E3.6 B1 Speakout unit 6B. Creators: Be Creative.

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• Studiejaar 2,4

SpeakOut lesson 6a: The Two Pablos

In this lesson, Ss talk about tips for becoming more creative. The lesson begins with Ss doing the paperclip challenge. They then read a text on the topic of creativity and focus on word families and word building, and word stress. Next, Ss listen to a podcast where people talk about their creativity. From this recording, Ss review and practise comparatives and superlatives before discussing and comparing a set of tips for becoming more creative. Finally, Ss write a review, focusing on linking ideas.

Wim T. Schippers

Pindakaasvloer

Boijmans van Beuningen - Rotterdam.

Today's class

Talk about becoming more creative.

Read a text on the topic of creativity: word families, word building and word stress.

Listen to a podcast about creativity: comparatives and superlatives.

Write a review: focus on linking ideas.

Writing

How many words can you create using the letters from this word:

CREATIVITY

On the board, write: creativity. Put Ss into pairs. Ask them to create as many words from the letters in ‘creativity’ as possible. Elicit an example, e.g. very. The pair with the most words after two minutes wins.

What is creativity?

Read the text.

Read the text. Do you agree with what it says about creativity?

Complete the table.

Read the text.

Complete the table with the bold words from the text you have just read. 

talent

imagination

imaginative

create

creative

artist

artistic

photography

photographic

skill

Answers.

Read the text.

Complete the table with the bold words from the text you have just read. 

Complete the sentences.

Read the text.

Comparative and superlatives.

Answers

Read the text.

Comparative and superlatives.

than

the

than

Comparative as.....as is also possible. Paris is not as big as New York for example. 

What is the rule?

Read the text.

Comparative and superlatives.

Do exercise 6.

Homework

Pearson Speakout 3rd edition.

Unit 6B

To finish

Please get ready to finish this lesson together.

To finish

The chain game:

using comparatives.

 All you need for this game is a timer. To begin, brainstorm some comparative adjectives and write them on the board. Then choose a topic that has many nouns, such as ‘animals’. Then write a comparative sentence on the board comparing two animals. For example, ‘Elephants are bigger than cats.’.

Now the game can begin. The aim of the game is to make as many ‘comparative chains’ as possible. To make a chain, students must make a comparative sentence starting with the last noun of the previous sentence.

So, for example, if the first sentence is ‘Elephants are bigger than cats.’, then the next sentence must start with ‘Cats‘ (e.g. ‘Cat’s are smarter than pigs.’), and the sentence must start with ‘Pigs‘ (e.g. ‘Pigs are fatter than dogs.’), and so on. Give the first team 1 or 2 minutes to make as many comparative chains as possible, and then change the topic (e.g. food) for the next team.