Go Ahead! Other Projects

Discuss in pairs or small groups.
  1. What kind of stories did you read when you were ten?
  2. How often do you need to give presentations at school?
  3. What is your favourite song at the moment?

Other projects

Listen and repeat.

A

A group of three people perfoming a dance

choreography[explanation: choreography [ˌkɒriˈɒɡrəfi]​ – koreograafia]
[ˌkɒriˈɒɡrəfi]​

A couple wearing costumes and performing a play

a performance[explanation: performance [pəˈfɔːməns]​ – esinemine; etendus]
[pəˈfɔːməns]​

B

A man in a blue T-shirt and black trousers recording a podcast

a podcast[explanation: podcast [ˈpɒdkɑːst]​ – taskuhääling]
[ˈpɒdkɑːst]​

A book with short stories

a short story[explanation: short story [ˌʃɔːt ˈstɔːri]​ – novell]
[ˌʃɔːt ˈstɔːri]​

C

A screenshot of a survey

a survey[explanation: survey [ˈsɜːveɪ]​ – uuring]
[ˈsɜːveɪ]​

A collage about holidays in Australia

a collage[explanation: collage [ˈkɒlɑːʒ]​ – kollaaž]
[ˈkɒlɑːʒ]​ (BrE), [kəˈlɑːʒ] (AmE)

D

A computer screen with three presentation slides on it

a slide show[explanation: slide show [ˈslaɪd ˌʃəʊ]​ – slaidiesitus]
[ˈslaɪd ˌʃəʊ]​

A comic strip about a pink bunny

a comic strip[explanation: comic strip [ˈkɒmɪk ˌstrɪp]​ – koomiks]
[ˈkɒmɪk ˌstrɪp]​

Match.
  • a collage
  • a slide show
  • a short story
  • a comic strip
  • kollaaž
  • slaidi­esitus
  • novell
  • koomiks
  • a podcast
  • a survey
  • chore­ography
  • perfor­mance
  • tasku­hääling
  • uuring
  • koreo­graafia
  • etendus

Let’s practise!

  • slide show
  • survey
  • podcast
  • comic strips
  • short stories
  • collage
  1. Last week, we recorded aabout the best places to visit in Estonia.
  2. Press F5 on your keyboard to start ain PowerPoint.
  3. Theshows that most of my classmates prefer French fries to cookies.
  4. In his free time, Daniel makesabout his cat Leo.
  5. When we get back from our trip, let’s make awith some of our favourite pictures.

1.

  • a picture
  • a poster
  • a song
  • a comic strip

2.

  • a short story
  • a painting
  • a poem
  • a novel

3.

  • a blog
  • a show
  • a performance
  • a concert
Note
Although post (as in a blog post) can be found within poster, it has not been part of the target vocabulary and, thus, does not count here.
Name a project to your partner. Then they say a sentence that is true for them using the word given. Switch roles.
An example of a sentence with the word "poster"

I’m going to make ...

  • Do you have any
  • I’m going to
  • What is your survey
  • It’s going to
  • ideas for you project?
  • make a survey.
  • going to be about?
  • be about school.

Exercise 5

A. Listen and choose the correct answer.
  • It’s about the history of football.
  • I’m going to write a story.
  • This comic strip is my sister’s.
  • About video games.
  • Around 10 minutes.
  • I uploaded it yesterday.
  • Yes, I made it in less than an hour.
  • No, I’m working on my own.
  • No, I’m going to make a presentation.
B. In pairs, come up with questions to match the other answers in 5A–5C.
Speech bubbles with a question and an answer

Exercise 6

Choose the correct question word.

1.

A:

did you make a poster about Taylor Swift?

B:

Because she’s my favourite singer.

2.

A:

are you working on these days?

B:

I’m writing a song for the school talent show.

3.

A:

is helping you with your blog?

B:

My cousin.

4.

A:

do you need to show your speech to Mr Brown?

B:

Next Tuesday.

Imagine that your partner is about to work on a project. Ask them four questions about it. Switch roles.

Example:

A:

Are you going to give a performance?

B:

Yes, I am.

A:

What are you going to perform?

B:

I’m going to perform a dance.

A:

What song are you going to dance to?

B:

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