How many friends do you need?

You are going to

• discuss friendship
• listen to a song about friends and do a gap-fill
• listen to a discussion on friendship
• practise the 1st conditional

1) Discuss

• What's a friend?
• What do friends do?

2) Listen
Watch and listen to the song from the comedy TV series Flight of the Conchords.
What do friends do?

• What do you think of the song?
• Is it true?
• Is it funny?

Listen again and do the gap fill

"Friends" is written by Jemaine Atea Mahana Clement, Bret Peter T. Mckenzie
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, BMG RIGHTS MANAGEMENT US, LLC, Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LL








3) Discuss
How many friends do you need?
Justin Bieber said this week that he only has four friends. "I only have like four people that I keep in contact with... I don't need a bunch of friends to make me happy," he said.
Social media like Facebook allows us to have hundreds if not thousands. What is the best number of friends to have?






4) Listen 
Nikki Moore, founder of the online technology site girlgeekchic.com, and Sarfraz Manzoor, writer and broadcaster, discuss how many friends is good for you.

• How many friends do they think is the right number
• What is a friend?

listen to ‘Do you need more friends than Bieber?’ on Audioboo

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4's Today programme on Saturday 6 April 2013.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-22050453




Listen again and do the quiz below.

Printed worksheets available here




5) Discuss

• Do you agree / disagree with the comments made in the radio clip? Which ones? Why?
• What's the best way to make friends?
• Do you think it's better to have lots of friends or just few close friends? Why?

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More
Classroom ice breaking activity - Speed dating
Best done at the start of a course. Students have to find the person in the class they have the most in common with.

1. Organize students in a circle.
2. Students have two minutes to interview each other on habits, likes, dislikes etc.
3. After 2 minutes students change places to talk to someone new. Continue until everyone has finished
4. Each student reports to class who they have the most in common with.

Flight of the Conchords  http://flightoftheconchords.co.nz/

The Rolling Stones

You are going to

• read about the Rolling Stones
• look at a video and do a comprehension activity
• read a text and do matching activities
• practise asking questions
• listen to a song and do a gap-fill exercise
• practise the past
• make a presentation about your favourite band / singer

1) Introduction

• Do you like Rock music?
• Who is your favourite rock band?
• 2012 is the 50th anniversary of the formation of the Rolling Stones. What do you know about the Rolling Stones?

2) Read
Look at the presentation below. Click on it to open. 

1. Look at the pages. What can you find out about the Rolling Stones just by looking at the photos?
   
2. Read the text in it (best viewed in full screen) and follow the instructions. The text is the same as in exercise B below.

Vocabulary -  a gig = a show, a concert

Rolling stones from David Mainwood

B) Read the text again. There are 8 question headings for 8 paragraphs.
Read the text and choose the best question heading for each paragraph.

C) Ask Questions

Make questions for the answers from the text.

Listen to one of their most famous songs while you do the exercises - Jumping Jack Flash

3) Video
Watch the clip
1) Listen and find out

• Why have the Rolling Stones lasted so long?
• What has made them one of the biggest rock bands?

Answers - Highlight below

1. They "stayed together" and enjoy it.
2. Unique sound and lively shows 

2) What can you remember?
Do the matching exercises below. Match the year with the event

4) Listen / Song

"Sympathy for the Devil"
One of the Rolling Stones' most famous songs and one that has been used in films and covered by many other bands.

Watch the clip, listen to the song's lyrics and do the gap fill below.

Printable worksheets here

5) Discuss

What do you think of the Rolling Stones?
Who is your favourite band or singer?
Why do you like them?
Are they very popular? Why? / Why not?

6) Presentation / Speaking / Research / Writng (note taking)

Choose a band or singer you like and make a (powerpoint) presentation about them. Tell their story.
Look on the internet for some photos to illustrate your presentation.
Look for information but NEVER copy and paste. Just take notes. Select the important information.
Play some short clips of their music during your presentation.

Plan

• Introduce them - Who are they?
• Career - Give a short outline of their career
• Conclusion - Why are they popular / important / interesting / good..?

Advice

• This is a speaking activity so don't put too much written information in the presentation. 
• Never read text from the presentation. You should explain what your audience can already see.
• You can use notes to speak but the presentation should be mostly visual. 

