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ACTIVITY WORKSHEET FOR “B2 SUPPORT” PROJECT
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16. ACTIVITY NAME: STANDARDS IN SPOKEN ENGLISH
MAIN GOAL(S):
Check out standard language
LEVEL:
advanced
TIME:
25 minutes
PREPARATION:
List of sentences
PROCEDURE:
1. Students are given a list of the following sentences and can be asked
to discuss which of them are acceptable or to discuss what they have
in common.
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I’ve been wanting to go to Spain for a long time.
There’s fewer things to do today
Jim is loving his new job.
I’ve seen Jane last night.
That the human brain can use language is amazing.
I could kind of understand what you meant.
And my mum is like what were you doing up so late.
The game last night, it’s amazing.
She went out for a walk or something.
2. All sentences are acceptable in spoken language.
A note from the workshop: Cambridge examination board is making room for
language like that.
MATERIALS/
NEEDED:
Worksheet
author:
Event/
lecturer the
activity is from:
list of sentences for students – in printed form or displayed
Milena Kmochová
From a workshop with Mario Rinvolucri at Pilgrims’ ELT Forum conference in
Bratislava 2019
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