Model Text for Adding Emphasis and Fronting

(TESOL Materials--Adding Emphasis)

Video: Adding Emphasis and Fronting

Google Worksheet: docs, pub

Notes: I found this model text for Adding Emphasis on the Learn English Youtube Channel.  (It's actually 3 separate conversations, so I guess this counts as 3 different mini-model texts, which isn't ideal, but it was the best model text I could find.)

Staging works like this:

Lead-in: Students talk about what job they want to do.

Gist Task: Students identify what job the person is doing in each conversation

Specific Information Task: Questions on the first page of the Worksheet

Noticing Task: The statements on the second page of the worksheet are cut up and shuffled before class.  One set of shuffled sentences is given to each pair of students.  They arrange the statements in the order that they appear in the video, at first from memory, but they they double check this by listening to the video.  Then, the students are given the third sheet of the worksheet, and have to fill in the missing gaps with the statements.  They listen and write in the statements, and hopefully notice the difference between the normal sentences on the strips, and the fronting and adding emphasis statements on the audio.  After the listening, teacher possibly helps to draw attention to this by showing page four of the worksheet on the projector.

From here, the teacher moves into the clarification stage, and the lesson proceeds as normal.

Adding Emphasis and Fronting

https://youtu.be/D1eccsYQ96w?si=YPrRJQjdyuA08jss

Conversation 1:

What was Jackie’s son studying?

What has he decided he wants to do now?

Conversation 2:

What company had Dave been working at?

How long had Dave been working for the same company?

What is Dave working as now?

Conversation 3:

Who inspired her to become a lawyer?

What time did she finish all her work today?

Listen again and put these sentences in order (cut up and shuffle before class)

Nobody knows what career he will follow in the future.

It is more important that he is happy.

I realized that I was in the wrong job after I had worked for the same company for 10 years.

I’m really glad I changed my job.

My uncle inspired me to become a lawyer.

Today I went home early since I had finished all my work by 5 pm.

https://youtu.be/D1eccsYQ96w?si=YPrRJQjdyuA08jss

Write in the missing words

So, Jackie, how is your son doing now?

Well, he's just dropped out of university, which I'm not too happy about.  He was studying medicine, but now he's decided that he wants to become a writer.

I can understand why you are annoyed with him, but surely, 1)____________________ that he's happy.

Yes, I suppose you're right.  Though 2)____________________ nobody knows.

So, Dave, I hear you changed your career recently.

That's right. I'd been working for an insurance company since I left college. The funny thing is, 3)____________________ I realized I was in the wrong job.

I'm surprised it took you that long to realize! What are you doing instead?

I'm working as a maths tutor. I'm really enjoying it.  4)____________________ something I'm really glad I did.

That's good. I'm really happy for you.

What do you do these days for work?

I work as a human rights lawyer.

That sounds wonderful. What made you decide to go into law?

Actually, 5)____________________ who inspired me to become a lawyer. I always admired him.

So, do you have to work really long hours?

Sometimes I do when I have a big case, but not always. Today, 6)____________________, I went home.

Answers:
So, Jackie, how is your son doing now?

Well, he's just dropped out of university, which I'm not too happy about.  He was studying medicine, but now he's decided that he wants to become a writer.

I can understand why you are annoyed with him, but surely, what's more important is that he's happy.

Yes, I suppose you're right.  Though what career he will follow in the future nobody knows.

So, Dave, I hear you changed your career recently.

That's right. I'd been working for an insurance company since I left college. The funny thing is, it was only after I had worked for the same company for 10 years that I realized I was in the wrong job.

I'm surprised it took you that long to realize! What are you doing instead?

I'm working as a maths tutor. I'm really enjoying it.  Changing my job is something I'm really glad I did.

That's good. I'm really happy for you.

What do you do these days for work?

I work as a human rights lawyer.

That sounds wonderful. What made you decide to go into law?

Actually, it was my uncle who inspired me to become a lawyer. I always admired him.

So, do you have to work really long hours?

Sometimes I do when I have a big case, but not always. Today, since I had finished all my work by 5 pm, I went home.

Here is a link to a Kahoot  on adding emphasis: Adding Emphasis by Uvercinka1982

Adding Emphasis: Garbage Man

(TESOL Worksheets--Adding Emphasis)

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[For more information about Garbage Man, see HERE.  Many of these sentences comes from Impact 4 .]

My brother prefers living in the country to living in the city. The place

I really admire Cory Richards’ determination. The thing

The hikers hated camping out in hazardous weather. The reason

I like kitesurfing. It pushes me to my physical and mental limits. What I like best

I want to try skydiving. The thing

I like skateboarding because it is not expensive. The reason

I want to go scuba diving at the Great Barrier Reef. The place

I love summer vacations because there is no school. The thing

I want to travel to Brazil. The place

I prefer team sports because I can meet my friends. The reason

answers

My brother prefers living in the country to living in the city. The place (where) my brother prefers to live is in the country.

I really admire Cory Richards’ determination. The thing (that) I really admire about Cory Richards is his determination.

The hikers hated camping out in hazardous weather. The reason (why) the hikers hated camping was the hazardous weather.

I like kitesurfing. It pushes me to my physical and mental limits. What I like best about kitesurfing is that it pushed me to my physical and mental limits.

I want to try skydiving. The thing (that) I want to try is skydiving.

I like skateboarding because it is not expensive. The reason (why) I like skateboarding is that it is not expensive.

I want to go scuba diving at the Great Barrier Reef. The place (where) I want to go scuba diving is the Great Barrier Reef.

I love summer vacations because there is no school. The thing (that) I love about summer vacations is that there is no school.

I want to travel to Brazil. The place (where) I want to travel to is Brazil.

I prefer team sports because I can meet my friends. The reason (why) I prefer team sports is that  I can meet my friends.

Adding Emphasis: Listen and Write

(TESOL Worksheets--Adding Emphasis)

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[This comes from Impact 4 page 20.  It's designed to be used with the audio from the textbook, but for teachers using it independently, it can also be used with the teacher reading out the sentences.

The intended answers are:

The place (where) my sister loves to hike is the Himalayas.

The reason (why) I won’t go surfing is that I don’t like swimming in the ocean.

The thing (that) he loves about yoga is that it makes him feel relaxed.

What I like best about snow kiting is that it pushes me to my physical limits.]

My sister loves to hike in the Himalayas.

The place (where) ________________ is ______________.

I won’t go surfing. I don’t like swimming in the ocean.

The reason (why) ______________ is that _____________.

He loves yoga because it makes him feel relaxed.

The thing (that) _______________ is that ______________.

I like snow kiting.  It pushes me to my physical limits.

What I like best about __________ is that ______________.

Adding Emphasis (Grammar Structure)

(TESOL Ideas and Worksheets Subdivisions)

* Listen and Write

* Garbage Man

* LINK: Kahoot Game

* Model Text for Adding Emphasis and Fronting