Unit2HeroesCommunicationWorkshopObjectives■Toprepareforadiscussionbymakingnotes
■Toparticipateinadiscussion,expressingopinions,agreeinganddisagreeing
■Tolistenforexpressionsofagreementanddisagreementinaconversation
■Towriteanarrativeinthreeparagraphs
■Todevelopself-assessmentofspeakingandwritingskills
ResourcesusedCassette,WritingHelp2
Possibleproblems■Students,iffriends,mayagreewitheachotheringroupdiscussionandsonotpractisedisagreeing
Groupingstudentsindifferentgroupsmaypreventthishappening
■Students’abilitytoassesstheirownlanguageskillswillvary
BackgroundMaLinisaChinesetabletennisstar
BorninShenyangCity,LiaoningProvince,MaLinstartedtoplaytabletennisatanearlyageof6andwasinductedintothenationalteamin1994whenhewasonly14
MaLinwonthe2000WorldCuptobecomeChina’sfirstmen’ssinglesworldchampion