Space Out
- Silvina Mascitti
- 22 jul
- 1 Min. de lectura
Topics: General / Business English - free time - work-life balance - productivity
Level: B1 and above
Skills: Speaking, Reading and Listening (optional)
Link to article: Experience: I am the world champion of ‘doing nothing’
Aims:
To talk about the importance of doing nothing
To analyze a sculpture by Rodin and relate it to the idea of doing nothing
To learn and talk about the Space-Out competition
To predict information before reading an authentic article
To read for gist and for detail
To express opinions and reactions towards the topic
To choose a follow-up task according to students' interests and needs
Use of language & lexis:
To use different tenses to express ideas about the topic
To work on passive voice (optional)
To learn / review lexis about the topic
To work on emergent language
Note: I didn't write Teacher's notes as most of the activities suggested are intended to raise discussions in class.