A unit of work where students explore features of spoken language, examining transcripts of popular television shows to help them understand conventions of this mode of language. There are 10 lessons in total. Each lesson has a PPT to use and there is a booklet which accompanies the unit for students to complete each lesson. Each lesson comes with a transcript, and includes the following:
Lesson 1: The Great British Bake Off
Lesson 2: 24 Hours in Police Custody
Lesson 3: First Dates
Lesson 4: The Queen’s Christmas Day Broadcast
Lesson 5: Live Football Commentary
Lesson 6: The Apprentice
Lessons 7-10 : Independent Investigation
Unit Aims:
Through this wider reading unit, your understanding of
key terminology and theories relating to spoken language
and P1 Q3 will be reinforced; you will also be encouraged
to explore your own mini language investigation similar
to that of the coursework task in Year 13.