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Lesson 9 – In your mind\’s eye

Warm up

  1.  How easy do you find it to see pictures in your mind?
    You are going to try an experiment. It is better if you close your eyes, but you do not have to. The teachers are going to say a word, and you should see a picture in your mind.
    Open your eyes. What did you see? Is it something you have never seen before? What did it look like? Could you hear it?
  2. You are going to try another experiment, close your eyes.
    Think of your favorite food and your favorite place to eat
    Open your eyes, and describe your experience.

Main Activity

Listening

  1. You are going to hear a description. Close your eyes if you want
  2. Play the recording
  3. Compare your experiences with your neighbors.
  4. Think of examples of interesting details. Add any new adjectives

Speaking

  1. You are going to describe short journeys for each other to imagine. The teacher will put you in pairs and look at the text below.
HOW TO PLAN YOUR JOURNEY
  • Begin by describing the time of year and the weather.
  • Then start the journey with: You are walking along a quiet road in the countryside…
  • The journey should have another seven different stages. You can choose stages from the box or think of others.

 

Possible stages:
garden    field    path    river    castle     Temple     bridge
lake    forest    house   village   waterfall    beach      hill 
  • Talk about the details of the things at each stage of the journey. Is there anything interesting or unusual about them? What other things are there? Remember to use some adjectives.
  • Make short notes for each step of the journey. Do not write sentences – just add verbs of sense, some nouns, and some adjectives, e.g. smell grass/see a beautiful tree.
  • End with a sunset.
PLAN YOUR JOURNEY
Describe the time of year and the weather.
You are walking along a quiet road in the countryside…
Stage 1 ………………………………….. ………………………………….. ………………………………….. …………………………………..
Stage 2 ………………………………….. ………………………………….. ………………………………….. …………………………………..
Stage 3 ………………………………….. ………………………………….. ………………………………….. …………………………………..
Stage 4 ………………………………….. ………………………………….. ………………………………….. …………………………………..
Stage 5 ………………………………….. ………………………………….. ………………………………….. …………………………………..
Stage 6 ………………………………….. ………………………………….. ………………………………….. …………………………………..
Stage 7 ………………………………….. ………………………………….. ………………………………….. …………………………………..
Describe the sunset. ………………………………….. ………………………………….. ………………………………….
  1. Read the instructions and do you have any questions
  2. Discuss the stages of the journey together. You do not have to plan the same journey, but you should help each other think of ideas and words
  3. When you have finished planning, change partners.
  4. Describe your journey from your notes. Speak quite slowly and leave some time for your listener to imagine the scenes.
  5.  Compare your experiences with the others.

Follow up

Write an account of the journey you listened to and the experiences you had.