Practicing English Usage
(October 2017)
Speaking
· What Did I Learn?
o Choose one article. With a friend, read the article and then take turns telling each other a fact from the lesson. Try to be the one who has the most facts!
· Skit
o Choose an article you liked. With a friend, make up a skit on the topic of that article. Have fun with making characters, the setting and the story!
· Write a Summary
If you could be any character in the magazine, who would you be? Why?
Writing
· Story
o Choose an article you liked. Write a short story about someone who has just read the article. What happens afterwards?
· Summary
o Choose an article. Read the article, than write a summary of the article in your own words. Try not to look back at the article when you are doing this.
· Letter
o Choose a character from any lesson. Write a letter to the character. You can ask the character questions, or tell him/her how you felt about the lesson.
Skills
· Key Points
o Choose an article. Find and write out an additional key point for the article.
· Fact or Opinion
o Choose an article. Identify three statements of fact and three statements of opinion. Then explain how you know they are facts and opinions.
· Discussion Questions
o Choose an article. Think of two discussion questions that can be used with the topic.