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THE TAPESCRIPT

I’d like to know more about psychology. I think it’s a very interesting subject to study. I’d like to know why I do the things I do. Looking at how the brain works and how we behave might make me understand people more. I’d particularly like to study child psychology. I love looking at children playing, thinking, drawing… doing anything really. But what makes them tick? What goes on in their little minds? Or perhaps I should say their big minds. If we all knew more about child psychology, perhaps we could do more to be a positive influence on children. Being a psychologist must be a very interesting job. Listening to people talk all day and then analyzing their behaviour. I wonder if they ever get bored.

LISTENING GAP FILL

I’d ________________________ psychology. I think it’s a very interesting subject to study. I’d like to know why I do the things I do. Looking ________________________ and how we behave ________________________ people more. I’d particularly like to study child psychology. I ________________________ playing, thinking, drawing… doing anything really. But what makes them tick? What ________________________ minds? Or perhaps I should say their big minds. If we all knew ________________________, perhaps we could do more to be a positive influence on children. Being a ________________________ very interesting job. Listening to people talk all day and then analyzing their behaviour. I wonder ________________________.

CORRECT THE SPELLING

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UNJUMBLE THE WORDS

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DISCUSSION (Write your own questions)

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

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

STUDENT PSYCHOLOGY SURVEY

Write five GOOD questions about psychology 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 psychology 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 psychology. Talk about what you discover with your partner(s) in the next lesson.

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

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

5. MY PSYCHOLOGY LESSON: Make your own English lesson on psychology. 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 psychology. Share your findings with the class.

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