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Upper-intermediate

Description
Description Students work
Students discuss rules and
in groups laws around
to review thevocabulary
clothing world and adjective order
Lesson link
Lesson link this activity
Use this activity after
after7d,
exercise 3d, page 39
page 23
Time
Time 20 minutes
15 minutes
Extra material
Extra material None
Print out and photocopy the Rules around the world worksheet – one for each pair of students

Instructions
a Divide
Ask SSSS if they know any
into groups interesting
of three or four.orTell
strange
them
that they are going to describe to the classsome
rules or laws in other countries. Discuss what
examples
one personbriefly if SS know
(the model) some.
in their group is wearing.
Depending on the dynamic of your class, you
b Divide SS into pairs and hand out a copy of
may want to do this activity as a fashion show.
worksheet Rules around the world.
Otherwise students can just stand up while their
c group giveslimit
Set a time theirof presentation.
ten minutes. Ask SS to discuss
b Write on the board: worksheet. Encourage them
the questions on the
to expand their answers as much as possible.
After ten to
dressed minutes
kill ask the class to report some of
their ideas. Write useful
(white / green / red) is the vocabulary
new blackand phrases
on the board for SS
a must-have fashion item to copy.
don’t be seen without a … this season
Answers
everyone’s talking about (clothing / designer’s name)
(person’s
You can drive style
name) in Newsays…Zealand when you’re 14.
(False; it is 15 when after passing a test you can
c Writeonly
on the driveboard:
alone between 6.00 a.m. and 10.00
p.m. You can get a full licence at 17.)
What
Youis can
he /getshemarried
wearing? at 16 in Scotland. (True)
What does his / her style say about him / her?
In Australia a child can’t buy cigarettes, but can
smoke.
Tell SS (True)a two-minute presentation to
to prepare
answer
You can’t questions
these skateboardabout their station
in a police ‘model’.in
d Ask SSMiami, Florida. (True)
to brainstorm vocabulary for their model’s
Youand
clothes canaccessories.
drink alcoholTell at 18 in the
them UK. particular
to pay (True)
attention
In France to adjectives
you can’tand name adjective order.
a pig Napoleon.
(True) the class monitoring and helping with
e Go around
any
questions.
You can’t eat chewing-gum in Singapore. (True)
f Ask SSIn Switzerland
to give theiryou can’t wash your
presentations to thecarclass.
on The
Sunday. (True)
class can then vote for the best and most
original presentation.

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4C  Speaking ENGLISH FILE
Beginner

Rules around the world

You can drive in New Zealand

when you’re 14.

in a police
You can’t skateboard ida.
station in Miami, Flor

You can get married at

16 in Scotland.

In Australia a child can’t buy

cigarettes, but can smoke.

You can drink alcohol at 18

in the UK.

In France you can’t name

a pig Napoleon.

In Switzerland you can’t wash

g-gum
You can’t eat chewin your car on Sunday.
in Singapore.

1 Are these laws true or false?

2 Are any of these rules / laws the same in your country?
3 Which rules do you find good? Why?

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