Let's see if we can have a little bit of fun and practise our English at the same time.
35 minutes. Have you heard about the university students demonstrations in London? What would make you join a street demonstration? Rant these options and add new ones with the person next to you.
education cuts
rise in tuition fees
hospital closures
tax increases
your country going to war
loss of religious freedom
nuclear power plant coming to your town
rise in the price of alcohol and tobacco
one more year of bachillerato
We are going to watch a video. Here is a wordle about it. Just looking at the words, what do you think the video will be about?
Jody McIntyre, a 20-year-old student with cerebral palsy, attended a demonstration in London against the recent increase in student tuition fees. Pictures appeared on TV showing police officers pulling him out of his wheelchair and dragging him across the road.
He was interviewed on the BBC. The interviewer received criticism for his line of questioning that suggested Jody was a threat to dozens of armed police officers.
Here are some of the questions the BBC interviewer asked Jody McIntrye. Write down some notes on how you think Jody answered. Talk about them with your partner.
Questions Notes
a. The police say you haven’t made any kind of complaint. So… why not?
b. There’s a suggestion that you were rolling towards the police in your wheelchair. Is that true?
c. In the Observer newspaper you were described as a cyber-radical and you were quoted as saying that you want to build a revolutionary movement and that can only happen through direct action on the streets. Do you classify yourself as a revolutionary?
d. Were you throwing anything at all at the police during that day?
e. Did you shout anything provocative or throw anything that would have induced the police to [attack] you?
4. Look at the video of the news story. The tapescript is below if students want to follow it. Listen to see if your notes are similar to what Jody said.
Script for the interview in case you don't understand very well (after watching it one without reading).
Post-listening discussion:
What did you think of Jody’s answers?
What did you think of the interviewer’s questions?
What three adjectives best describe Jody? Why?
What three adjectives best describe the interviewer? Why
If Jody and the interviewer met again in private, what do you think they’d say to each other?
10 minutes: Have some fun with the video on the right column called "English Problems". Watch the video and complete these activity. For each of these five people, you have to say what their problem with English is and give an example about it.
man in brown:
black man in red:
blonde woman in blue:
blonde woman in pink:
man in green:
I hope you enjoyed your last lesson of the year.
See you next year.
Javier
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