b2 Lesson 8

Lesson 8
Read the text and answer the following questions:

1. Ten
2. Simple meals; bottles of water; cigarettes
3. To play board games
4. Stationary; Vast
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Teacher's Notes
Warmer Activity.
1. Reviewing the pre-class text:
a. Elicit from the class if they read the pre-class text.
b. Put ss in pairs. If an ss did not read the pre-class text, pair them with a student who did read it.
c. Tell ss to explain everything they remember about the pre-class text to each other. With pairs where
only one ss read the text, encourage the other ss to ask questions for more information about the text.
*If necessary, model an example answer yourself.
d. Monitor discussions. Encourage ss to extend answers and give reasons, examples, etc. and encourage
their partners to ask follow-up questions for more information. Note down any frequently-occurring
errors.
e. Nominate ss for feedback on the pre-class text. Encourage peer-correction if ss provide incorrect or
incomplete answers.
Model summary of pre-class text:

'The text was about an extremely long traffic jam, which stretched from Beijing to Tibet and lasted for ten
days. The traffic jam was caused because roadworks were being carried out on a stretch of road that
became damaged after coal mines were discovered in Mongolia meaning the road got much more use.
Many drivers had to stop their cars and lorries and didn't move again for hours which meant they were
stuck without food or drink. People set up stalls selling bottled water, cigarettes and food to make the
most of the large number of willing customers in one place. Some drivers enjoyed the break, saying they
were pleased to be getting paid to sit and play cards or have naps in their vehicles. The traffic jam is an
example of the terrible congestion problems in Beijing, where the number of cars on the road is ever
increasing.'
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Teacher's Notes
Warmer
1. Tell ss they are going to watch a YouTube clip of Kanye West's presidential
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candidate's statement for the US presidency.
2. Board the question:
a. Who is Kanye West and what do you know about him?
3. Board everything ss know about Kanye.
4. Optional: *Web-quest: (*if ss are unaware of Kanye)
a. Put ss in pairs.
b. Give ss 5-10 minutes to research 'Kanye West' on the internet and make
notes. Encourage use of Google in English.
c. Elicit from the class what they found out about Kanye. Some facts to elicit:
(Rapper from Chicago, debut album 2004, married to social media influencer
Kim Kardashian, they have four children.)
Summary Task
1. Ask them to talk with a partner and discuss question: What do you think
Kanye West will promise American voters in his election campaign? Model
answer: 'I think Kanye will promise to make America the biggest military
power in the world and increase employment to 100%.'
1. Nominate one or two ss to share the answers they discussed.
2. Explain the ss will watch the clip and should decide if the statements
are true, false or not given.
3. Play the clip for ss. Twice if necessary.
4. Once the clip has finishes and students have answered the questions,
encourage them to talk to their partners and compare answers.
1. False. He believes Americans must consider it 'together as a people'.

2. Not given. He doesn't specify the American dream, though it is implied.
3. Not given. He doesn't specify.
4. True.
5. False. He says families are the building blocks of society.
Once you've given the correct answers, encourage ss to discuss whether they
guessed Kanye's promises correctly.
1. Nominate one or two ss to give feedback.
Kanye's promises:
'We will revive our country's commitment to faith', 'Through prayer faith can be
restored', 'We will build a stronger country by building stronger families', 'We
will be the people God intends us to be'.
Other key values: Faith, religion, prayer, helping others, encouraging others,
lifting others up, family ('families are the building blocks of society').
Watch the clip and decide if these statements are true, false or not given.
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Answer
With a partner discuss the question: What do you think Kanye West
will promise American voters in his election campaign? Watch the
clip and decide if these statements are true, false or not given.
1. Kanye believes individuals must consider America's destiny

and the meaning of true justice. False
2. Kanye says the American people must have vision in order to

realise the American Dream. Not given
3. The only religion that Kanye believes can save America is

Christianity. Not given
4. He believes Americans should look inward to support their

local communities as well as presenting a powerful image to the
world. True
5. Kanye considers a strong family to be the key to strong

leadership. False
Did you guess Kanye's promises correctly?

Show Answer
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Fill in the gaps in Kanye's statement with the correct modal verbs.
Choose between: should, have, will, must, can.
1) We have to think about all these things.
2) we must have vision.
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3) We as a people will revive our nation's commitment to faith
4) Through prayer, faith will be restored.
5) but we should be servants to each other
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Fill in the gaps in Kanye's statement with the correct modal verbs.
Choose between: should, have, will, must, can.
1) we have to act on faith
2) We will build a stronger country
3) We will be the kind of nation
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Now, with your partner discuss:
1. Have to and must have similar meanings. They both

express obligation.
2. Should means the speaker believes something is right

or correct. Can means the speaker is saying something is
possible or allowed/permitted.
3. Mustn't means something is prohibited or it is not

allowed. Don't have to means there is NO obligation to do
something. You are not required to do something,
especially if you don't want to.
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4. Might is a modal verb most commonly used to express
possibility.
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Can you use the future continuous to complete the following
sentences?
1. Please don't call me at 7pm as I will be giving a

presentation.
2. Good luck with the job interview, I'll be thinking of you!
3. This time next week the new president will be moving his
things into the White House.
4. Don't call yet! Our team won't be answering the phone until
8pm.
5. Will you be waiting for him when he arrives at the airport?
6. I'll be going into town later, do you need anything from the
shops?
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Talk with your partner about the issues discussed in today's lessons.
1) Your values, changes you will make, how you will make
those changes, outcomes.
2) Modals and future forms. Inspiring, convincing and uplifting

language, political language (if relevant), other appropriate
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language for the role.
3) Opening line, key promises, all above info.
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Teacher's Notes
1. Tell ss they are going to present their mission statements in front of the rest of the
class.
2. Put them into pairs and get them to discuss the two points: What makes a good
spoken presentation? What did they like/dislike that Kanye did? Possible answers: eye
contact, body language, not reading too much from the page, smiling/appropriate
facial expressions depending on what they've written, clear pronunciation, speed
(slow/fast? What do the ss think? etc). Kanye opinions - ask about his speed, his facial
expressions, repetition etc. 3. Get feedback from two or three pairs.
4. Put ss into groups of 3 if possible, 2 is OK if not.
5. Give them time to read their missions statements out loud and encourage the other
group members to give advice.
6. Encourage individual ss to read their mission statement for the class.
Optional Extensions
a) Take a vote on who gave the best statement.
b) Encourage ss to say why they thought a particular statement was the most
powerful/convincing.
c) Board any errors and allow ss to correct their own.
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Read the text and answer the following questions:

Model summary of pre-class text:

1. False. He believes Americans must consider it 'together as a people'.

1. Kanye believes individuals must consider America's destiny

2. Kanye says the American people must have vision in order to

3. The only religion that Kanye believes can save America is

4. He believes Americans should look inward to support their

5. Kanye considers a strong family to be the key to strong

Did you guess Kanye's promises correctly?

Choose between: should, have, will, must, can.

1) We have to think about all these things.

2) we must have vision.

4) Through prayer, faith will be restored.

5) but we should be servants to each other

Choose between: should, have, will, must, can.

1) we have to act on faith

2) We will build a stronger country

3) We will be the kind of nation

Now, with your partner discuss:

1. Have to and must have similar meanings. They both

2. Should means the speaker believes something is right

3. Mustn't means something is prohibited or it is not

1. Please don't call me at 7pm as I will be giving a

2. Good luck with the job interview, I'll be thinking of you!

5. Will you be waiting for him when he arrives at the airport?

2) Modals and future forms. Inspiring, convincing and uplifting

3) Opening line, key promises, all above info.

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