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UCharity challenge
1 SPEAKING 4 READING 2
a If possible, show students some brochures (or
websites) of two or three charities. In pairs, students
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discuss the questions. Monitor and help with language stamina (n) – the physical and psychological strength to
if necessary. Take feedback as a class and ask for two or do something that might be difficult or take a long time.
three example answers to the questions. (Example: ‘I’ve been training hard and I now feel I have
enough stamina to complete a triathlon.’)
2 VOCABULARY
a Individually, students match the words to the definitions BETTER READING: PREDICTING INFORMATION IN A TEXT
then check in pairs. Check answers as a class. You could 1 Tell students that Better Reading aims to give them
indicate the stress on: fundraiser and rewarding. strategies to help with their reading. Tell them it is often
easier to understand a text if they think about what
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information might be in it before they read it. Check that
1 cause
2 fundraiser students understand that FAQ stands for ‘frequently
3 rewarding asked questions’. Give students one minute to read the
questions only – tell them not to read the answers.
b Give students a minute to read and think about the 2 Put students into pairs to discuss their ideas for two or
questions. In small groups, they talk about the answers. three minutes.
Take feedback as a class and ask for two or three example
Give students two minutes to gist read the answers to the
answers.
questions. They should see if their predictions are similar
3 READING 1 to the answers given. Students check their answers in pairs.
Take feedback as a class, and for each question ask whose
a In pairs, students discuss the questions. Don’t take ideas were similar and whose were different.
feedback at this point.
a Students read the text again more slowly and match
Before reading, you may wish to pre-teach the words in the summaries to the questions and answers. Students
the box. compare their answers in pairs then check them as a class
on the board.
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trek (n), (v) – to walk a long distance over land such
a 4
as hills, mountains and forests. (Example: point to the
b 3
picture on the worksheet) c 1
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b Tell students to read only the first part of the text. They e 2
answer the two questions and check if the ideas they
discussed in exercise 3a are mentioned. After reading,
students compare their answers in pairs. Take feedback as
a class and accept different answers. For question 2, guide
students towards the ideas in the suggested answer.
Suggested answer
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advantages: you have a very different experience, you go
somewhere new, you get to meet new people, you help a
charity, the trip is organised for you
disadvantages: not a relaxing holiday, requires lots of
preparation, it could be difficult to find sponsors, getting to the
place could be expensive for you