ELT PROJECTS - ADVERTISE YOUR TEACHER

Опубликовано: 19 Ноябрь 2017
на канале: Nick Michelioudakis

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Here is an idea: instead of asking your students to do projects about history or global warming etc., why not get them to do something about someone they know really well – YOU that is! So you ask your students: ‘How would you advertise your teacher?’ and then stand back and watch them give their creativity free reign! Here is something they may come up with: an infomercial. Notice the creative twist: the script uses elements typically found in car ads.
Scriptwriter – Director – Producer – Cameraman: Nick Michelioudakis
Cast: Luke Prodromou – Joanna Charalampous [a big ‘THANK YOU’ to both of them].

SCRIPT
[PBL - AN INFOMERCIAL]

J: I was thinking of hiring an EL teacher… I would like to improve my English…
L: Have you thought of Nick?
J: Nick who?
L: Oh, Nick Mi… something or other – I cannot pronounce his surname… You must have seen him… The guy who always has his sunglasses on his forehead…
J: What’s he like?
L: Oh, he is fantastic! He is experienced, he has travelled all over the world, he is always prepared, he is great at explaining things, he is enthusiastic, he is funny (did you know he’s got his own YouTube channel? – just Google ‘Comedy for ELT’) – I’m telling you, he is amazing!
J: Really? He sounds like he is exactly what I need… Is he expensive?
L: No – not compared to other, similar models… And you don’t need to pay everything up front; you can pay a few hundred bucks down and the rest by installments…
J: But what if he breaks down?
L: Well, if he breaks down during the first 6 months, you can get him fixed for free – he is covered by the guarantee…
J: But what if he breaks down during a lesson?
L: Well, in that case you dial a number, they come and take him, AND they will bring you a replacement teacher while they fix him…
J: Will they have spare parts though? He seems like an old model to me…
L: Oh, come on – he is not as old as all that! Look at his Facebook profile – it says he was born in 1989!
J: You will believe anything, won’t you? All right, I’ll check him out… What are his contact details again?...