Topics – the way into language

What were the last 3 things you spoke about?

What were the last 3 things you spoke about?

Did any of these topics come up in any form?

Travel

Politics

When we are speaking in real life, do we make a request using:

a grammar item?a phrasal verb? ORat least three different phrases?

Why do we get our students to do this?

Where does language come from?

Where does language come from?A

B

C

Language emerges from the topic, NOT the topic from the language.

But what was the inspiration for topic-driven language?

But what was the inspiration for topic-driven language?

Size

doesn’t

matter!

A B

C D

Newspapers often use reported speech to cover stories. Look at this example:

Here are some quotes from the newspaper stories. Write the sentences as reported speech.

1. “It’s the worst winter I’ve ever known,” said one stranded motorist.One stranded motorist said … ________________________________________________________________________

Discuss these questions in small groups:

SPEAKING

1. Have you ever experienced extreme weather?2. What was it? What happened?3. What types of extreme weather are most common in

your country?4. Has the weather changed in the last few years in your

country?5. What can people do to protect themselves against

the consequences of extreme weather?