Impressions: Goals: Talk About Memory Core Language
Impressions: Goals: Talk About Memory Core Language
Impressions
 10.1
                                                                    3 a Listening for main idea. Play recording 2.37, then
                                                                        discuss whether Hiromi’s recollection was accurate
 Goals: talk about memory                                               or not.
        talk about what you remember
 Core language:                                                              Not very good, as she missed some things and got
                                                                             some details wrong.
 VOCABULARY           Remembering an event
 GRAMMAR              Verb patterns                                     b Listening for detail. Focus learners on the image again
                                                                          and tell them to listen carefully to Hiromi’s account
Witness                                                                   once more to spot the four details she got wrong. Play
                                                                          recording 2.37 again if necessary. Learners compare
LISTENING                                                                 ideas in pairs. Then go through the answers with the
1   Focus learners on the question and the list of ideas.                 class.
    They can discuss this in pairs or you could talk about                   She got the following details wrong:
    it as a class. In feedback, find out if learners have any                The boy’s shirt had a number ‘3’ on it, not a number ‘1’.
    special techniques for remembering different types of                    The boy was wearing a top with a hood, not a baseball
                                                                             cap.
    information.
                                                                             It was a young woman who was passing, not a man.
2 a Make sure learners understand witness (= someone                         She said there was nobody else around, but there was
    who sees a crime being committed, or evidence of                         also a man getting into a car.
    a crime, and later gives a report of what they saw to
                                                                    4       Discussion. Talk about this with the class. If you have
    the police). Find out if anyone thinks they would be
                                                                            a story, tell it to the class first, which may prompt their
    a good witness (and why). If anyone wants to tell a
                                                                            memories of similar incidents. Encourage learners to
    story of a crime they have witnessed, tell them they
                                                                            ask questions to find out more information.
    will have a chance to do this later in the lesson. Check
    understanding of CCTV, then focus attention on the
                                                                    VOCABULARY Remembering an event
    CCTV image of a crime. Learners study the image
    in silence for 30 seconds and try to remember as much           5 a Focus on expressions. Learners match the beginnings
    important information as they can.        After time is             and ends of the sentences from Hiromi’s account.
    up, learners close their books, listen to recording 2.36            They can do this in pairs, or individually before
    and take notes.                                                     comparing with a partner. Learners look at the script
                                                                        on p156 to check their answers.
 Optional extra: Live listening
                                                                             2d   3c    4e   5g   6b    7a
 To give the remembering activity more focus, tell learners to
 close their books and read out the following list of questions.
 Learners listen and take notes, then do 2b. Afterwards, find out    Language note: Expressions for remembering an event
 if anyone could answer all the questions (or none of them!).        The vocabulary section focuses on high-frequency
 1 What was the crime?                                               expressions for remembering events. Learners will focus on
      A teenager broke into someone’s home and stole some            the grammar and how to generate new sentences with the
      things.                                                        various verbs later. Encourage learners to practise saying the
 2 Where was the crime?                                              expressions and focus on the stress in I can’t remember …
      It was in a street of flats.                                   but I can remember …, pointing out that can is pronounced
 3 What was the criminal wearing?                                    /kn/ in this context (rather than the more common use of
      A top with a hood over his head and a number ‘3’ on the        the weak form) because it is contrasted with what Hiromi
      back. He was tall, thin and young.                             can’t remember.
 4 Were there any witnesses?
      There were two witnesses. A man getting into his car and          b       /    Practice. Give learners a minute to think
      a woman walking past on the street.                                   about their answers and how they can express them
 5 What did the witness or witnesses look like?
      The man was quite old and was wearing a dark jacket.
                                                                            using the target language, before they talk together.
      The woman on the street was young; she was wearing a                  In feedback, ask different learners the questions and
      hat and carrying a shoulder bag.                                      focus on how the expressions from a are used in their
                                                                            responses.
  b      Learners check their ideas against the image
      and discuss what they did and didn’t remember. In                            You could use photocopiable activity 10A on the
      feedback, find out who thinks they remembered all                            Teacher’s DVD-ROM at this point.
      (or none) of the important information. The question
      previews the vocabulary item notice. Listen to see if
      learners understand it, but it’s not necessary to explain
      the word at this stage unless learners cannot answer
      the question.
88    Unit 10 Impressions
False memories                                                         GRAMMAR Verb patterns
                                                                       5	 a 	 Tell learners to cover the article and focus them on
READING                                                                       the four sentences with remember in the box. If they
1 	 	 Talk about the first question with the class to check                   can, they complete the sentences from memory, first
      understanding of the four words and pronunciation                       individually, then with a partner. They check their
      of: judge /dZdZ/, jury /dZU@ri/ and lawyer /lO:jər/.                 own answers against the article and script.
      Then learners can continue in pairs or groups. In
                                                                              1 what  2 that  3 to  4 wondering
      feedback, find out what different learners think are the
      most difficult things they have to do and why.                   	 b 	Focus on form. Learners match the four patterns to the
                                                                            example sentences.
