This task can be modified in a number of ways:
- write the most creative advice
- write ill advice (вредные советы)
- write proper advice
So, here's the task for you:
I am in the middle of a crowded airport in a foreign country (and I don't speak their language!) and I need to change planes to get to my final destination. I am being late for my plane but the crowd is not moving. What should I do?! (be creative)
2. Please, write your thoughts about using such a task in your teaching.
1.I would just shout something in a native language to attract everyone's attention.
ReplyDelete2. This task is suitable for adult learners. To help with this task I would suggest modifying it to a multiple choice questionnaire like: a)scream
b)push my way through the crowd c) do nothing
1. I will try to find any speaker who knows the language of the country I am in, more over speaks either Russian or English and ask for his/her help.
ReplyDelete2. I will take your teaching idea, Vera. It develops creativity and lets students find a solution to the problem. Problem-solution task is at its best.
If I were you, I'd raise my hands and I'd try to attract attention.
ReplyDeleteAs for the task itself, that's a good task to practise giving advice using modal verbs and Second Conditional.
I would scream "Fire!"
ReplyDeleteI would scream: "Fire!"
ReplyDeleteHelp! Help! No comprendo!
ReplyDeleteGreat task not only for students but to everyone in the same situation. I woul call a person in charge, or just give up.
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ReplyDeleteAnna Tsvetkova
Ask them to help putting the hands as if we are praying and repeating the same word PLEASE!
We can use the task to develop communicative skills.
I would elbow my way through the crowd as hard as I can.
ReplyDeleteI like this task. Many people prefer giving advice to listening to it, and as the young aren't often asked their opinion - the task must seem appealing to them.
ReplyDelete1. switch on the sound of police alarm on your phone so that everyone will pay attention to it and you'll be able to go through the crowd unnoticed
ReplyDelete2. cry out "Bomb!!!!"
3. next time take a direct flight
Samokhina Tatyana:
ReplyDelete1. I think you should cry loudly: "Who can speak English here?" You can find a person who speaks English in every airport of the world. Or you can show your ticket with the number of your flight to any serviceman of the airport.
2. We can use this situation at the lesson as a role game while studying the topic "Travelling".
It's a great idea for practising new vocabulary and dialoque speech. Also it provides a wide range of creative thinking development.
ReplyDeleteI would use a task like this as a warmer, because it's good for stimulating mental activity.
ReplyDeleteAgree! It can definitely be an ice-breaker!
DeleteI suppose I would imagine that I am in Moscow underground at hush hours. And would behave as others do here))) Not polite...I agree. But it can be effective.
ReplyDeleteI like the task; it's so true-to-life. It might be used as a warm-up activity introducing one of the classes focused on "Travelling" topic or Grammar constructions used for (im)polite requests.
ReplyDeleteIf I were in the crowd I'd elbow my way through step by step asking politely if people around could let me pass (Oxana Kh).
I'd cried "SOS", it is international word for asking help.
ReplyDelete1. The typical situation happened to one of my husband's friends. He was in Germany. He didn't know how to get to the place and didn't speak German. He was bewildered for a while. Then he got out of the car and cried:"Who speaks Russian?" One of the men came up to him and asked: "What's wrong?" And then he explained the way. Maybe I would do the same thing to attract somebody if I were in a hurry.
ReplyDelete2. It is good for a brainstorming activity.
Start singing then a policeman will come to you and explain everything
ReplyDeleteI'll try to examine the sights and to find smth familiar for me.
ReplyDeleteI think it's a good way to practise some conversational phrases in the case when the students have already learnt how to react in difficult situations
ReplyDelete1.Once I was in a crowded bus in China. I didn`t know which was my stop (I was heading to Great Wall). I started announcing) Does anybody speak english? One lady helped me.
ReplyDelete2. I love the task and I`ll try it with my students
Great task to use as a warm-up activity for an adult audience, specially when they come after a long working day.
ReplyDeleteDon't loose control!
ReplyDeleteMight be done as a brainstorming activity or a kind of relaxation technique
ReplyDeleteI'm not sure
Delete1. I would ask a square-built, robust man to take my hand and get me through the crowd. The word "help" is understood by everybody. There is another option: you can scream on the top of your voice "police"! You can squat and get through the crowd - somehow it is easier on the lower level!
ReplyDelete2. It is a good task to practice imperatives and conditionals!
I think such tasks are useful for our students
ReplyDeleteThis task is perfect for developing speaking activity and grammar skills.
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