Why do we wear blue jeans? - ESL Teachers Board
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EXERCISES<strong>Why</strong> <strong>do</strong> <strong>we</strong> <strong>we</strong>ar <strong>blue</strong> <strong>jeans</strong>? – 5 th March 20121. Blue <strong>jeans</strong>: Think of three things you know about <strong>blue</strong> <strong>jeans</strong>. Go round theroom swapping details with others.2. Dictation: The teacher will read four to six lines of the article slowly andclearly. Students will write <strong>do</strong>wn what they hear. The teacher will repeat the passageslowly again. Self-correct your work from page one - filling in spaces and correctingmistakes. Be honest with yourself on the number of errors. Advise the teacher ofyour total number of errors. Less than five is very good. Ten is acceptable. Any moreis room for improvement! More than t<strong>we</strong>nty - you need to <strong>do</strong> some work!3. Reading: The students should now read the article aloud, swapping readersevery paragraph.4. Vocabulary: Students should now look through the article and underline anyvocabulary they <strong>do</strong> not know. Look in dictionaries. Discuss and help each other out.The teacher will go through and explain any unknown words or phrases.5. The article: Students should look through the article with the teacher.a) What is the article about?b) What <strong>do</strong> you think about the article?6. Jeans: In pairs think of five things from the article about <strong>blue</strong> <strong>jeans</strong>. Then addfive thoughts of your own. Write them below. Discuss together.From the articleYour own information1 12 23 34 45 5The teacher will choose some pairs to discuss their findings in front of the class.7. Let’s roleplay 1: KMKT Dallas: In pairs/groups. One of you is theintervie<strong>we</strong>r. The others are one of the following people. You are in the KMKT FMradio studio in Dallas, USA. Today’s interview is about: <strong>Why</strong> <strong>do</strong> <strong>we</strong> <strong>we</strong>ar <strong>blue</strong> <strong>jeans</strong>?1 A cowboy2 A tourist who has visited a Dude ranch3 Levi Strauss spokesperson4 Great, Great Grandson of Jacob DavisThe teacher will choose some pairs to roleplay their interview in front of the class.8. Let’s think! In pairs. On the board write as many words as you can to <strong>do</strong>with Blue <strong>jeans</strong>. One-two minutes. Compare with other teams. Using your wordscompile a short dialogue together.Find this and similar lessons at http://www.NewsFlashEnglish.com2
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