4F
Alternatively, we could ...
A
Work in a group. Imagine that you have decided to raise some money for your favourite charity. Brainstorm some
fundraising ideas.
B
Aria, Owen and Levi are discussing how to raise money for the charity Amnesty International. Skim the dialogue and
see if any of your fundraising ideas are mentioned. What other ideas do they suggest? Which of their suggestions do
you think is the best? Give reasons.
Aria
OK, so we need to come up with ideas to raise some money for Amnesty International. What do you reckon
we should do?
Owen Well, here’s an idea. 1 Let’s / What about organise a sponsored bike ride. Our friends could give us money
for every mile we cycle.
Levi
I don’t think that’s a great idea. I’m not really keen on cycling.
Aria
No. Neither am I. I don’t even have a bike! I think we 2 ought / should do something that involves
our classmates.
Levi
I’ve got it. 3 Why don’t we / How about having a ‘bring and buy’ sale? Get everyone to bring something in to
sell, like some old clothes or books they don’t want.
Aria
Mmmm. I’m not 4 convincing / convinced about that idea, Levi. I can’t imagine our classmates buying
second-hand stuff from each other.
OwenHey! 5 I think / I know, why don’t we hold a school disco? We could get in a band, organise some lighting,
get caterers to do some food, ...
Levi
That’s not a 6 bad / good idea, but I think it would be far too much work. We’ve got exams coming
up, remember.
Owen
Yeah, I guess you could be right. Mmm … I’m running out of suggestions. Aria, what do you think?
AriaWe 7 could always / always could hold a ‘no uniform’ day at school. Get students to pay, say £2, and they
can wear what they like.
Levi
Yeah. And the big advantage 8 on / of that is it’ll be really easy to sort out.
Aria
OK. Great. That’s decided then.
Owen
Hang on a minute! 9 Wouldn’t / Shouldn’t it be better to do something more original? We had a ‘no uniform’
day last year, didn’t we?
Aria
Yes, and it was a huge success. Nearly everyone took part and they raised heaps of money for the Red Cross.
Owen
Alright then. You’ve 10 persuaded / decided me. Shall we go and talk it over with the principal?
C
Read the dialogue again. Choose the correct words and expressions to complete it.
D
In your group, create a role-play dialogue similar to the one in B. Decide which charity you are collecting money
for and discuss at least four different ideas for raising funds. Make sure you use a range of expressions to agree
and disagree.
E
Read the responses to some suggestions. Use your own ideas to write the suggestions, using a variety of expressions.
1
Or alternatively, we could get out a DVD. That would be much cheaper.
2
I’m not sure about that idea. I don’t really like heights to be honest.
3
Let’s put that idea to one side for a moment. The forecast says it’s probably going to rain at the weekend.
4
Don’t you think that Friends of the Earth is a worthier cause?
5
I see why you’re saying that, but I reckon an e-petition would be much more effective.
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4F
Alternatively, we could ...
Aims To review and practise expressions to agree and disagree.
To engage students in a role-play situation.
Time 15 minutes
Materials 1 handout for each group of three students
• Divide the class into groups of three and give each group a
handout. Tell them to do task A and then get feedback from
the class on their fundraising ideas.
• Tell students to complete task B. Check answers as a class
and get feedback on students’ opinions, ensuring they can
support their views with reasons and examples.
Answer Key
Sponsored bike ride, bring and buy sale, school disco, no
uniform day
• Tell students to complete task C. Check answers as a class,
eliciting why the other options are incorrect.
Answer Key
1 Let’s
2 should
3 How about
4 convinced
5 I know
6bad
7 could always
8of
9Wouldn’t
10persuaded
• Tell students in their group to read the completed dialogue
•
•
aloud. Circulate to check that students are using appropriate
intonation and correct as necessary.
Give students time to prepare and rehearse a role-play of their
own. Encourage students to use a good variety of language
to agree and disagree. Then put two groups together and tell
them to present their dialogues to each other.
Tell students to complete task E and then elicit suggestions.
suggested Answers
1 I know, why don’t we go to the cinema this afternoon?
2 Here’s an idea. Let’s do a bungy-jump for charity.
3 I think we should go to the beach on Saturday.
4 I’ve got it. How about donating the money to WWF?
5 What about asking people in the town centre to sign a petition?
• As an extension task, students work in their group and
continue the dialogues from E.
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