 Generating ideas * Work in pairs or small groups Describe the teacher you liked best at school, and say why you liked him/her  Increasing range * Read the texts A and B which one is more interesting? Why? * Sentences 1-9 and a-i have the same meaning but sentences a-i use a greater range of words and phrases Complete a-i by referring to texts A and B a) b) c) d) e) f) g) h) i) He was my teacher at primary school Most of my teachers were older He was young He was nice I think teachers should… He liked basketball We did some good art activities … which was good I’m a musician because of him I _ him at primary school Most of teachers were _ He was in his _ He _ to us _ teachers should He was _ basketball I _some _art activities …which was _ I _ musician _ him  Improving a text You can make a text more interesting to read by: using range of words and phrases to express ideas Don’t repeat adjectives such as good and nice, or verbs such as was and were or liked Giving as much details as you can Answer questions: Who? Why? What was it like? about your text Giving examples where possible * Compare the texts A and B find two examples of tips 1-3 in text B  Giving details and examples * Use ideas from the box on the left to make the text below more interesting You will need to add words to connect the ideas tell good stories worked hard for her about 55 became more confident funny did badly in other subjects modern languages teacher wild black hair _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _