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UNIT 1: EXPLORING
GENIUS
SPEAKING 4 - 2021

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PRE-QUESTIONS
1. What can you see in
the photo?
2. What do you think
this unit will be
about?
A prodigy
 Pair work
1. Do you know anyone who is considered a prodigy? What
does this person do that is different or special?

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 How do people become prodigies? (p. 15)
◦ Read the opinions of 3 researchers and match the words in bold
to their definitions in the columns.

1. d 2. e 3. b 4. c 5. a
6. g 7. h 8. i 9. j 10. f
12.
11. k 13. n 14. l 15. o
m
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 Group work
◦ Read the news article about a school’s financial challenge (p.
16).
◦ Then, discuss in groups of 3 or 4:
Should the school invest the money in the strongest students
or the weakest students?
What would be the benefits of each approach?

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 Stating your own opinion

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 Reporting someone else’s opinion
◦ Notice the phrases used to introduce people’s opinions

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 Practice – Pair work (p. 22)

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 Speaking task – Group work (pp. 23-24)
◦ Choose one of the scenarios about child prodigies (p. 24)
◦ One student presents the scenario in his/her own words.
◦ The group discusses the scenario
◦ One student takes notes on what the group says and reports
back to the whole class.
Use the vocabulary and strategies you learned in this unit

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 Alternative speaking topics (p. 25)

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 Homework. Fluency practice

Select at least two of these topics, and talk as much as you can
about it for two minutes, or three minutes, or four minutes, or 5
minutes non-stop, and see how far you can go.
- Subject(s) you find most challenging. Why?
- Person who has helped you to overcome challenges in life.
- Person who you helped when they had difficulty in life
- Time of the day you find it hard to concentrate on your studies

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THANK YOU