TASK OVERVIEW
Topic: Life stories
EFL CEFR Level: C1
Main objectives:
– Students will be able to describe an extreme natural event such as a hurricane, a tsunami, etc
– Students will become aware of the use of metaphor in describing the experience of a natural disaster
Method: Frame-inspired TBLT (pre-task, task cycle, language focus)
Metaphor: ACTION IS MOTION ALONG A PATH; NATURE IS AN AGENT
Materials: PC, Internet, texts, FrameNet, MetaNet
Skills involved: listening, speaking, reading, writing
TEACHING UNIT
METAPHOR TASK BANK: Natural disasters
