Can You Keep a Secret?

Teacher's Guide

Overview

The students will discuss and identify different attitudes toward keeping secrets. The students will explain the difficulty but necessity of keeping secrets.

Students can access all the Internet sites for the Interactive Activities by clicking on Students' Area in the ECB On-line homepage, then click on:

·  Interactive Activity links - The links to the Internet sites are listed under the names of the activities.
- or -

·  Elementary, Junior High, High School. Choose their coursebook.

Level

Intermediate (Grades 8-11)

Time

Two lessons

Group Size

Individual or pairs

Students' Prior Knowledge

The students can ...

... express idea about general topics.

... draw inferences in order to identify points of view.

Objectives

The students will be able to ...

... express opinions about specific topic.

... identify attitudes of a speaker

Procedure

Ask the students to read the Wiki article: How to Keep a Secret. Secret and answer the following question:

·  Which suggestion do you think is the hardest to do? Explain your choice.

·  What type of secret do you think is the hardest to keep? Explain your answer.

·  Who would you never want to keep a secret from? Explain your answer.

·  Without giving any details, what was the hardest secret you ever had to keep? Why was it difficult to keep?

Presentation

Explain, without stating the secret,

·  how you felt when you kept a secret or didn't keep a secret.

·  why it was difficult or not difficult for you to keep/not keep a secret.

How to Keep a Secret?

Student's Activity

To find the Internet site you need to complete this activity

·  Go to: ECB Online: www.ecb.co.il

·  Click on Student's Area

·  Click on Interactive Activity Links or look for your course book.

·  Find the activity: How to Keep a Secret?

·  The Internet site will help you.

Read the Wiki article: How to Keep a Secret. Answer the following question:

·  Which suggestion do you think is the hardest to do? Explain your choice.

·  What type of secret do you think is the hardest to keep? Explain your answer.

·  Who would you never want to keep a secret from? Explain your answer.

·  Without giving any details, what was the hardest secret you ever had to keep? Why was it difficult to keep?