LEARNING OBJECTIVE: Talkabout accidents and extreme
experiences
It was an accident!
Unit 12 | Session 1
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Unit 12 |Session 1
It was an accident!
LEARNING OBJECTIVE: Talk about accidents and extreme
experiences
Lesson overview
1 GET STARTED: What would you do?
2 PREPARE: Indefinite pronouns
3 SPEAKING: A funny accident
4 PREPARE: Reported speech
5 SPEAKING: An extreme experience
6 PROGRESS CHECK
3.
What would youdo if these things
happened to you?
• You accidentally break your friend’s phone.
• You drop food on the floor, but no one sees
you do it.
• You see someone fall down on the sidewalk.
What would you do?
GET STARTED
4.
Indefinite pronouns
PREPARE: GRAMMARREVIEW
Complete the conversation with indefinite pronouns. Listen to check your answers.
A I’m planning Mark’s birthday party. Do you know 1_____ who can cook?
B Yeah, I know 2____ who’s a great cook. Actually, you know him, too. It’s Thomas.
A Really? I didn’t know he could cook.
B Yeah, he can cook just about 3____! I think I have his number in my phone. I’ll need to
tell him how much food to make. Do you know who else is coming to the party?
A No, 4_____ has replied yet. I guess 5_____ is busy studying for finals this week!
5.
Complete the sentenceswith your own ideas. Then share them with the class.
Be creative!
1 I damaged... by accident, but nobody...
2 I’ve looked everywhere for..., but...
3 Once, I spilled... at my friend’s house. Everybody was...
4 I know someone who can...
5 Last week, I felt bad about... because no one...
6 I haven’t met anyone who..., but I’d like to.
Indefinite pronouns
PREPARE
I damaged the car by accident,
but nobody saw me do it.
I know someone who can speak
four languages!
6.
Think about atime when you had a funny
accident. What happened? How did you
feel? What did you learn? Take notes.
A funny accident
PREPARE
I’ll never forget the day I used too much
soap to wash my clothes...
7.
SPEAKING
A funny accident
Workin groups. Describe your accident
and share what you learned. Then listen to
your partners’ stories and ask questions
to find out more.
… The soap went everywhere! Since
then, I always measure the soap
before I put it in the washing machine.
Oh no! Was your washing
machine damaged?
8.
Listen to Brycetalk about diving
underwater. Take notes on the details
he shares.
Reported speech
PREPARE: GRAMMAR REVIEW
1 how Bryce feels
2 what he did yesterday
3 what he saw underwater
4 what he will do tomorrow
5 how he’s going to feel
6 what he realized he can do
9.
Report what Brycesaid about each topic using reported speech.
What did Bryce say about...
1 … how he feels?
2 … what he did yesterday?
3 … what he saw underwater?
4 … what he will do tomorrow?
5 … how he’s going to feel?
6 … what he can do?
Reported speech
PREPARE
Bryce said that he felt...
Bryce said that he had seen...
Bryce said that he would...
10.
BRAINSTORM: Think ofan extreme
experience you will probably try in the
future. Use one of the ideas below or your
own idea.
• a challenging activity
• a fun day out
• a long trip
• an amazing place
An extreme experience
PREPARE
Kayaking
11.
Answer the questionsabout your
experience. Take notes.
Hang gliding
An extreme experience
PREPARE
1 Where and when will it happen?
2 Will you go by yourself or with others?
3 What will you take with you? What will you
do?
4 How will the experience make you feel?
5 What lesson(s) do you think you will learn?
12.
Tell a partnerabout your experience and
how you imagine it will be. Then switch.
USEFUL LANGUAGE
I will...
It will be...
I think I’ll feel...
magnificent
terrific
terrified
thrilled
I’ll learn how to...
Hiking on Mount Everest
An extreme experience
SPEAKING
13.
PROGRESS CHECK
Now Ican...
❑ describe accidents.
❑ use indefinite pronouns.
❑ describe extremes.
❑ use reported speech.
14.
Thank you!
Unit 12| Session 1
LEARNING OBJECTIVE: Talk about accidents and extreme
experiences
It was an accident!