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THE LISTENING TAPESCRIPT
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Some people love insects and others absolutely hate
them. I can’t count how many of my friends are terrified
of insects. I have one friend who jumps and screams at
the sight of the tiniest bug. He’s over forty years old! My
son loves insects. He has many books on them and knows
everything about them. He loves going to insect
museums and watching nature documentaries on insects.
I also love them. I think insects are fascinating. I can
watch them for hours. I also love looking at them in zoos
and museums. It’s like looking at a tiny miniature world. I
think if I was insect-sized, life would be pretty scary. Or
even worse, what if one day there were giant insects
roaming the streets. That’s the stuff of horror movies.
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LISTENING GAP FILL
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Some people love insects _______________________ absolutely
hate them. I can’t count how many of my friends
_______________________ of insects. I have one friend who jumps
and screams at _______________________ the tiniest bug. He’s
over forty years old! My son loves insects. He has many
_______________________ and knows everything about them. He
_______________________ insect museums and watching nature
documentaries on insects. I also love them. I think insects
_______________________. I can watch them _______________________. I
also love looking at them in zoos and museums. It’s like
looking at a tiny _______________________. I think if I was insect-
sized, life would _______________________. Or even worse, what if
one day there were giant insects roaming the streets.
That’s _______________________ horror movies.
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CORRECT THE SPELLING
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of insects. I have one friend who jumps and emscars at
the sight of the tiitesn bug. He’s over forty years old! My
son loves insects. He has many books on them and knows
everything about them. He loves going to insect
ussemum and watching nature documentaries on insects.
I also love them. I think insects are fascinating. I can
watch them for ohsru. I also love looking at them in zoos
and museums. It’s like looking at a tiny iamneturi world. I
think if I was insect-esizd, life would be pretty syarc. Or
even worse, what if one day there were giant insects
roaming the streets. That’s the stuff of orrhro movies.
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UNJUMBLE THE WORDS
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Some insects people and love others absolutely hate
them. I can’t count how my of many terrified are friends
of insects. I have one friend who jumps and screams at of
sight the bug tiniest the. He’s over forty years old! My
son loves insects. them on books many has He and knows
everything about them. He loves going to insect
museums and watching nature documentaries on insects.
I also love them. fascinating insects I are think. I can
watch them for hours. at looking love also I them in zoos
and museums. It’s like at looking world miniature tiny a. I
think if I was insect-sized, life would be pretty scary. Or
even worse, what if day one insects giant were there
roaming the streets. That’s the stuff of horror movies.
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DISCUSSION (Write your own questions)
STUDENT A’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)
1. ________________________________________________________
2. ________________________________________________________
3. ________________________________________________________
4. ________________________________________________________
5. ________________________________________________________
6. ________________________________________________________
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DISCUSSION (Write your own questions)
STUDENT B’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student A)
1. ________________________________________________________
2. ________________________________________________________
3. ________________________________________________________
4. ________________________________________________________
5. ________________________________________________________
6. ________________________________________________________
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STUDENT INSECTS SURVEY
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Write five GOOD questions about insects in the table. Do this in pairs. Each student
must write the questions on his / her own paper.
When you have finished, interview other students. Write down their answers.
STUDENT 1 STUDENT 2 STUDENT 3
_____________ _____________ _____________
Q.1.
Q.2.
Q.3.
Q.4.
Q.5.
Now return to your original partner and share and talk about what you found
out. Change partners often.
Make mini-presentations to other groups on your findings.
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WRITING
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Write about insects for 10 minutes. Show your partner
your paper. Correct each other’s work.
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HOMEWORK
1. VOCABULARY EXTENSION: Choose several of the words from
the text. Use a dictionary or Google’s search field (or another
search engine) to build up more associations / collocations of
each word.
2. INTERNET INFO: Search the Internet and find more
information about insects. Talk about what you discover with your
partner(s) in the next lesson.
3. MAGAZINE ARTICLE: Write a magazine article about insects.
Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Give
each other feedback on your articles.
4. INSECTS POSTER Make a poster about insects. Show it to
your classmates in the next lesson. Give each other feedback on
your posters.
5. MY INSECTS LESSON: Make your own English lesson on
insects. Make sure there is a good mix of things to do. Find some
good online activities. Teach the class / another group when you
have finished.
6. ONLINE SHARING: Use your blog, wiki, Facebook page,
MySpace page, Twitter stream, Del-icio-us / StumbleUpon
account, or any other social media tool to get opinions on insects.
Share your findings with the class.
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