Focus on storytelling
Topics
The media, news stories, exceptional events
Speaking
Narrating a story describing events in the past
Grammar
Past continuous vs. simple past; past perfect
Pronunciation
Intonation in complex sentences
Listening
Listening to news broadcasts; listening to a narrative about a past event
Self-study
Listening to a news story
Writing
Writing a newspaper article
Reading
“Strange but True”: Reading tabloid articles about sensational events
Activity
“A double ending”: Completing a story with two different ending
A student, who is studying English as a foreign language, was confused when he saw the words "open here" on a box of laundry soap, so he asks the clerk, "Can't I wait until I get home to open it?