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Activity 4 (continues)
                                                                                 • In this case, the headlines are
                                                                                   more or less straightforward.
                                                                                   However, some headlines may
                                                                                   have an allusion to pop culture
                                                                                   or other non-mainstream
                                                                                   references. If you want to help
                                                                                   your students understand the
                                                                                   content of a piece of news, you
                                                                                   should begin with a really good
                                                                                   understanding of the headline.

                                                                                 Activity 5
                                                                                 • The purpose of this activity is
                                                                                   to detect key words written by
                                                                                   others. It is also a good way
                                                                                   to improve pronunciation in a
                                                                                   contextualized manner.
                                                                                 • Remind your students about key
                                                                                   words. If your students have any
                                                                                   questions, provide them with
                                                                                   a short definition (words that
                                                                                   contain the essential information
                                                                                   needed to understand a text or
                                                                                   a part of it, in this case,
                                                                                   the headline).
                                                                                 • When asked for an opinion,
                                                                                   students commonly understand
                                                                                   that they should give a like/hate
                                                                                   comment. While that is a kind of
                                                                                   opinion, it is important to help
               your students go beyond those kinds of comments, by modeling expressions or brainstorming ideas for
               opinions. Although monitoring production is necessary, allowing feedback between peers is essential, that
               is the idea of transitioning from being a basic user to an independent user.






























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