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Lesson plan:  kermit-the-frogs-what-happens-next-machine.pdf

In this lesson plan, the basic activity is for students to draw a picture of Kermit’s invention by reading a transcription of his explanation. Following this, they watch the Sesame Street video to see the ‘what happens next machine’ in action. The pdf file above includes a worksheet for this purpose.

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A couple of notes about the activity:

• At the centre of the lesson is a structure that is not officially recognised by TEFL grammar. That is: “When the balloon goes up into the air, it’s going to turn on the radio.” As you will have heard in Kermit the frog’s explanation, it is as common structure. But I suppose that it often finds itself outshone by its notorious cousin, the first conditional.
• As always, I would love to know how this activity works for you. I would especially like to know how it could be adapted for very young learners. Also, how long does it take?

By the way, does anyone remember this?

Posted by admin on Wednesday, January 13th, 2010 at 5:52 pm.