25 Unit aims Students learn about talents. This
includes:
•
talking about what they’re good at
•
comparing people’s skills and abilities
•
using the comparatives
better and
worse and
the superlatives
best and
worst •
planning a street entertainment show
•
learning about the skills needed for different
physical activities
Background information The photograph
shows the effect of someone performing fire poi
(twirling fire chains to make a flower shape). This style
of dancing comes from a Maori tradition (originating
in New Zealand). The Maori dance uses weighted
balls on chains or cords.
Introduction to the unit •
Read the title of the unit and teach the new phrase
talent show . Ask students to look at the photograph and
elicit or explain that someone is making shapes with fire.
Tell the class that this is called “poi” (see
Background information above) and that it comes from New Zealand.
If you have a map or globe, ask students to find and
point to New Zealand.
•
Point to the photograph and ask
What shape is it? (
A flower. )
Is this talent easy or difficult? (
Difficult. ) Elicit
other adjectives to describe the activity, e.g.,
dangerous ,
beautiful .
•
Then ask further questions to personalize the topic,
e.g.,
Do you like talent shows? Where can you see talent shows? Do we have talent shows here at our school? Do you usually enter? •
If time allows, show a video clip of Maori dancers
performing a traditional poi dance and/or someone
performing fire poi.
