Jigsaws ESL

1 TheBadDriverSampl e ji gsaw courtesyof to use thi s jigs aw:StepOne:(TeacherPreparation Stage):Photocopy1/4 the numberof copies of thejigs aw text and pict ures as you hav e each she et of text and picturesintothe 4 part s. Photocopythe fol low -up task sheets (to be given out later).StepTwo:Preteachany new vocabulary,put studentsinto groups,and giv e out anidenti cal sectionof text to al l membersof a group. For a class of sixteen,yourcl ass room should look li ke thi s:AABBCCDDAABBCCDDAs k students to work toget her to memorizetheir sectionof students indi cate that they re ready, take back the text : Regroupst udent s into they will beteachingthe others thei r part of the story.

2 At this point, for a class of sixteen,yourcl ass room should look li ke thi s:ABABABABCDCDCDCDGo over comprehensionchecksbefore studentsbegin telling their stories,such as:Doyouunderstandme?ShouldI repeatanything?Whatdoesthatwordmean? k students to begin tel li ng thei r part of the story, startingwith personA. Circulatetoassi st with any problemsand to check : Once st udentshave finishedtelling all parts of the story, distributethe groupexercis es and stres s that the group shouldwork on them all groupshave fini shed, take them up wi th the whole prep 2 hour interactive lesson!2 TheBadDriverVocabulary: to allow, to cutof f, dangerous,to exclaim,eyecontact,frustrated,high-way,l ane,lap,mascara,to pass,rearviewmirror,recklessly,scared,to signal,to spill,suddenly, to swerve,wheelPart I: Ji gsa wJohn was drivi ng on the hi ghw ay in the right was lat e for work, so he want ed to pass the car in front of wa s a womandrivi ng in the left was frus trat ed becauseshe didn t see him signalthat he want ed to changelanes.

3 He thoug ht he woul d make eye contactwith herso that she woul d let him when he got closer, he saw that the womanwas lookingin her rear view mi rror, putt ing on mascar couldn tbel ieve it !The wom an was speedi ng and pu tting on make-up! T hat is so dangerous!! John thought, Look at how reckles sly she s dri ving! Suddenly, the womansw erved a littleinto John s lane and al most cut him off. O h my god! John excl was so scared that he droppedhis shaver intohi s cup of cof fee, spil ling coff ee all over his lap. Womenare such bad dri vers! John thought, T hey shoul dn t even be al lowed behindthe wheel. ABCD aws .comTheBadDriverPictureBTheBadDriverPict ureCTheBadDriverPictureATheBadDriverPict ureD4 TheBadDriverPart II.

4 True or False Statements About the StoryPlease answer theansweris false,changethesentenceto makeit John was drivingin the lef t lane of the highw He want ed to pass the car in fro nt of him becausehe was John signaledthat he want ed to The wo man in the ri ght lane, next to John, did not see him The wo man was speedi John was The wo man cut John of The wo man was looki ng in her side mirror to put on John was shavingand dri nking coffee while he was John was fright ened by the wo man s John feels womenare such bad drivers,they shouldn tbe allowedto aws .com5 TheBadDriverPart III: Gr oup Dis cu ssionChoose a e leadershouldanswer Do you think the womanis a good driver?

5 Gi ve reasonsfor your ans Do you think John is a good dri ver? Giv e reasonsfor your ans Ar e men generally bet ter driversthan women?Why or why not?4. Ar e there womentaxi driversand bus driversin your home country?How oft en do you see womendoi ng those jobs here?What othe r dri ving jobs do womendo?5. The woman was put ting on was drinkingcoffee and fi ve ot her things peopledo while drivingthat can be dangerous?6. Shouldthere be specialrul es for any type of driver?Young? Old? Female?What kin d of rul es?ww w. eslji gsaws .comTheBadDriverPart IV: Cloze ExercisePlease completethest ory,together was drivi ng on the hi ghw ay in the right _____(1).He was late forwork, so he wanted to _____(2)the car in front of ere was awomandriving in the lef t lane.

6 John was _____(3)becauseshe didn tsee him _____(4) that he wantedto changelanes. He tho ught hewould make eye _____(5)with her so that she would let him in. Butwhen he _____(6) closer, he saw that the womanwas lookingin her_____(7) view mirror,puttingon _____(8).Hecoul dn t bel ieve it! The womanwas _____(9)and puttingonmake-up! That is so dangerous!! John thought, Look at ho w_____(10) she s driving! Suddenly,the woman_____(11) a lit tle into John s lane and almost_____(12) hi m _____(13). Oh my god! John_____(14). He was so scared that he _____(15)hisshaver in to his cup of cof fee, _____(16)coffee all over his_____(17). W omen are _____(18)bad drivers! Johnthought, T hey shoul dn t even be _____(19)behindthe_____(20).

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