Unit 2 Great minds Module 1 Designed by Michael

Listening and speaking

Listening: Using clues to make a guess Sometimes you do not have all the information you need to answer a question. If this happens, you will need to listen for clues and then make a guess. You should pay attention to dates, places and facts.

Listen to a radio quiz about the lives of some great minds. Fill in the blanks and use the clues to solve the mystery of who each person is. He was born in _________ in _____. He was the most famous _________ of the _________ century. He lived in ________ for most of his life. In photographs we can see his ______ moustache. He is ______________. Germany 1897 scientist twentiethAmerica white Albert Einstein

Listen to a radio quiz about the lives of some great minds. Fill in the blanks and use the clues to solve the mystery of who each person is. This man lived about __________ ago. During his life he wrote around ________. He is the most popular writer in the ________________. One of his most famous ______ is called Romeo and Juliet. He is _____________________. 400 years English language William Shakespeare 39 plays plays

Listen to a radio quiz about the lives of some great minds. Fill in the blanks and use the clues to solve the mystery of who each person is. He was an ___________________. He was born in _____ and died in ______. In his life he created more than ________________. He was known for the fact that _____________________. His inventions include ____________________. He is _______________. American inventor Thomas Edison , 000 inventions the electric light bulb 1931 he never give up

Listen to a radio quiz about the lives of some great minds. Fill in the blanks and use the clues to solve the mystery of who each person is. This man lived over ___________ ago. He spent a lot of his life ___________. He is remembered for his _____________. Which were written down by his __________. He lived in ________________. He is __________. 12,000 years travelling wise sayings students the east of China Confucius

Speaking Do you know how to give and accept an invitation in conversation?

When you are invited to attend an event or do any other activity, you must make sure that you get all of the necessary information. The information that you need when you give or receive an invitation includes: the date and time the place where you will meet When telling others about your plans, remember to state: where you will go what you will do there when you will leave and when you will return

Look at this example of two students talking about an invitation on the phone.

Work in pairs. You are phoning a great mind that your admire and inviting him/her to give a lecture to your class. S1 pretends to be the great mind. S2 calls S1 and invites him/her to your school. You must tell him/her. what you would like him/her to talk about when you want him/her to come what time you want him/her to come how he/she can get to your school where you will meet him/her when he/she arrivers

Work in pairs. S1 is a reporter. The reporter is asking S2 about the lecture that the great mind is going to give. Follow the example below.