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Unit 6: Competitions

Lesson 2: Speaking

The 32nd period

Task 1: Make a survey. Which of the competitions/ contests below does your friend like or dislike? Put a tick (√) in the right column.
Task 2: Work in pairs. Ask your partner how he/ she feels about each type of the competitions/ contests in Task 1
Example:
A: What do you think of the General Knowledge Quiz?
B: Oh, it’s great. It’s an opportunity to test my general knowledge.
Asking for opinions:
* What do you think about...?
* What’s your opinion about...?
* How do you feel about...?
* Do you like....?
Giving opinions:
* I think that ... is/ are good fun/ great/ wonderful/ perfect/ extremely interesting/ amusing/ exciting.
* It makes me cheerful/ feel happy
* I think that ... is/ are boring/ silly/ dull/
* It makes me feel sleepy
Task 3: Work in groups. Talk about a competition/ contest you have recently joined or seen. Use the suggestions below.
1. Where and when did you see or take part in it?
2. What type of competition or contest was it?
3. Who organized it?
4. Who participated in it?
5. Who won the competition/ contest?
6. Did you enjoy it? Why/ why not?
Talk about the competition below
Boston Marathon
In the United States
Every year, in April
Mc John Dermott won the first Boston Marathon.
For both women and men all over the world
Rules: Runners go through 13 towns, about 42 km and end in the centre of Boston
A long distance, but an interesting sport.

Extra Activity
Choose the best answer.
1. Which language has the most native speakers?
A. Germany B. Chinese C. English D. Spanish
2. In which country will the 2008 Olympic Games held?
A. China B. Germany C. Greece D. America
3. Which continent has the biggest population?
A. Africa B. Europe C. America D. Asia
4. Which is the nearest star?
A. The moon B. Jupiter C. The Sun D. Mars
5. Who discovered America?
A. Christopher Columbus B. James Cook
C. Great Khan D. King Henry VIII.

6. What is the largest country (by area) in the world that has a land border with only one other country?
A. Australia B. Canada C. India D. the United States
7. In which country is Mount Everest?
A. Nepal B. Tibet C. Finland D. Switzerland
8. Which famous pop musician sang at Princess Diana’s funeral?
A. Mariah Carey B. Elton John
C. Ricky Martin D. Celine Dion
9. Who wrote the song “Yesterday”?
A. John Lennon B. George Harrison
C. Yoko Ono D. Paul Mc Cartney
10. How many legs does a butterfly have?
A. 3 B. 4 C. 5 D. 6

Homework
Write a short passage about a game show/ contest you like, using Task 3 as guiding questions (about 100 words)
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