See here for more http://efllecturer.blogspot.com.es/2011/05/presentations-how-to-present-yourself.html

More

Official site  http://www.rollingstones.com/

Learning / practice activities on the Beatles 

Shakira and Beyonce / Contrasting / Writing a Biography. 



Finally
Watch the Rolling Stones at their primitive best. Live at the Marquee club in London in 1971

Conditionals 1 and 2

You are going t0 practise conditionals 1 and 2

 

How do we make 1st and 2nd conditionals? Look at the presentation. Can you make sentences in the 2nd conditional from the pictures in the presentation?
eg If I had lots of money I would  buy a big house

Conditionals 1 and 2 from David Mainwood

Highlight here for the answers

If it was sunny I would go to the beach
If it wasn't raining I'd go to the beach
If it was 12.30 I'd have lunch
If I went to France I would see the Eiffel Tower

Now look at the pictures below. Fill in the gaps and answer the questions. The first two are 1st conditional (If / present / will) the rest are 2nd conditionals (If / past / would)

The answers are written in black so highlight the gaps with your mouse to see the answer.

1

Conditional 1 Question - Fill in the gaps

A) What will you do if it is sunny tomorrow?
B) Give your answer - If...

2

Conditional 1 question - Fill in the gaps
A) What will you do if it is raining tomorrow?
B) Give your answer - If...

3

Conditional 2 Question - Fill in the gaps
A) What would you do if you had a lot of money?
B) Give your answer - If I...

4

Conditional 2 Question - Fill in the gaps
A) What would you do if you were on a desert Island?
B) Give your answer - If I...



5

Conditional 2 Question - Fill in the gaps
A) What would you see if you went to Paris?
B) Give your answer - If I...



6

Conditional 2 Question - Fill in the gaps
A) What would you do if your computer broke?
B) Give your answer - If my computer...



7

Conditional 2 Question - Fill in the gaps

A) What would you do if you didn't have any money after eating in a restaurant?
B) Give your answer - If I...

8

Conditional 2 Question - Fill in the gaps
A) Where would you be if it were 8.30am?
B) Give your answer - If It...



9

Think of some more questions in the 1st conditional or 2nd conditional and ask them to each other
What / Where will you..... if.....
What / Where would you..... if.....

 

 

What would you do if you had a million dollars?

Listen to the song and fill in the gaps below. 

Is it conditional 1 or 2?

If I had a million dollars (if I had a million dollars)
I'd buy you a house (I would buy you a house)
If I had a million dollars (if I had a million dollars)
I'd buy you furniture for your house (Maybe a nice Chesterfield or an ottoman)
If I had a million dollars (if I had a million dollars)
I'd buy you a K-Car (a nice Reliant automobile)
If I had a million dollars I'd buy your love.
If I had a million dollars
I'd build a tree fort in our yard
If I had a million dollars
You could help, it wouldn't be that hard
If I had a million dollars
Maybe we could put a refrigerator in there
Wouldn't that be fabulous?
If I had a million dollars (if I had a million dollars)
I'd buy you a fur coat (but not a real fur coat that's cruel)
If I had a million dollars (if I had a million dollars)
I'd buy you an exotic pet (like a llama or an emu)
If I had a million dollars (if I had a million dollars)
I'd buy you John Merrick's remains (All them crazy elephant bones)
If I had a million dollars I'd buy your love

If I had a million dollars
We wouldn't have to walk to the store
If I had a million dollars
We'd take a limousine 'cause it costs more.
If I had a million dollars
We wouldn't have to eat Kraft Dinners
But we would, we'd just eat more.

If I had a million dollars (if I had a million dollars)
I'd buy you a green dress (but not a real green dress, that's cruel)
If I had a million dollars (if I had a million dollars)
I'd buy you some art (a Picasso or a Garfunkel)
If I had a million dollars (if I had a million dollars)
I'd buy you a monkey (haven't you always wanted a monkey?)
If I had a million dollars If I had a million dollars
If I had a million dollars If I had a million dollars
I'd be rich!  

Highlight the gaps for the answers



More practice on conditionals here  http://www.scoop.it/t/conditionals