        1 	The judge has to decide what sentence to give for
           crimes committed.                                                  a 4  b 3  c 1  d 2
        	 The jury has to listen to all the evidence and make a
           decision about whether they think the person is guilty      6	 a 	 Focus learners on the dictionary entry for forget.
           or not.
                                                                              All good learner dictionaries highlight the patterns
        	 A lawyer has to present the facts for or against the
           defendant (the person accused of the crime) to the                 which follow verbs, although different dictionaries
           judge and jury.                                                    may present the same information in different ways.
        	 A witness has to explain what they saw of the crime                 Depending on how familiar your learners are with
           as accurately as they can.                                         monolingual dictionaries, give them enough time to
                                                                              look through the entry and check the patterns against
 Alternative                                                                  the previous exercise.
 Books closed. Bring in or project a picture of a courtroom
 onto the board (you can find a selection in Google images).                  It has all four patterns in 5b: -ing, to infinitive, question
 Elicit who is who in the picture, then learners discuss their                word and that.
 roles in pairs or groups and discuss question 2.
                                                                        Language note: Patterns and meaning
2 	 	 Reading for main idea. Focus learners on the gist
                                                                        Some verbs change their meaning depending on whether
      question before they read the article. Encourage them             they are followed by -ing or to infinitive.
      to read quickly at this stage. (It’s helpful to give a            This is the case with remember and forget. It’s a good idea to
      time limit, say two minutes.) Let them know they will             point out the difference in meaning to your learners. One way
      have time to read in more detail in a minute.                     to do this is to write on the board:
                                                                        1 	 remember/forget + -ing refers forward / back in time. (back)
        The problem with using witnesses in court is that it is         2 	 remember/forget + to infinitive refers forward / back in
        difficult to be sure that their evidence is accurate.               time. (forward)
                                                                        Ask the class to look at the example sentences with -ing and
3 		 Reading for detail. Check understanding of rely on in
                                                                        to infinitive in the grammar box and to decide which pattern
     the question and see if learners know reliable. Give               refers forward and which one refers back in time. You can
     learners plenty of time to read the article in detail to           also refer learners to the Grammar reference, which gives
     find three reasons. Learners compare ideas with a                  more information on this point.
     partner first, then check as a class.
                                                                       	 b 	 Vocabulary expansion. Point out that many verbs in
        1 	People often forget details of things that have                   English are followed by these and similar patterns and
           happened.                                                         that it is important to get in the habit of checking the
        2 	People remember things that didn’t happen at all,
                                                                             patterns when learning and recording new verbs. Tell
           e.g. if they hear false information, it can change their
           memories of something.                                            learners to look up the list of verbs on p130 and to
        3 	Once we tell a story or give an account of something              record the patterns in their vocabulary notebooks, using
           (which may include incorrect details or leave out facts),         example sentences to show the meanings.
           that account replaces the original event in our minds.
                                                                              remind: to + infinitive, question word, + object + of
4 		       /    Discussion. Learners discuss their opinions                   know: question word, that
       about witnesses and the problems of using witnesses                    understand: that, question word
                                                                              find out: question word, that
       in response to the article. In feedback, find out if they
       came up with any possible solutions to the problems.
                                                                        Note: Grammar practice
 Note: Building confidence in discussions                               You could do the grammar practice on p141 at this point.
 This topic is rather abstract and so more difficult for
 intermediate learners to discuss. Give learners the
 opportunity to talk first in pairs or small groups before talking     SPEAKING
 together as a class, so they have time to collect and express         7	 a 	 Writing. Ask the class to complete the first question
 their thoughts to a few peers before talking in front of the                together and write various possibilities on the board to
 whole group. Encourage learners to try to express what
 they mean, without focusing on the language they use. If
                                                                             demonstrate the activity. Learners continue individually
 necessary, reformulate their ideas or ask questions to help                 or in pairs. Walk round and help as necessary.
 them express what they want to say.
2	 a 	 Focus on adjectives with of you. Learners match the            6	 	      /     Speaking. Learners talk together. Feed back
       sentences with the responses from the neighbours’                     as a class.
       conversation. They can work in pairs, or individually
       before comparing with a partner.
                                                                       Explore speaking
        1 b  2 c  3 a
                                                                       Goal:	 add comments to say how you feel
	 b 	Learners can continue to work in pairs, or you could do           Core language:
                                                                       which comment clauses
     this quickly with the class. Brainstorm more adjectives
     in this pattern together, which give compliments or
                                                                      1	 	       Pre-listening discussion. Talk about this with the
     thank someone, e.g. clever, sweet, helpful.
                                                                            class.
        1 a  2 b, c                                                   2 	 	 Listening for main idea. Learners look at the picture of
                                                                            Mariah and Pat. Ask the class what they can remember
  10A CSI memory                                                                                      10B Not as described                                                                                                   10C Simple and progressive
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                                                                                                                     a                                             b
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              I haven’t              for ages.
I still haven’t .
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              I’ve never              .
                                                                                                       c                                    d                                    e
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              I’ve been thinking about                       ing             .
I’ve .
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