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Activity 5
• It is important to discuss
technical matters, since T
that is what allows students
to expand their repertoire rack 19
of words and expressions.
Students then find it easier to
access other texts which, in
turn, can be useful to improve
proficiency. However, at this
level, extended interventions
should not be expected.
It is important however, to
encourage those kinds of
interventions, as they are
pretty useful for increasing
confidence.
• In order to promote autonomy,
it is important to reduce
the number of times a track
is repeated. Sometimes,
there will be no window for
repetition (emergencies or,
for example, announcements
on public transportation
where arrival to a station
is imminent); however,
having the chance to hear a
recording twice may improve
your students’ chances of
getting the gist and
the details.
• The CD icon will appear throughout the practice to indicate the activity the track is linked to. However,
remember the way we order activities is a suggestion and you may change them to suit the purposes you
established with your students.
Activity 6
• If there are time constraints on this activity, you may decide your students should give oral descriptions.
• Remind your students to be as concise as they can. Quality over quantity. For instance, in examinations,
they are penalized more for lack of clarity than for not achieving the established number of words.
• Have students use available dictionaries for any technical vocabulary.

• Make sure the students can perform the activity. If necessary, use the set of instructions on page 48
or others that you may find, show them where each part is and offer different ways to describe them.

Translate icon / Additional definitions: carry out (v.): realizar (llevar a cabo, llevar)

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