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Unit: Entertainment and Recreation
One of the greatest challenges facing ESL students is the advanced speaking class in which the most confident students dominate the discussion and the more reticent students quickly withdraw. These Discussion Starters helps balance the oral participation of all the students in the class, promoting an environment in which everyone has not only the opportunity but a real need to speak out.
TV Feud
TV Feud
Date added: 04/23/2009
Choose one question that you want to ask everyone.  You can make your own question if you want. Ask everyone in the class your question.  Write down the answers. After you collect this information, play a game and try to guess the most popular answers to the questions. Make four or five groups in class. One person from one group reads their question and the other groups guess what they think will be the most popular answer. The guessing groups get point for each person who answered the same answer. The winner is the group with the most points! ZIP file contains both PDF and Word documents for ease of reproduction and flexibility for editing, customizing and updating.
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Smile Today
Smile Today
Date added: 04/23/2009
Take turns talking about all the things that made you smile today.  For example:  I smiled when I met my friend Jin Sung. I smiled when we played a game in English class! Everyone should say at least three things.   The other group members should ask follow-up questions to keep the conversation going.  For example:  Why?  When?  How Often?  What time?, etc. If a student cannot think of three things that made them smile tell them to CHEER UP!   ZIP file contains both PDF and Word documents for ease of reproduction and flexibility for editing, customizing and updating.
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Shopping
Shopping
Date added: 04/23/2009
Shopping slang:  Shop till you drop!    He’s a shopaholic!   What a bargain hunter! Can you guess what these mean?  Do you know more shopping slang?  Make a list with your group. ZIP file contains both PDF and Word documents for ease of reproduction and flexibility for editing, customizing and updating.
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Music Q&A
Music Q&A
Date added: 04/23/2009
Let’s find out about our music listening habits. 1.Interview someone in the class. 2. Report back to your group.  ZIP file contains both PDF and Word documents for ease of reproduction and flexibility for editing, customizing and updating.
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Movie Dialogue
Movie Dialogue
Date added: 04/23/2009
Extension Activity: What was the last movie you saw? Have you ever cried during a movie? Who do you like to go to movies with? Have you ever seen a movie two times or more? ZIP file contains both PDF and Word documents for ease of reproduction and flexibility for editing, customizing and updating.
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Movie Activity
Movie Activity
Date added: 04/23/2009
Match the genre with the movie. Then match the movie with the actor.. ZIP file contains both PDF and Word documents for ease of reproduction and flexibility for editing, customizing and updating.
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Homework Music Review
Homework Music Review
Date added: 04/23/2009
For this assignment, you will review an music CD.  If you want you can review a computer game or book instead.  Fill out the following information. ZIP file contains both PDF and Word documents for ease of reproduction and flexibility for editing, customizing and updating.
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Homework Movie Review
Homework Movie Review
Date added: 04/23/2009
Write a review of the movie.  Write at least ten sentences. What did you like about the movie?  What did you not like about the movie?  Describe the style of the movie.  Was it interesting, exciting, boring, funny, etc.  ZIP file contains both PDF and Word documents for ease of reproduction and flexibility for editing, customizing and updating.
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Entertainment Vocabulary
Entertainment Vocabulary
Date added: 04/23/2009
In pairs, practice this dialogue.  Practice it using the different terms from the box.  Try to memorize the dialogue and perform it to another group! ZIP file contains both PDF and Word documents for ease of reproduction and flexibility for editing, customizing and updating.
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Entertainment Dialogue
Entertainment Dialogue
Date added: 04/23/2009
In pairs, practice this dialogue.  Practice it using the different terms from the box.  Try to memorize the dialogue and perform it to another group! ZIP file contains both PDF and Word documents for ease of reproduction and flexibility for editing, customizing and updating.
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Entertain Us
Entertain Us
Date added: 04/23/2009
First ask a partner about his or her favorite movies. For example: “What is your favorite action movie?” Next, ask everyone in the class about one of the boxes below and write down your classmates’ answers. Talk about your information with your group! ZIP file contains both PDF and Word documents for ease of reproduction and flexibility for editing, customizing and updating.
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Best Places?
Best Places?
Date added: 04/23/2009
Directions:  Ask a partner the following questions about places to go. ZIP file contains both PDF and Word documents for ease of reproduction and flexibility for editing, customizing and updating.
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