O R A L P R A C T I C E Lessons 1 - 25 - Shenker

OP 2 - GAPFILL - "Linda is American. She's from New York…"
- Here's a little "story" for you…
(a)Read the "story", slightly emphasising the underlined words.
(b)Read again, skipping the underlined words. Students can fill in the gaps individually or in chorus.
(c)Continue in this way, prompting less and less each time, until they can recite it by themselves.
Linda is American. She's from New York. She's a TOURIST. Paul is Canadian. He's from Toronto. He's a
journalist. Paul and Linda are on a flight to Sydney. It's Linda's first trip to Australia, and it's Paul's
second trip.
- Here's another one:
Federica is Italian. She's from Treviso. She's a BIOLOGIST. Bruno is German. He's from FRANKFURT.
He's a WRITER. Bruno and Federica are on a flight to Buenos Aires.
It's Linda's first trip to Argentina, and it's Bruno's second trip.
- Now you try...
If students are able, they can try to create their own stories, using names, professions, cities,
and countries learned so far.
- Do you remember the situation in Illustrated English…?
The following refers to the situation in Illustrated English, Lesson 2
Anna Rossi is a tour guide for the Argo Agency in Rome. Her name is Italian, but she's not.
She's English, from London. She's 24.
Linda Wilson is British, but she isn't English. She's Welsh. She's from Cardiff (C A R D I F F).
This is Linda's second trip to Italy.
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