read your book. 
2. Work on your book assignment. 

Deadline book assignment: 13th January 

Expressing your opinion

• Would you like to watch this film? Why or why not?  

Expressing your opinion

Would you like to watch Wicked? Why or why not? 

Or: What did you think of it? 

Discuss in pairs. 

Time: 30 seconds. 

Helpful words: 

It's really something, moving, wonderful, disappointing, good, bad, terrible

Expressing your opinion

Listen to the Stones: Underline all the words that you can use to give your opinion. 

Expressing your opinion

• Listen to the theme words. 
• Complete exercise 23 on page 145. 

Time: 2 minutes. 

Voice level: whispering. 

Need help? Look at page ........ for the translation. 

Finished early? Grab a worksheet. 

Recommending something

• Listen to the Stones: Underline the phrases you can use to (not) recommend a film or event. 
• Complete exercise 26c and prepare your speaking assignment.  Be prepared to talk for 30 seconds! Enter your preperation in Lesson-up. 

Speaking assignment: 

Choose an appropriate film you have watched or would like to watch. You're with a group of friends and would like to watch a film. You all want to watch a different film. 

Goal: Convince your friends to watch your film. 

Use as many theme words and Stones as you can. 

Recommending something

Work in a group of 4. Each of you presents their movie. After 2 minutes you decide in your group which movie you're going to watch.