Lesson (Functions): Expressing Interest, Surprise, & Indifference
Level: Pre-intermediate/Intermediate
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Suggested Objective: By the end of the lesson, students will be able to use functions related to interest, surprise, and indifference to speak about different life experiences in face-to-face/telephone conversations.
Exercise: Complete the following conversations with the correct expressions of surprise, interest or indifference, then practice with your partner.
- Zineb: Hello, Alesha! Why are you absent?
Alesha: Hi, honey! I'm a little bit sick. What's going on there?
Zineb: Something incredible, actually!
Alesha: What! Tell me, please.
Zineb: Angelina Jolie has just paid a visit to our institute this morning.
Alesha: ……………………………………………………………………….……………
2. Tom: Hey, you know what?
Lola: Yes!
Tom: Tomorrow's Susan's birthday.
Lola: ……………………………………………?
Tom: Look, she has sent you an invitation.
Lola: ……………………………………………..I'm not going.
3. Reda: Look, I've bought a new CD player.
Brian: ……………………………………….………………………...CD players are behind the times now.
4. Najat: Some classmates are going to participate in a math Olympiad in Colombia.
Sam: ……………………………………………………………………………………..
Najat: They're really intelligent! Our school is known for its smart students.
