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THE TAPESCRIPT

If you think about it, kissing is strange. I mean, here we are in the twenty-first century and we still like kissing. I think we’re the only species on Earth that does this. Of course, there are different kinds of kissing. Kissing your parents or friends as a greeting is normal enough. That’s just like a friendly handshake. Passionate kissing is different. I’m not complaining though. I think kissing is great. I remember my first kiss. It was very exciting. I was nervous though because I kept thinking if I was doing it right. Some people say there is an art to kissing. I’m not so sure. If you love someone enough, you’ll be artistic enough. One thing I don’t like about kissing is people who do it next to you on the train or bus. Yuck!

LISTENING GAP FILL

If you _______________________, kissing is strange. I mean, here we are in the twenty-first century and _______________________ kissing. I think we’re the only species on Earth _______________________. Of course, there are different kinds of kissing. Kissing your parents or friends as a greeting is _______________________. That’s _______________________ friendly handshake. Passionate kissing is different. I’m not complaining though. I think kissing is great. I remember _______________________. It was very exciting. I _______________________ though because I kept thinking if I was _______________________. Some people say there is an art to kissing. I’m not so sure. If you love someone enough, you’ll be _______________________. One thing I don’t like about kissing is people who do it _______________________ on the train or bus. Yuck!

CORRECT THE SPELLING

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UNJUMBLE THE WORDS

think If about you it, kissing is strange. I mean, here we are in the twenty-first century and we still like kissing. I think only the we’re Earth on species that does this. Of course, of kinds different are there kissing. Kissing your parents or friends as a greeting is normal enough. That’s like handshake a just friendly. Passionate kissing is different. I’m not complaining though. I think kissing is great. I first remember kiss my. It was very exciting. I was I because though nervous thinking kept if I was doing it right. Some art an is there say people kissing to. I’m not so sure. If you love someone enough, you’ll be artistic enough. One thing I don’t like about kissing is people do next you who it to on the train or bus. Yuck!

DISCUSSION (Write your own questions)

STUDENT A’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)
1.	________________________________________________________
2.	________________________________________________________
3.	________________________________________________________
4.	________________________________________________________
5.	________________________________________________________
6.	________________________________________________________

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STUDENT B’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student A)
1.	________________________________________________________
2.	________________________________________________________
3.	________________________________________________________
4.	________________________________________________________
5.	________________________________________________________
6.	________________________________________________________

STUDENT KISSING SURVEY

Write five GOOD questions about kissing in the table. Do this in pairs. Each student must write the questions on his / her own paper.

When you have finished, interview other students. Write down their answers.

	STUDENT 1 _____________	STUDENT 2 _____________	STUDENT 3 _____________
Q.1.
Q.2.
Q.3.
Q.4.
Q.5.

Now return to your original partner and share and talk about what you found out. Change partners often.
Make mini-presentations to other groups on your findings.

WRITING

Write about kissing for 10 minutes. Show your partner your paper. Correct each other’s work.

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HOMEWORK

1. VOCABULARY EXTENSION: Choose several of the words from the text. Use a dictionary or Google’s search field (or another search engine) to build up more associations / collocations of each word.

2. INTERNET INFO: Search the Internet and find more information about kissing. Talk about what you discover with your partner(s) in the next lesson.

3. MAGAZINE ARTICLE: Write a magazine article about kissing. Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Give each other feedback on your articles.

4. KISSING POSTER Make a poster about kissing. Show it to your classmates in the next lesson. Give each other feedback on your posters.

5. MY KISSING LESSON: Make your own English lesson on kissing. Make sure there is a good mix of things to do. Find some good online activities. Teach the class / another group when you have finished.

6. ONLINE SHARING: Use your blog, wiki, Facebook page, MySpace page, Twitter stream, Del-icio-us / StumbleUpon account, or any other social media tool to get opinions on kissing. Share your findings with the class.

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