5 DREAMS AND PERSONALITY Helpful strategy Extract 6 Extract 7 Extract 8 Extract 9 asks for clarification
gives specific examples to explain a point
paraphrases to check understanding
Extract 10 brings the discussion back to the main point
Extract 11 disagrees politely with a previous speaker
Extract 13 links when not sure the contribution is new
Extract 14 links when not sure the contribution is relevant
Exercise D
Set for group work. Tell students to brainstorm suggestions for more good and bad seminar strategies. They should think about what helps a seminar discussion to be successful. It may help to think about
Do’s prepare the topic beforehand
ask politely for information demand information from other students
try to use correct language speak clearly
say when you agree with someone
link correctly with previous speakers
build on points made by other speakers
make a contribution, even if you are not sure if it is new or relevant
be constructive
give specific examples to help explain a point
listen carefully to what others say
allow others to speak
paraphrase to check understanding
stay silent, waiting for ‘the perfect moment’
be negative be vague
start a side conversation dominate the discussion mumble, whisper or shout
get angry if someone disagrees with you
Don’ts Exact words brings in another speaker Leila: Didn’t we, Majed?
Jack: Sorry, I don’t follow. Could you possibly explain …?
Leila: Well, of course, people … For example, lots of people dream …
Jack: If I understand you correctly, you’re saying that it doesn’t matter …
Evie: Yes, but if we just go back to the graph, we can see that some dreams …
Majed: I’m not sure that’s true. I think …
Extract 12 links to a previous speaker Evie: As Leila said earlier …
Jack: I’m sorry. Has anybody made the point that …?
Evie: I don’t know if this is relevant, but …
Other ways to say it
What do you think, Majed? What do you make of this, Majed?
I don’t quite understand. Could you say a bit more about …?
For instance, … So what you’re saying is …
Thinking about … If we can go back to … for a moment, …
I don’t think I agree with that. In my opinion …
Going back to what Leila said a while ago, …
I don’t know if this has been said already, but …
I’m not sure if this is a little off the point, but …
having seminar discussions in their own language, but they should also think about what is involved in having a seminar discussion in English. Aspects to consider include language, how to contribute to discussions and how to behave.
Feed back, making a list on the board. Answers
Possible answers: See table.
Exercise E
Set students to work in groups of six (if possible). Give the groups a letter A or B. Group As should look at the photos on the opposite page in the CB and Group Bs should look at the chart.
In each group there should also be one observer to take notes on the quality of the contributions and another person to take notes on the content of the discussion. During the discussion, students will be able refer to the information they have found about research methods set in Lesson 5.3. While students are talking, you can listen in and note where students may need help with language, and where particularly good examples of language are used. The students acting as observers for the discussion should use a checklist of things to watch for. Sample checklists are provided in the additional resources section (Resource 5B) – students simply mark in each cell whenever the behaviour occurs. They will report on the group discussion to the whole class in Exercise F.
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