Writing a story about Mr W
This activity uses an advert to demonstrate how students’ imaginations can be put to work by giving them access to the sound but not the picture. In the advert, which is for a German renewable energy company, we hear Mr W tell us a bit about his life:
I think I was always misunderstood. People just didn’t seem to like me. I think I annoyed them, I got on their nerves. I don’t know why. That’s just the way it was. Maybe I was too intense. Maybe I came on too strong. I don’t know, I really can’t say. Yeah, it was lonely, really lonely, but you get used to it after a while. And then one day, everything changed - somebody finally accepted me for what I am. Since I’ve got this job, life is completely different. I finally feel useful - good at something.
By the sound of it, this is not such a remarkable story. A lot of people have at some time or another felt like outsiders. The text could be applied to a lot of different situations and the task, therefore, is for students to use it for the basis of a story writing activity before watching the clip. The lesson plan can be downloaded on pdf 
above.
Thank you for this lesson plan, worked excellent with an intermediate (B1) group but I think it will also work with A2. Thank you for sharing it!
Left by Kitty on October 20th, 2008