WHAT'S WRONG WITH THIS PICTURE?
G R O U P W O RK What's w rong with this picture? Tetl your classmates.
‘Ellen is swimming, but she's wearing high heels and a hati"
In t e r c h a n g e s
Explain the task and read the model
statement.
Set a ten-minute time limit. Ss
Learning Objective: talk about
complete the task in small groups.
people's actions in a funny picture
Group work To challenge Ss to work more
quickly, set a time limit. Write the
■ Focus S s’ attention on the
time limit on the board. Every few
picture. Elicit or explain any new minutes, revise the number and
vocabulary (e.g., park, tree, lake, tell the class how much time they
tiger, carry). have left.
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Elicit answers from different
groups.
Possible answers
Ellen is swimming, but she's wearing
high heels and a hat.
Mark and Randy are riding their bikes,
but they're in a lake.
It's a hot day, but Mrs. Smith is
wearing a coat, a hat, a scarf, and
gloves. She's carrying an umbrella.
A tiger is driving a car, and it's
wearing sunglasses.
Mr. Frank is reading a newspaper, but
he's sitting on a car.
Mr. Garcia, Mrs. Garcia, Gina Garcia,
and Alex Garcia are eating pizza,
but Mr. Garcia is wearing a robe,
pajamas, and slippers. Mrs, Garcia
is wearing a robe and slippers.
Gina and Alex are wearing pajamas
and socks.
119 Bob and Lynn are playing tennis, but
they're using umbrellas.They're
wearing suits.
Tracy is cooking on a television.
Peter is sleeping in the rain,/tt's sunny
in the park, but it's raining on Peter.
Anna is running, but she's wearing
high heels. She's carrying a
briefcase.
Option: Ss write sentences about
the picture for five minutes.
Encourage them to use the
conjunctions and and but. The
group with the most grammatically
correct sentences wins.