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Activity 7
7. Listen to the track and follow along with the transcript below.
TRACK 31 • Play the track and elicit what
the interlocutors are talking T
I don’t think
My grandmother so! I find them session 2 about and what the general
says comic strips very funny and
are a waste have a good time meaning and main ideas are. rack 31
of time. reading them. • Tell students to list the points

So do I. It’s like of view expressed in the
reading short stories,
but the images tell most example, I find dialogue and ask them
I agree. For
of the story. Comics Desperate repetition if they agree with one of
convey a powerful very funny because
message in
a few panels. extroverts annoy me. them and why.
They are so
intense! Purpose. Planning our product • Continue the conversation
with students and link this
8. Discuss the following list of the purposes of comics and add some others. activity to the one that follows.
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Purposes of comics
» Laugh about oneself throughout the unit to indicate
» Reflect on ideas or behaviors
» Critique something the activity the track is linked
» Use them as entertainment to. However, remember the
way we order activities is
• Reread the comic Desperate Repetition and observe the one below. Think about a suggestion and you may
their purpose.
change them to suit the
purposes you established
with your students.

Activity 8
• Read the different options
regarding the purposes of
9. Determine the criteria to select several comics to use in this practice. Look at
the example.
the example. comics and encourage
students to say what they
Criteria to select some comics to use throughout this practice
» They should reflect on ideas and behaviors. think about them.
» They should be short, we cannot work with comic books.
» They should have images and text, not just illustrations. • Remind them that the
purposes do not exclude
Studentʼs Book / Practice 8 131 each other, and that there
are comics that can serve
different purposes.
• Allow some time for students to read the comic strip and answer any questions regarding vocabulary.
Ask them to look unknown words up in a dictionary.
• Discuss the purpose of this comic strip in particular. Their answers may vary, but you should guide the
conclusion towards the fact that the author is critiquing the lack of job opportunities.
Activity 9

• Tell students that in this practice, they will read several comics to discuss cultural expressions. Therefore,
they should bring a couple of them to class to use in this practice.
• Since there are plenty of options online, ask them to decide on criteria to filter the options.
• Use the criteria given in the Student’s Book, but feel free to add some other options.

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