SpeakOut lesson 5c: Good news

• Engels
• MBO
• Studiejaar 4

LESSON OVERVIEW

In this lesson, Ss give and respond to personal news. The lesson begins with Ss reading two texts describing personal news and learn verb and noun phrases related to events and occasions. Ss listen to a number of conversations where people give personal news. From those, they focus on phrases which give and respond to news. They listen to and practise using exaggeration in phrases which respond to news. Finally, they share and respond to each other’s personal news.

To start

What kind of big events happen to people in general? 

I'll write them down. 

Write a list of events and occasions that people experience in their lives.

Goals of this class

- How to use fixed phrases for giving good and bad news. 

In pairs

Make notes

Talk to each other!

Good

Bad

Good

Just moved into a really nice house, passed my driving test, work’s going really well, got promoted, earning more money, sister has had a baby, had a new haircut, got over 2,000 likes for video I posted online.

Bad

failed my accountancy exams, worried I might lose my job, broke my phone, had an argument with a friend, new shoes don’t fit, got my driving test tomorrow, will probably fail!

Individually

Talk to each other!

Individually

Talk to each other!

In pairs

Talk to each other!

Answers

Talk to each other!

Complete the table with the words below.

Answers

good news:                                                                                                 bad news:

pass your exams/driving test                                                            fail your exams/driving test

have a baby                                                                                                lose your job

get 2,000 likes                                                                                           break your phone/laptop

get promoted/a new job                                                                       have an argument

win a competition/a match

get engaged/married

celebrate your birthday

graduate from university

move house

Students have 5 minutes to prepare, then talk about the news items as a group or in pairs.

To finish

Play Name that Word in groups of three.

Homework B1

- Online practice 5C

-Grammar bank 5C

Homework A2

- Online practice 5C

- Grammar bank 5C

- Grammar bank 5C