Lesson Procedure: The Uncool Celebrity
Warmer
- Show a picture/play guess who/play some music to help the learners guess a celebrity that you really dislike or think is uncool. For example, I would play a song by Celine Dion or show them a snippet from one of her videos.
- Tell them they are going to work on someone they really dislike or think is uncool
Planning their research
- Organize the class in groups of 3/4. Each student can talk about why they really dislike the celebrity they chose.
- Each student should then individually reflect on their chosen celebrity following this table (it’s filled out with my example for Celine Dion):
Table 1
What people like about …….(e.g. Celine Dion) | What I know about …….(e.g. Celine Dion) | What I don’t like about …….(e.g. Celine Dion) |
· her voice
· Her songs are romantic · Titanic |
· She’s Canadian
· Her pron is weird- I think her first language is French · She’s married · She had a show in LV for years |
· Too romantic
· Her voice sounds annoying · She’s always very PC |
Research
- The students research their chosen uncool celebrity following the table below:
Table 2
Quick Bio facts | What he/she has achieved | What their fans say about them | What their detractors say about them |
Reflection
- The students go back to Table 1. Prompt them to reflect on the following questions:
- Do you want to change anything?
- Do you want to add anything?
- Has your opinion changed?
- What do these dislikes tell us about us? What do we dislike?
Presentation
- The lesson can go in different directions from here:
- speed-dating where learners present their findings and convince their interlocutors of why they have or haven’t changed their minds
- Ppt presentation on the celebrity which they prepare for HW
- A video or radio broadcast about this celebrity and why they dislike them
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