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Prediction Activities

Objective: To engage students' interest in Snapshots that contain statistics

A. Multiple Choice

Steps:
  1. Books closed. Write the topic of the new Snapshot on the board. Then write a multiple-choice question, taken from information in the Snapshot. Offer three possible answers, two incorrect and one correct.
  2. Have students discuss it in pairs and guess the answer. Take a vote.
  3. Books open. Students check to see who was right.
Example: The following example is for New Interchange 1, Unit 5: "Tell Me About Your Family." The Snapshot appears on p. 31 of the Student's Book.


ON THE BOARD:

Family in the United States

How many marriages in the United States end in divorce?
  1. 30%
  2. 40%
  3. 50%


B. True or False

Steps:
  1. Books closed. Write the topic of the new Snapshot on the board. Write on the board several sentences relating to the Snapshot, some of which are true and some false.
  2. Have students work in pairs and decide if your sentences are true or false.
  3. Take a vote, then have students open their books to check if they were right or wrong.
Example: The following example is for New Interchange 1, Unit 13: "May I Take Your Order, Please?" The Snapshot appears on p. 80 of the Student's Book.


ON THE BOARD:

Favorite Kinds of Ethnic Foods in the United States – True or False?

In the United States,
  1. lots of people like Italian food.
  2. few people like Chinese food.
  3. most people dislike Japanese food.


C. Matching

Steps:
  1. Select three or four interesting statistics from the new Snapshot. Put the categories on the board, with their statistics in a jumbled order.
  2. Books closed. Have students discuss and match the statistics,
  3. Books open. Students check to see who was right.
Example: The following example is for New Interchange 1, Unit 15: "I'm Going to See a Musical." The Snapshot appears on p. 92 of the Student's Book.


ON THE BOARD:

Free Time in the United States and Canada

In a year, the percentage of young adults in the United States and Canada who
go to a classical music concert 82%
see a sports event 10%
go to the movies 68%
visit an amusement park 51%

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