Initial phase: Observation
SESSION 1 & 2
Activity 1 (warm up)
After watching the following video in YouTube, answer the following questions in Spanish or the oficial language of the region.
What does the expression “mind the gap” mean? Please, look it up in an online dictionary.
What is the speaker’s intention by saying this expression?
Is he commanding listeners to mind the gap?
Is he advising listeners to mind the gap?
Is he prohibiting listeners to mind the gap?
Is he warning listeners to mind the gap?
Who are the listeners?
Where are they?
Why should listeners mind the gap?
(Optional) You can read the story behind the “mind the gap” voice at https://twitter.com/garius/status/1204795961731629058 . Make a summary and bring it to class.
Activity 2 (in pairs)
Look at the examples below. Identify the speaker and the listener(s). Then circle the word that expresses what the speaker is doing.
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SITUATION 1
Who is the speaker?
Who is/are the listener(s)?
What is the speaker doing?
He is COMMANDING (dar una orden) the young man to take the 12:00pm bus.
He is ADVISING (aconsejar) the young man to take the 12:00pm bus.
SITUATION 2
Who is the speaker?
Who is/are the listener(s)?
What is the speaker doing? Can you describe her body language.
She is COMMANDING (dar una orden) her friend to buy a bigger suitcase.
She is ADVISING (aconsejar) her friend to buy a bigger suitcase.
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SITUATION 3
Who is the speaker?
Who is/are the listener(s)?
What is the speaker doing?
The speaker is COMMANDING (dar una orden) people not to disturb.
The speaker is ADVISING (aconsejar) people not to disturb.
SITUATION 4
Who is the speaker?
Who is/are the listener(s)?
What is the speaker doing?
The speaker is COMMANDING (dar una orden) her boyfriend to turn right.
The speaker is ADVISING (aconsejar) her boyfriend to turn right.
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Activity 3 (in pairs)
Look at the examples below. Identify he speaker is and the listener(s). Then circle the word that expresses what the speaker is doing.
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SITUATION 5
Who is the speaker?
Who is/are the listener(s)?
What is the speaker doing?
The speaker is PROHIBITING (prohibir) people to keep their distance.
The speaker is WARNING (advertir) people to keep their distance.
SITUATION 6
Who is the speaker?
Who is/are the listener(s)?
What is the speaker doing?
She is PROHIBITING (prohibir) her father to smoke.
She is WARNING (advertir) her father not to smoke.
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SITUATION 7
Who is the speaker?
Who is/are the listener(s)?
What is the speaker doing?
The speaker is PROHIBITING (prohibir) people to cross tracks.
The speaker is WARNING (advertir) people not to cross tracks.
SITUATION 8
Who is the speaker?
Who is/are the listener(s)?
What is the speaker doing?
The speaker is PROHIBITING (prohibir) the man to park there.
WARNING (advertir) the man not to park there.
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