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 LAB 13LEVEL: ADVANCED – ADULTSNUMBER OF STS: 10AIMS: that sts be able to…talk about the movie that they saw (plot, themes)debate expressing opinions in favor and againstMOVIE: “The Green Mile” (1999), which is a film about a Black American who was sentenced to death penalty for a crime he did not commit. timeActivity:Objectives:Skill or arealanguagematerialInt. pattern15- T. greets sts and he asks them if they remember the movie that they saw the previous class. T. asks sts to retell the story of the movie, in order to help them he shows them the trailer of the movie. - Now t. asks sts sts about the themes of the movie: one central theme in this movie is “death penalty”To raise sts schemataTo recognize the sequence of events in a storyS/LSimple past to retell a movieBasic vocabulary used in the movieTrailer of “The Green Mile” class15On capital punishment:- The previous class sts were asked to carry out research about capital punishment in Argentina, USA, one country in Latin America, one country in Europe and one country in Asia. Sts now report to the rest of the class. To use language to provide information about a topicSPresent tense to describe, in general, the Laws on Capital Punishment in different countries.Research carried out by stsindividual10Agreement and disagreement:Sts are given slips of paper with expressions (see below) for debate. T. writes on the board a chart as follows:Stating an opinionExpressing agreementExpressing disagreementinterruptionsSts stand up and stick the paper in the correct columnTo notice/recognize/classify expressions used in debatesGPhrases to:state an opinion (The way I see it, If you ask me, etc)express agreement (That`s so true, tell me about it, etc.)express disagreement: (I don`t think so, Not necessarily, etc)interrupt: (Can I add sth here?, Sorry to interrupt, but… etc)Hand madeindividual20Debate on capital punishment:- Sts are going to debate on this topic, they are divided into two groups: those who are in favor, those who are against.Sts will think about their claims and examples and take down notes - Now sts debate: they take turns to explain their claims and demonstrate examples, other sts counterargument. They are encouraged to use the expressions they learned in the previous exercise and examples from the movie. To use appropriate language to express ideas, to agree, to disagree and interrupt in a debate. Sditto-Group work- whole classUseful expressions for debate:Stating an opinion:In my opinion...The way I see it...If you want my honest opinion....According to Lisa...As far as I'm concerned...If you ask me...Expressing agreementI agree with you 100 percent.I couldn't agree with you more.That's so true.That's for sure.(slang) Tell me about it!You're absolutely right.Absolutely.That's exactly how I feel.Exactly.I'm afraid I agree with James.I have to side with Dad on this one.No doubt about it.(agree with negative statement) Me neither.(weak) I suppose so./I guess so.You have a point there.I was just going to say that.Expressing disagreement:I don't think so.(strong) No way.I'm afraid I disagree.(strong) I totally disagree.I beg to differ.(strong) I'd say the exact opposite.Not necessarily.That's not always true.That's not always the case.No, I'm not so sure about that.Interruptions:Can I add something here?Is it okay if I jump in for a second?If I might add something...Can I throw my two cents in?Sorry to interrupt, but...(after accidentally interrupting someone) Sorry, go ahead. OR Sorry, you were saying...(after being interrupted) You didn't let me finish. ................
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