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THE TAPESCRIPT

Red is my favourite colour. I don’t know why. I have loved the colour red since I was a small child. I even painted my bedroom walls red. My mother wasn’t too happy. Now I’m older I still love red. I always buy a red car. But I never buy red clothes. That’s a bit strange. Red is a very passionate colour. It’s the colour of love. Sometimes I read about the personality profile of people who like red. They are hot-tempered, full of passion and have a great love of life. That doesn’t really describe me. Although I often “see red”. When you see red, it means you get angry. I’m also often “in the red” in the bank. This means I’ve used a little more money than I have. So when I get my bank statement I see red and can see red.

LISTENING GAP FILL

Red is my favourite colour. I ________________. I have loved the colour red ________________ small child. I even painted my bedroom walls red. My mother wasn’t too happy. Now I’m ________________ red. I always buy a red car. But I never buy red clothes. That’s a bit strange. Red is ________________ colour. It’s the colour of love. Sometimes I read about the personality profile of people who like red. They ________________, full of passion and have ________________ life. That doesn’t really describe me. Although I often “see red”. When you see red, ________________ angry. I’m also often “in the red” in the bank. This means I’ve used a little more money than I have. So when I get my bank statement I ________________ see red.

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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2.	________________________________________________________
3.	________________________________________________________
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5.	________________________________________________________
6.	________________________________________________________

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

STUDENT RED SURVEY

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

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

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

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

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