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Topics – the way into language

Topics – the way into language. What were the last 3 things you spoke about?. What were the last 3 things you spoke about?. Did any of these topics come up in any form?. Travel. Crime. Weather. Love. Politics. Identity. When we are speaking in real life , do we make a request using:.

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Topics – the way into language

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  1. Topics – the way into language

  2. What were the last 3 things you spoke about?

  3. What were the last 3 things you spoke about? Did any of these topics come up in any form? Travel Crime Weather Love Politics Identity

  4. When we are speaking in real life, do we make a request using: • a grammar item? • a phrasal verb? OR • at least three different phrases?

  5. Why do we get our students to do this?

  6. Where does language come from?

  7. Where does language come from? A B C

  8. Language emerges from the topic, NOT the topic from the language.

  9. But what was the inspiration for topic-driven language?

  10. But what was the inspiration for topic-driven language?

  11. Size doesn’t matter!

  12. B A D C

  13. Newspapers often use reported speech to cover stories. Look at this example: Here are some quotes from the newspaper stories. Write the sentences as reported speech. • “It’s the worst winter I’ve ever known,” said one stranded motorist.One stranded motorist said … ________________________________________________________________________

  14. SPEAKING Discuss these questions in small groups: • Have you ever experienced extreme weather? • What was it? What happened? • What types of extreme weather are most common in your country? • Has the weather changed in the last few years in your country? • What can people do to protect themselves against the consequences of extreme weather?

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