My body, my story
Topics: General English – body art – aging – stereotypes
Level: B2 and above
Skills: Listening, Speaking, Reading
Link to video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odvjiSQQMqU
Link to articles: https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20200113-normalising-the-workplace-tattoo-taboo
https://edition.cnn.com/2020/09/28/europe/sylvain-helaine-tattoo-teaching-job-scli-intl/index.html
https://www.nomadicmatt.com/travel-blogs/don-alison-success-story/
https://www.theworldofchinese.com/2021/07/one-womans-solo-road-trip-inspires-a-generation/
Aims:
To talk about body art.
To talk about aging and how this concept has changed with the passing of time.
To talk about stereotypes related to aging.
To listen for gist and for detail.
To develop listening decoding skills.
To express opinion and feelings.
To practice jigsaw reading. (optional)
To write an opinion essay (optional).
Use of language & lexis:
To use different tenses to talk about present and past situations.
To learn / review vocabulary to describe pictures.
To learn / review vocabulary related to the topic.
To learn / review expressions like “there’s no point in…” and “there’s no need to...”