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Volume 2 Unit 4: Captivate Your Audience
Unit 4: Cultural Attractions
Task: Role Play (3-4 minutes)
Topic vocabulary 1. Introduction: Your local museum is failing to attract sufficient teenagers
To have a tight budget and has asked you for help. With a partner discuss the following:
Target audience
To cater for a younger
audience How can a local museum attract younger visitors?
To appeal to a/an (younger) What services or attractions could be offered to
audience
To attract visitors
interest younger people?
To win people over
To get more people through 2. Planning: Spend a minute or two making notes on ideas you have for
the door making the museum a popular destination for young people.
To generate income
A wide range of facilities 3. Task Focus: A powerful way to make a point or express a view in a
situation like this is to personalise the point you are trying to make by
Persuasive language using an anecdote. Expressing your ideas or views with examples of
a) Use three adjectives personal experience will make your point meaningful to you and
together: interesting for the listeners.
‘She was influential, modest Can you think of any situations when you’ve thoroughly enjoyed a visit to
and an exceptional human a museum, gallery or similar public building? What was it about the
being.’ experience that made it so enjoyable? Use this short anecdote to help
‘He was talented, insightful make your point.
and ahead of his time.’
4. Language: Tick the language on the left you want to use.
b) Use intensifying adverbs:
‘He was a truly remarkable Task: Presentation (2-3 minutes)
person.’
’She was a really wonderful
You’ve been asked to give a presentation to a group organising a cultural
speaker.’
‘I’m absolutely certain you’ll festival, outlining an iconic figure from the present or past that best
represents your country. Choose from the following areas:
agree that …’
 Film stars
 Singers
 Writers
 Artists
 Public figures
Carry out a little research about your chosen person and present your
opinion, making sure you include persuasive language (see left) to help make
a strong case for your icon! If it helps try organising your talk around the
Listen to Raluca and following three points:
G e n e vi e v e t a l k i n g o n a
similar subject. See the o The person you’ve chosen and what they’re noted for.
N o ve m b e r a r c h i v e s o Their cultural significance in your country.
( I n t e r vi e w 4 ) a t : o Why this figure means so much to you personally.
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